The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced 17 grants for research on the next generation of agricultural technologies and systems to meet the growing demand for food, fuel, and fiber. The grants are funded through NIFA\u2019s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill.<\/p>\n
\u201cTechnology is front and center in agricultural production,\u201d said NIFA Director Sonny Ramaswamy. \u201cNIFA is investing in research on precision and smart technologies to maximize production efficiencies, including water and fertilizer use, and to produce nutritious food, new biofuels, and bioproducts.\u201d<\/p>\n
AFRI is America\u2019s flagship competitive grants program for foundational and translational research, education, and extension projects in the food and agricultural sciences. AFRI\u2019s Agriculture Systems and Technology grants support the design and engineering of agricultural production systems and research on the burgeoning field of biomass, biofuels, feedstock, bioenergy, and bio-based products. These projects are expected to spur innovation in rural America and contribute to rural prosperity.<\/p>\n
Included among the grants announced today is a University of California Riverside project that uses electronics and chemistry to recover high-quality water, nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus), and energy from agricultural wastewater. Also, researchers at the University of Nebraska are developing an efficient irrigation system that combines imaging sensors on unmanned aerial vehicles, predictions of crop water use, and water sensors in soil.<\/p>\n
Fiscal Year 2016 grants totaling $7.3 million included:<\/p>\n
Agricultural Engineering<\/p>\n
University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, Kentucky, $500,000
\nUniversity of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, Kentucky, $498,726
\nMississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi, $149,983
\nNorth Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, $499,998
\nUniversity of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, $499,978
\nUniversity of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, $499,916
\nUniversity of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, $499,896
\nRutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey, $50,000
\nWashington State University, Pullman, Washington, $312,238<\/p>\n
Bioprocessing and Bioengineering<\/p>\n
Auburn University, Auburn University, Alabama, $481,539
\nUniversity of California, Riverside, California, $480,843
\nUniversity of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, $472,965
\nIowa State University of Science and Technology, Ames, Iowa, $482,905
\nSustainable Bioproducts LLC, Bozeman, Montana, $482,829
\nThe Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, $482,448
\nUniversity of North Texas, Denton, Texas, $482,905
\nUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, $482,752<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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