March 22, 2024
Breeding food crops for the future - Plant diseases, insects and a changing climate pose ongoing challenges to food crop producers
February 6, 2024
USA - Naked barley research attracts nearly $10 million in grants (Capital Press)
January 9, 2024
Texas A&M AgriLife Research gets $5.2 million grant for onion improvement - National Institute of Food and Agriculture-funded project will address multiple aspects of successful short-day onion production
December 20, 2023
USA - Land-grant university scientists are making turfgrass safer, better for the environment
December 8, 2023
USDA/NIFA announces the National Climate Change Roadmap – A Research Framework for Agriculture, Forestry and Working Lands
November 9, 2023
USDA/NIFA launches initiative to enhance competitiveness of the U.S. specialty crops industry
September 28, 2023
USDA/NIFA invests $2.3M in agricultural genomes to phenomes initiative
USDA/NIFA invests in supplemental and alternative crops
September 27, 2023
USDA/NIFA invests $3.7M in alfalfa seed and alfalfa storage systems
September 8, 2023
Scientists across the U.S. are working to create more nutrient-dense diets
August 9, 2023
USA - New cover crop survey data challenges assumptions - National survey finds incentive payments boost cover crops, while 9 in 10 farmers intend to stick with cover crops after payments end
June 21, 2023
U.S. Department of Agriculture announces inaugural “From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals Program”
June 8, 2023
USDA/NIFA invests $16.2 million in innovative plant breeding research (AFRI A1141)
May 18, 2023
Land-grant universities support alfalfa, the ‘queen of forages’
April 24, 2023
USDA announces new National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Director
Iowa State University’s Manjit Misra named Director of USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture
April 20, 2023
USDA invests over $46M in sustainable agriculture research and education
April 19, 2023
USDA/NIFA-funded researchers aim to develop climate-resilient rice
March 1, 2023
USA - National Cover Crop Survey launches today by SARE, CTIC and ASTA
February 9, 2023
USDA/NIFA invests $70M in sustainable agricultural research
January 20, 2023
University of Connecticut researchers studying unintended effects of gene editing in tomatoes
November 17, 2022
USDA/NIFA invests $21.6M in small business-led innovations
September 20, 2022
USDA/NIFA funds Indiana University-led research team to develop disease-resistant wheat
September 8, 2022
USDA/NIFA invests over $3M in alfalfa seed and alfalfa forage system
June 28, 2022
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsac announces Bioproduct Pilot Program funded by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
June 1, 2022
Applications are open for USDA/NIFA’s Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative
May 27, 2022
USDA NIFA invests more than $5M in mitigating antimicrobial resistance across the food chain
April 19, 2022
USDA/NIFA joins other USDA agencies to establish, expand industrial hemp in the U.S. - NIFA hemp research is building foundational knowledge, exploring new frontiers
March 10, 2022
USDA/NIFA invests nearly $8M in microbiome research to improve agricultural productivity
March 2, 2022
USDA/NIFA invests over $7M in soil hHealth
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