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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
In this opinion piece, Dr. Tim Kurt, scientific program director at the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR), explains why research is critical in preventing the next pandemic.
Crops engineered to use less energy fixing a “photosynthetic glitch” are about 40 percent more productive, according to new research from the University of Illinois and USDA’s Agricultural Research Service published today in Science.
The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research awarded $50,000 to the Kansas Wheat Commission Research Foundation for research and outreach to mitigate damage from wheat streak mosaic.
The University of California, Davis, has received a $790,000 grant from the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research to test new technology to improve the drying methods used in food production.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15, 2017 – The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) today announced a $15 million contribution – its biggest grant to date – to a five-year, $45-million research project at the University of Illinois that is already promising to boost crop yields 20 percent by improving photosynthetic efficiency.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 23, 2017 - Sonny Perdue, President Trump’s nominee for agriculture secretary, gets his long-awaited confirmation hearing today. Senate Agriculture Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., says he expects much of the questioning to focus on the tough farm economy as well as concerns in the farm sector about the president’s trade policy.
