Understanding Impacts of Hub Farm Resources in Expanding Adoption of Regenerative Agriculture Practices

Regenerative agriculture practices like reduced tillage, cover crops and diverse crop rotations can sustain healthy agroecosystems by improving biodiversity and soil and water health. To foster broader adoption of regenerative agriculture practices, we need innovative solutions that farmers can easily access and use.

FFAR and Danone North America will grant up to two awards between $225,000 and $450,000 under this funding opportunity, which seeks to promote the use of regenerative practices by understanding the impact hub farms – cooperative locations to share resources and best practices – can have on adopting these practices.

This Request for Applications (RFA) intends to support socio-economic research on both large and small dairy farms that aims to promote replication of hub farm best management practices across the farm environments. The research should also provide guidance for encouraging middle adopters of regenerative agriculture practices to increase and maintain cover crop acres and facilitate the acquisition of appropriate equipment and infrastructure to scale these practices. Such activities aim to stimulate more resource sharing opportunities for new and middle adopters of regenerative agriculture practices. These new and middle adopters will include underserved producers that may identify as Mennonite and Amish.

Matching funds are optional but encouraged for this funding opportunity.

Eligibility

_ You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website.