AgMission

AgMission's grant to The Nature Conservancy is evaluating successful incentives for persistent cover crop adoption in the Midwestern U.S. Researchers are surveying 2,000 farmers across Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and southeast Minnesota to determine challenges, motivations and benefits associated with successful cover crop adoption and which information sources farmers rely on to make cover cropping decisions.

We’ve partnered with AgMission to award $6.7 million in research grants to support projects that will work with farmers and farmer organizations to help drive climate-smart agriculture practices. Learn more about this research to help grow crops more sustainably around the world: https://lnkd.in/eg8btfSf

👥 The conversation is in full swing at the #WFO's Consultation on #ClimateSmart #Agriculture! WFO #YoungFarmers are now seated at tables, discussing various topics related to the doubts, needs, and constraints in adopting Climate-Smart Agriculture (#CSA) during the session organised by the WFO as part of the AgMission initiative. 💬 Want to join the discussion? Share your answers to the following questions: 1: What are your concerns related to sales when transitioning to CSA agriculture? 2: Which regulatory/cultural barriers are preventing you from getting agency on your land? 3: Who could support you in creating a farmer-friendly environment to upscale your business? 4: Can young farmers make long-term planning on their farms? If not, which actors and elements could support them? #WFOYoung #FarmersInAction #WFO2024

Yesterday was the first-ever World Young Farmers' Day! 🎉 I feel honored to have spent it in Rome with 30 #youngfarmers from around the world. It was the perfect to day to be involved in discussions with #WFO and AgMission on the importance of Climate-Smart Agriculture (#CSA), and to help design the framework for the upcoming youth initiative, WFO Young.

AgMission & PepsiCo awarded three grants to researchers in Australia, Mexico and Canada for a total combined $6.7 million investment to support research on the effectiveness of climate-smart #ag practices.   All three grantees will work closely with farmers and farmer organizations to co-develop transition plans to introduce regenerative practices, improve understanding of the impacts and outcomes, and contribute to scientific evidence that can help overcome widespread adoption challenges. Learn more! https://lnkd.in/eaanisqW

Check out this exciting funding opportunity! Applications are due July 29

Next week, 35 young global farmers will gather during the #WFO2024 Annual Meeting for the Global Youth Consultation to share challenges & opportunities related to #ClimateSmartAg adoption. Read more about this exciting AgMission-funded effort! https://lnkd.in/exZv2XWU

Co-created by Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research & World Farmers' Organisation to enhance #agriculture resilience and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, AgMission has come a long way since it launched in 2020. Dive into all the latest updates and project overviews in the AgMission Progress Report! Thank you to our Founding Partners McDonald's, PepsiCo & The Nature Conservancy as well as all our grantees, partners and stakeholders who support AgMission. Link to the report: https://lnkd.in/eFKcjRvf

Happy Earth Day! Did you know that over 40% of FFAR grants are climate-related? This is one... THIS WEDNESDAY! Register for this free, informative webinar on this new tool that uses satellite data to provide free ground-level insights on grassland conditions, including estimating rangeland health and soil carbon changes. Dr. Matt Jones of Regrow Ag will describe the new tool, what it tracks and the technology behind it. Matt Bain of The Nature Conservancy will detail the use of data in conservation planning and practices. Dr. David Gustafson of Conservation Technology Information Center will cover how to access the data for free with this creative visualization tool. And FFAR's own Allison Thomson will discuss how the new tool contributes to our national understanding of grassland health and talk more about this AgMission-funded research. Whether you're a farmer/rancher, land manager or anyone else in the agriculture/climate space, this is a session you don't want to miss! Register in the comments...

🔍 #DYK that 43% of #Farmers identify the limited access to technology as one of the obstacles in implementing #ClimateSmart #Agriculture practices? 🚀💡Innovation availability, such as data-driven technologies, can improve input efficiency and weather predictability, helping #Farmers with decision-making. Dive into the statistics in the #WFO & Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research, under AgMission, #CSA: First Global Producers’ Consultation report! 📕 https://lnkd.in/dWQ-yb3k #Farmers4Climate #FarmersInAction #ClimateAction