Grant-Funded Projects – Center for Environmental Farming Systems

Grant-Funded Projects – Center for Environmental Farming Systems
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Grant-Funded Projects
CEFS
2026-01-16T10:23:59-05:00
Grant-Funded Projects
Project Title
Researchers
Funding Source
Amount
Years
USDA Transition to Organic Partners Program for the Southeast
PI: Hannah Dankbar, Michelle Schroeder-Moreno
Florida Organic Growers (Prime--Agricultural Marketing Service - USDA)
$77,000
2026-2026
Farm bill. WNCStrong Youth Service Corps
PI: Angel Cruz, Liz Driscoll
USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA))
$299,988
2025-2027
Jobs for the Future Incentive Funding
PI: Angel Cruz
Jobs for the Future (Prime--US Dept. of Labor (DOL))
$10,800
2025-2025
Collaborative Agricultural Workforce Development in WNC
PI: Angel Cruz
Dogwood Health Trust
$499,627
2026-2027
Piloting Community-Based Farm-to-Senior-Services Strategies to Improve Food Security for Older Adults in Rural Western North Carolina
PI: Robyn Stout, Marcello Cappellazzi, Laura Lauffer
Dogwood Health Trust
$145,200
2025-2027
Supporting Western NC Farms and Food Production Businesses Post Helene
PI: Laura Lauffer,
Community Foundation of Western North Carolina
$50,000
2025
DASH: Enterprising Artificial Intelligence with Image Repositories and Modular Camera Systems
PI: Chris Reberg-Horton, Adrian Percy
USDA - Agriculture Research Service (ARS)
$5,024,906
2025-2029
Deployment of Computer Vision Models for Assessing Diseased Citrus Fruit
PI: Chris Reberg-Horton
USDA - Agriculture Research Service (ARS)
$448,186
2025-2027
Field Scale Testing 2025
PI: Chris Reberg-Horton
USDA - Agriculture Research Service (ARS)
$104,600
2025-2026
Creating a Central Information Resource for Weed Control in the US
PI: Chris Reberg-Horton
USDA - Agriculture Research Service (ARS) (Prime-United Soybean Board)
$504,000
2025-2025
Farm bill. Building Climate Smart Farming Systems with Weed and Cover Crop Mapping Technology
PI: Chris Reberg-Horton
USDA - Agriculture Research Service (ARS) (Prime--USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA))
$160,000
2024-2028
NC SARE 2025-26 - Model State Programming
PI: Chris Reberg-Horton
University of Georgia (Prime--USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA))
$22,000
2025-2026
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program 2024 (NC SARE Sustainable Agriculture Training Program - Program Assistant MSA 2025-26)
PI: Chris Reberg-Horton
University of Georgia (Prime--USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA))
$33,000
2025-2026
Take Action - Creating a Central Information Resource for Weed Control in the US
PI: Chris Reberg-Horton
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univeristy (Prime--United Soybean Board)
$30,000
2025-2026
Growing in the Right Direction: Row Orientation, Spacing, and Cover Cropping Strategies For Climate Adaptation and Weed Suppression
PI: Chris Reberg-Horton
University of New Hampshire (Prime--USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA))
$49,299
2024-2028
Investigating a Multifaceted Approach for Deer Management in North Carolina
PI: Chris Reberg-Horton
NC Soybean Producers Association Inc.
$91,946
2025-2028
Scaling-up Precision Sustainable Integrated Weed Management Solutions To Us Field Crop Producers
PI: Ramon Leon Gonzalez, Charles Cahoon
Texas A&M University (Prime--USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS))
$184,000
2025-2026
Hemp Grain and Seed Production
PI: David Suchoff
NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
$100,000
2025-2026
Evaluating the Impact of Biostimulants on Cotton Production and Soil Health Dynamics in Salt-impacted Fields
PI: Mallory Choudoir
Cotton, Inc.
$15,000
2025-2025
"farm Bill" Enhanced Weathering for Carbon Sequestration in High Disturbance Organic Systems - An Evaluation on Climate Change Potential, Soil Fertility and Agronomic Implications
PI: Alex, Woodley, Austin Menker, David Suchoff, Hannah Moshay, Joe Sagues, Luke Gatiboni
USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA))
$999,979
2024-2027
Farm bill. Farm to Classroom: An Immersive Sustainable Plant Systems Agriculture Training Program for Teachers from the Mountains to the Sea
PI: Liz Driscoll, Angel Cruz, Joseph Donaldson, Sarah Dinger, Terri Long, Amy Johnson, Jodi Driedger
USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA))
$500,000
2025-2029
Evaluating Cover Crops Management Practices for Soil Health Improvement in North Carolina
PI: Dari Biswanath, Noah Rannels
USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
$137,000
2024-2027
Enhanced weathering for Soil Health Improvement in high disturbance organic vegetable production systems -An evaluation on climate change potential, soil fertility and agronomic implications.
PI: Dari Biswanath, Alex Woodley
USDA - Organic Transition Program
$19,000
2024-2027
People Power & Possibility: Building Upon Our Foundations Toward A Food Secure Future
PI: Abbey Piner, Margaret Knight, Michelle Schroeder-Moreno
Upstream Works Collaborative (Prime--Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation)
$331,132
2023-2027
EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems- Partnerships Strengthening Supply Chains to Increase Farm Income - Cash Match
PI: Michelle Schroeder-Moreno, Laura Lauffer
WNC Bridge Foundation
$40,000
2023-2026
A Coordinated Farm to Institution Supply Chain Approach to Increase Market Access and Community Food Security
PI: Dara, Bloom, Caroline Hundley, Katie Sanders, Remi Hamm, Robyn Stout, Shironda Brown
University of Georgia (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture)
$399,923
2024-2027
USDA Transition to Organic Partners Program for the Southeast
PI: Hannah Dankbar, Michelle Schroeder-Moreno
Florida Organic Growers (Prime--Agricultural Marketing Service - USDA)
$100,000
2024-2024
USDA Transition to Organic Partners Program for the Southeast
PI: Hannah Dankbar, Michelle Schroeder-Moreno
Florida Organic Growers (Prime--Agricultural Marketing Service - USDA)
$100,000
2025-2025
AFRI: Climate-Smart Cotton: Developing Precision Regenerative Practices and Market Opportunities for Addressing Climate Change in the Cotton Belt
PI: Charles Cahoon, Ramon Leon Gonzalez
Texas A&M AgriLife Research (Prime--USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA))
$333,985
2024-2029
Southeast Dairy Business Innovation Initiative - Phase 6
PI: Stephanie Ward, Brittany Whitmire, Carl Hollifield, Mahmoud Sharara, Stephanie Kulesza
University of Tennessee - Knoxville (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture - Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA AMS))
$425,000
2023-2026
Using Portable Near Infrared Spectroscopy for Rapid Organic Matter Testing on Sand Based Putting Greens
PI: Miguel Castillo, Grady Miller
NC Agricultural Foundation, Inc. (Prime-Carolinas Golf Course Superintendents Association)
$9,300
2025-2026
Farm bill. Landscape and Livestock Management Strategies in Response to Helene's Damage in Western North Carolina
PI: Miguel Castillo, Rob Austin
USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA))
$300,000
2025-2025
Farm Bill" Science to Practice: Stockpiling and Frost-Seeding Clovers as Critical Components of Climate Smart Grasslands for the Tall Fescue Belt
PI: Miguel Castillo, Josh Heitman
USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA))
$300,000
2024-2027
Using Sesame to Reduce Nematode Populations
PI: Adrienne Gorny, Angela Post, David Suchoff
NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
$150,000
2025-2026
Development Of Microbial Retting Aids And Understanding Of Fiber Hemp Harvest Timing
PI: David Suchoff, Rong Yin, Jannie Fagen
Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR)
$544,783
2024-2027
Refining Heirloom Rice Production 2024
PI: David Suchoff, Angela Post
NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
$69,999
2024-2025
Farm bill. Toward Expanding Soil Health Metrics To The Climate Change Mitigation Effect Of Soil Management
PI: Wei Shi, Hui Li, Josh Heitman, Alex Woodley
USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA))
$749,764
2025-2028
Soil Testing for Hurricane Helene-Impacted Areas of North Carolina
PI: Wei Shi, Ekrem Ozlu, Luke Gatiboni, Erin Rivers, Stephanie Kulesza, Alex Woodley, Hui Li, Josh Heitman, Matt Ricker, Owen Duckworth
NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
$15,000
2024-2025
Engaging in Microbiome Stewardship through Heirloom Collard Cultivation
PI: Mallory Choudoir
NC State Global One Health Academy
$7,500
2025-2025
The Case for Microbiome Stewardship: What it is, why we need it and how to develop it
PI: Mallory Choudoir
University of Guelph
$49,500
2024-2028
Next-Generation Sustainable Weed Management Enabled by Micro-Targeted Legged Robots
PI: Lirong Xiang, Chris Reberg-Horton, Rachel Vann
Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR)
$450,000
2025-2027
Enterprising Artificial Intelligence and Phenotyping for ARS and Beyond
PI: Chris Reberg-Horton, Rachel Vann
USDA - Agriculture Research Service (ARS)
$963,500
2024-2029
Maintain & Rebuild CRaFT Mgmt Tools Directly Supporting Animals & Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection & Quarantine Citrus Programs
PI: Chris Reberg-Horton
USDA - Agriculture Research Service (ARS) (Prime-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
$390,400
2024-2025
Designing and Developing the Cyberinfrastructure and Web-Based Decision Tools for Conservation Vegetation Management in Agriculture
PI: Chris Reberg-Horton
USDA - Agriculture Research Service (ARS) (Prime-US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA))
$1,000,000
2024-2025
Southern SARE Model State Program (2024-25)
PI: Chris Reberg-Horton
University of Georgia (Prime--USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA))
$22,000
2024-2025
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) 2023
PI: Chris Reberg-Horton
University of Georgia (Prime--USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA))
$33,000
2024-2025
Acquisition of Goods and Services
PI: Chris Reberg-Horton
USDA - Agriculture Research Service (ARS)
$155,010
2024-2025
Field-Scale Testing of Weed Identification and Mapping Tools for Accelerating Integrated Weed Management Adoption
PI: Chris Reberg-Horton
USDA - Agriculture Research Service (ARS) (Prime-United Soybean Board)
$104,600
2024-2024
NSF Engines Development Award: Creating Climate-resilient Opportunities for Plant Systems (NC)
PI: Adrian Percy, Anders Huseth, Chris Reberg-Horton, Cranos Williams, Rachel Vann, Terri Long, Ross Sozzani
North Carolina A&T State University (Prime--National Science Foundation (NSF))
$36,947
2024-2025
Cover Crop Remote Sensing Project
PI: Chris Reberg-Horton
Stroud Water Research Center (Prime--USDA - Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture)
$62,500
2023-2024
Agroecology Scholars Program in Research and Extension (ASPIRE) for Diversity
PI: Angel Cruz, Alexandria Grave, David Suchoff, Katie, Sanders, Koralalge Jayaratne, Michelle Schroeder-Moreno, Alex Woodley
USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA))
$750,000
2024-2029
Southeast Organic Agriculture Research Symposium- Identifying Regional Research Priorities
PI: Michelle Schroeder-Moreno, Frank Louws, Craig Yencho, David Suchoff, Mallory Choudoir, Alex Woodley, Carlos Iglesias
USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA))
$74,902
2024-2025
Farm to ECE Collaborative in Wake County
PI:Caroline Hundley
Wake County Smart Start, Inc.
$74,862
2024-2025
Designing Ecologically Beneficial Habitat for Diverse Farming Systems
PI: Angel Cruz, Hannah Levenson
University of Georgia (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture)
$30,000
2024-2026
Facilitating Community Visions for Healthy, Equitable, and Resilient Food Systems in Southeastern North Carolina
PI:Robyn Stout, Dara Bloom, Hannah Dankbar, Nieshe Douglas, Duarte Morais
Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust
$220,000
2024-2025
Carolina Meat Conference: The Southern Meat Summit
PI: Sarah Blacklin, Lee Menius
Winrock International (Prime--Agricultural Marketing Service USDA)
$28,000
2024-2025
Farm to Early Care and Education Collaborative
PI: Shironda Brown, Dara Bloom, Caroline Hundley
NC Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) (Prime--Centers for Disease Control & Prevention)
$106,100
2024
EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems Phase 2 Expansion
PI: Michelle Schroeder-Moreno
Dogwood Health Trust
$220,000
2024-2027
Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship in North Carolina
PI: Angel Cruz
Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship National
$11,000
2024-2025
North Carolina Local Food Council
PI: Angel Cruz
Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
$50,000
2024-2025
FIRE Internship funding for 2023-24
PI: Angel Cruz
NC Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) (Prime--Centers for Disease Control & Prevention)
$79,625
2023-2024
North Carolina FarmsSHARE
PI: Michelle Schroeder-Moreno, Jessica Mrugala
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (Prime--Agricultural Marketing Service - USDA)
$100,000
2023-2025
De-risking Early Adoption Of Sesame Production For Nc Farmers 2023-2024
PI: Cole Smith, Derek Washburn, David Suchoff, Angela Post
NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
$70,000
2024-2025
Farm Bill: Enhanced Mid-Atlantic System Sustainability through Development of High-protein and Stress Tolerant Faba Bean for Winter Production
PI: David Suchoff
Virginia Polytechnic University (Prime--USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA))
$68,037
2023-2027
Farm Bill: Developing Sustainable Fiber Hemp Systems in North Carolina's Historically Tobacco-dependent Underserved Farming Communities
PI: David Suchoff, Roderick Rejesus, Ronalds Gonzalez, Alex Woodley
USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA))
$649,322
2023-2028
Agronomic and Pest Management for Organic Sunflower
PI: Angela Post, David Suchoff, Anders Huseth
NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
$110,631
2023-2024
Rice Development in North Carolina: Year 3
PI: Angela Post, David Suchoff
NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
$74,993
2023-2024
Climate Smart Grasslands - the Root of Agricultural Carbon Markets
PI: Miguel Castillo
University of Tennessee (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA NRCS))
$779,401
2023-2028
Integrated Appropriate Cover Crop and Tillage Systems to Enhance Soil Health
PI: Alex Woodley, Luke Gatiboni, Ronnie Heiniger, Ekrem Ozlu
Corn Growers Association of NC, Inc.
$27,971
2024-2025
(Farm Bill) Cultivating Resilience: Evaluating Organic Amendments for Optimizing Soil Microbiome Functions
PI: Alex Woodley, Mallory Choudoir
USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA))
$299,213
2024-2026
Greenhouse Gas Estimations from Animal Waste Management Systems on Broiler, Swine, and Dairy Operations in the USA
PI: Stephanie Julesza, Alex Woodley, Mahmoud Sharara
US Dept. of Agriculture - Economic Research Service
$208,570
2024-2027
Living Mulch and Grazing Techniques to Improve Soil Health and Weed Control for Farmers Transitioning to Organic Farming across Climatic Zones
PI: Ekrem Ozlu, Alex Woodley
Washington State University (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA NRCS))
$91,085
2023-2027
Increasing Cover Crop Adoption in North Carolina with Farmers for Soil Health
PI: Rachel Vann, Chris Reberg-Horton, Alex Woodley
NC Soybean Producers Association, Inc (Prime--National Fish and Wildlife Foundation)
$630,186
2023-2027
Long-term Phosphorus Carryover in Loblolly Pine Plantations
PI: Kevin Garcia, Rachel Cook, Alex Woodley
USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA))
$649,912
2022-2026
Cover Crop and Tillage Interactions for Higher Soybean Yield in North Carolina Coastal Plain
PI: Ekrem Ozlu, Luke Gatiboni, Alex Woodley
NC Soybean Producers Association, Inc
$56,875
2023-2026
Greenhouse Trials for GHG Emissions from Biological Treatments
PI: Alex Woodley
BASF Corporation
$376,406
2023-2024
Implementing a Climate-Smart Precision Cover Crop and Nitrogen Management Decision Support Tool
PI: Chris Reberg-Horton, Roderick Rejesus
University of Maryland (Prime--Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA NRCS))
$334,996
2023-2026
N.C. PSI Extension Agent Network
PI: Adrian Percy, Chris Reberg-Horton, Rachel Vann
NC Agricultural Foundation (Prime--NC Tobacco Trust Fund Commission
$292,560
2023-2026
NC SARE Sustainable Agriculture Training Program - Program Assistant MSA 2023-24
PI: Chris Reberg-Horton
University of Georgia (Prime--Southern Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE))
$33,000
2023-2024
Uniting The Regional Cover Crop Councils To Build Cover Crop Decision Support Tools
PI: Chris Reberg-Horton
USDA - Agriculture Research Service (ARS) (Prime--Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA NRCS))
$719,800
2023-2027
Building Resilient Organic Weed Management Systems with Precision Smart Sprayer Technologies
PI: Chris Reberg-Horton, Ramon Leon Gonzalez
USDA - Agriculture Research Service (ARS) (Prime--USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA))
$850,000
2022-2026
NASA ACRES: A Climate Resilient Ecosystem Approach to Strengthening U.S. Agriculture
PI: Chris Reberg-Horton, Roderick Rejesus
University of Maryland - College Park (Prime--National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA))
$424,079
2023-2028
Farm bill. Blocking Weediness And Fitness Of Palmer Amaranth (Amaranthus Palmeri) In Cotton: Next-Generation Of Molecular Weed Control
PI: Ramsey Lewis, Ramon Leon Gonzalez
USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
$294,000
2024-2027
Using 3-D Characterization and Mapping of Cover Crops and Weeds to Fight Herbicide Resistant Weeds and Avoid Reverting to Tillage-Based Weed Control
PI: Ramon Leon Gonzalez
USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
$752,518
2021-2025
A Multi-tactic Approach for Minimizing Palmer Amaranth Seedbank Replenishment in Cotton
PI: Ramon Leon Gonzalez, Charles Cahoon
Cotton, Inc.
$104,000
2020-2024
Designing Novel Approaches to Map Implicit Benefits of Investments in Underserved Communities, Center of Excellence
PI: Kathleen Liang
USDA NIFA
$998,642
2024-2028
Building Resilience to Shocks and Disruptions: Creating Sustainable and Equitable Local and Regional Food Systems in the US Midwest Region and Beyond
Co-PI: Kathleen Liang
USDA Sustainable Agricultural Systems
$10,000,000
2023-2028
Cultivating a New Generation of Teachers to Create Resilient Agri-food Systems through Experiential Learning
PI: Kathleen Liang
USDA NIFA Workforce Development Program
$500,000
2023-2026
Generating Racial Equity and Justice by Empowering and Engaging Underserved Farmers to Adopt Conservation Practices (GREEN UP)
PI: Kathleen Liang
USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service, Conservation Outreach: Equity Conservation Cooperative Agreement
$707,389
2022-2024
Grant-writing Training for Extension Agents and Service Providers to Support Underserved Farmers
PI: Kathleen Liang, Robyn Stout
US Department of Agriculture Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research & Extension Program
$79,996
2022-2024
Amplifying the Relevancy of Financial Benchmarking through Expanded Outreach and Environmental Emphasis to Grow the National Database
Co-PI: Kathleen Liang
USDA NIFA, #2022-38504-37841
$500,000
2022-2023
Farm Bill: Supporting Career Pathways in Sustainable Agriculture Sciences for Women and Minority Community College Students across NC
PI: Angel Cruz, Terri Long, Michelle Schroeder-Moreno
US Dept. of Agriculture – National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA)
$200,000
2023-2025
EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems- Partnerships Strengthening Supply Chains to Increase Farm Income
PI: Michelle Schroeder-Moreno
Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)
$1,186,409
2023-2026
USDA Transition to Organic Partners Program for the Southeast
PI: Hannah Dankbar, Michelle Schroeder-Moreno
Florida Organic Growers (Prime--Agricultural Marketing Service - USDA)
$100,015
2023
SARE Meat and Poultry Western
PI: Sarah Blacklin, Lee Menius
University of Maryland - College Park (Prime--USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA))
$410,000
2023-2027
Managing Risks across the Small Meat and Poultry Supply Chain in NC: Innovative Tools, Technical Support, Coordination, and Price-to-Market Training for Long-term Business Viability.
PI: Sarah Blacklin, Lee Menius
University of Arkansas (Prime--USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA))
$149,989
2023-2025
Widening the Supply Chain Bottleneck for Beginning and Transitioning Local Meat Producers: Developing Targeted Tools, Resources, and Training to Mitigate Processing Risk and Expand Market Opportunities
PI: Sarah Blacklin, Lee Menius
University of Arkansas (Prime--USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA))
$50,000
2022-2024
Pre-K Play-Based Anti-Racism Curriculum
PI: Shironda Brown, Caroline Hundley
We Are
$15,000
2023-2025
CEFS' North Carolina Local Food Council Project
PI: Angel Cruz, Abbey Piner
Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
$50,000
2023
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program 2021
PI: Robyn Stout
North Carolina A&T State University (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA))
$15,000
2022-2024
How Toxic is Your Fescue? Evaluation for Endophyte Status of Fescue Pastures
PI: Carolyn Young, Matthew Poore, Deidre Hammon
NC Cattlemen's Association
$6,991
2023
Evaluating Levels of Cotton Gin Byproduct In Growing Beef Cattle Diets
PI: Deidre Hammon, Matthew Poore
NC Cattlemen's Association
$6,978
2023
Assessing Yield, Quality, and Suitability of Tall Fescue Varieties in NC
PI: Deidre Hammon, Matthew Poore
NC Cattlemen's Association
$6,954
2022-2023
Upcycling Wet Brewers' Grains as a High Quality Feed for Growing Beef Cattle
PI: Deidre Hammon, Matthew Poore
NC Cattlemen's Association
$6,977
2022-2023
Bale Grazing: A Practical, Low-Cost, and Environmentally-Sound Management Strategy to Winter Beef Cattle
PI: Matthew Poore, Deidre Hammon, Alan Franzluebbers
University of Kentucky (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA NRCS))
$218,614
2022-2024
Breeding and Characterizing New Cultivars of Grain and Fiber Hemp
PI: David Suchoff
Cornell University (Prime--Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR))
$40,787
2022-2023
Elucidating the Genetic Basis for Sub-tropical Flowering in Hemp
PI: David Suchoff
Cornell University (Prime--Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR))
$50,829
2022-2023
Suppression of Guava Root Knot Nematode using Sesame as a rotational alternative
PI: Angela Post, Adrienne Gomy, David Suchoff
Southern Region IPM Center
$24,853
2022-2024
CEFS Harvest Health - Produce Rx Education with Vecinos
PI: Michelle Schroeder-Moreno
Dogwood Health Trust
$205,350
2023-2024
Food Councils Partnering to Develop Viable and Equitable Regional Food Value Chains
PI: Abbey Piner, Margaret Knight, Michelle Schroeder-Moreno
US Dept. of Agriculture – Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA AMS)
$847,541
2022-2025
Farm to Early Care and Education Implementation Grant
PI: Caroline Stover
Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (Prime--Centers for Disease Control & Prevention)
$37,009
2021-2023
Analysis to Support Soil Health and Climate Change Research
PI: Michelle Schroeder-Moreno
US Dept. of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS)
$150,000
2022-2027
Producing North Carolina Ginger
PI: Sanjun Gu
NC Specialty Crops Block Grant
$148,542
2023-2025
Long-term Phosphorus Carryover in Loblolly Pine Plantations
PI: Rachel Cook, Kevin Garcia, Alexander Woodley
US Dept. of Agriculture – National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA)
$649,912
2022-2026
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program 2021 (2022-23 Southern Region Sustainable Agriculture and Education Training Program - Program Assistant) (MSA22)
PI: Chris Reberg-Horton
University of Georgia (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture)
$33,000
2022-2023
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program 2021 [NCSU Component: 2022-2023 Southern Model State Program Training Grant (MSP22) - PDP Model State Program]
PI: Chris Reberg-Horton
University of Georgia (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture)
$22,000
2022-2023
Field-Scale Testing of Weed Identification and Mapping Tools for Accelerating Integrated Weed Management Research and Adoption - NC State
PI: Chris Reberg-Horton
US Dept. of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) (Prime--United Soybean Board)
$89,600
2022-2022
To Expand Outreach and Technical Assistance for the SCCC through Training on New Tools and Other Activities
PI: Chris Reberg-Horton
US Dept. of Agriculture – Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA NRCS)
$125,000
2022-2027
Fostering Opportunities and Prosperity for Underserved Groups through Innovative Concepts of Bioeconomy
PI: Kathleen Liang
US Dept. of Agriculture – Office of Chief Economist
$97,000
2022-2024
Supporting Health Equity through Local Food Councils Across NC
PI: Angel Cruz, Abbey Piner
NC Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) (Prime--Centers for Disease Control & Prevention)
$480,294
2022-2023
Farm bill. North Carolina Farm to School Institute: Growing Local Food Systems, Connecting Community Leaders, and Supporting School Resiliency
PI: Elizabeth Driscoll, Remington Ham, Tessa Thraves
US Dept. of Agriculture – National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA)
$219,458
2022-2024
NOBLE - Cover Crops Germplasm & Breeding in Support of Cultivar Development
PI: Chris Reberg-Horton
Noble Research Institute, LLC (Prime--Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR))
$425,350
2021-2023
Cover Crop Germplasm and Breeding in Support of New Cultivar Development
PI: Chris Reberg-Horton
Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR)
$594,281
2021-2022
USDA HBCU Innovative Agribusiness Center
PI: Kenrett Jefferson-Moore, Kathleen Liang, Michelle Eley
US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture)
$1,920,000
2022-2025
Community Engagement and Assessment for Healthy, Equitable, and Resilient Food Systems in Southeastern North Carolina
PI: Robyn Stout, Dara Bloom, Shironda Williams, Caroline Stover, Duarte Morais, Hannah Dankbar
Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust
$533,988
2022-2024
Beyond Yield: A comprehensive evaluation of enhanced efficiency fertilizers for reducing nitrous oxide emissions and ammonia volatilization in corn systems
PI: Alexander Woodley, Deanna Osmond, Robert Austin, Wayne Robarge, Roderick Rejesus, Joshua Heitman, Gatiboni Colpo, Luciano Colpo
US Dept. of Agriculture – Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA NRCS)
$1,061,790
2022-2025
Addressing Fiber Hemp Production Challenges
PI: David Suchoff, Andre West
NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
$80,000
2022-2023
Multistate Screening Of Triploid Cbd Hemp Agronomic Performance And Pollen Sensitivity
PI: David Suchoff
Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR)
$38,752
2021-2022
Investigating Sesame Production in North Carolina
PI: David Suchoff, Angela Post, Marie Gorny
NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
$71,000
2022-2023
Cultivating Grower-Buyer Partnership for Ethnic Crops
PI: Kathleen Liang
NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
$50,000
2022-2024
Generating Racial Equity and Justice by Empowering and Engaging Underserved farmers to adopt conservation Practices (GREEN UP)
PI: Kathleen Liang
US Dept. of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA NRCS)
$707,389
2022-2024
Southeast Dairy Business Innovation Initiative
PI: Stephanie Ward, Brittany Whitmore, Andrew Weaver, William Hollifield
University of Tennessee (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture - Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA AMS))
$194,600
2021-2024
Blocking seed production: Next-generation cost-effective approach for molecular integrated management solutions of Palmer amaranth
PI: Ramon Leon Gonzalez
Cotton, Inc.
$25,000
2022-2022
Continued Development of a Rapid Monitoring and Testing Strategy for Early Detection of Glufosinate Resistant Palmer amaranth in Soybean Fields
PI: Wesley Everman, Ramon Leon Gonzalez
NC Soybean Producers Association, Inc.
$14,177
2022-2023
North Carolina Food Councils Supporting Healthy Equitable Food System Solutions Across the State
PI: Angel Cruz, Abbey Piner
NC Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) (Prime--Centers for Disease Control & Prevention)
$186,306
2021-2022
Strengthening Food & Agriculture Value Chains in NC Through Farm to Child Care Collaborations
PI: Caroline Stover, Shironda Brown, Dara Bloom, Angel Cruz
US Dept. of Agriculture - Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA AMS)
$993,825
2021-2024
Expanding Direct-to-Consumer Marketing and Processing Capacity for Local Meat in Response to Covid-19
PI: Sarah Blacklin, Lee Menius, Angel Cruz, Robyn Stout, Dara Bloom
US Dept. of Agriculture - Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA AMS)
$749,839
2021-2024
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program 2020 [NCSU Title: 2021 Southern SARE Model State Program – Training Grant, North Carolina State University, 2021-2022 Model State Program - Training Grant (MSP21)]
PI: Christopher Reberg-Horton
University of Georgia (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture)
$55,555
2021-2022
1890 Center of Excellence for Small Farmers, Entrepreneurship, and Rural Prosperity
PI: Kathleen Liang
1890 Center of Excellence for Small Farmers, Entrepreneurship, and Rural Prosperity
$320,634
2022-2023
Breaking down the barriers of benchmarking financial analysis to support farmers
PI: Kathleen Liang
US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture)
$500,000
2021-2022
GROW: A National Response to the Herbicide-Resistant Weed Epidemic - NC State
PI: Christopher Reberg-Horton, Wesley Everman, Ramon Leon Gonzalez
US Dept. of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA))
$562,826
2021-2026
Expanding the Cover Crop Breeding Network: New Species and Traits for Organic Growers
PI: Christopher Reberg-Horton, Ramon Leon Gonzalez, Joseph Murphy
Cornell University (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA))
$186,548
2021-2022
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program 2020 (NCSU Component: Southern Pasture-Raised Beef Production: From Farm to Table to Us)
PI: Matt Poore, Alan Franzluebbers, Sierra Young
Duke University (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA))
$20,382
2021-2022
Boots On the Ground: North Carolina’s Veteran Farmer Apprenticeship
PI: Angel Cruz, Hannah Dankbar, Michelle Schroeder-Moreno
US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture)
$626,230
2021-2024
Building Equity in the Food System: CORE- a Model for Institutional Change
PI: Shorlette Ammons
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation
$1,705,000
2021-2024
Cultivating a Food Council Network towards Justice & Solidarity
PI: Abbey Piner, Shorlette Ammons, Margaret Knight
Kellogg Foundation
$300,000
2021-2023
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program 2019
PI: Christopher Reberg-Horton, Dara Bloom, Alexander Woodley, Ramon Leon, Wayne Robarge, Alan Franzluebbers, Shuijin Hu
University of Georgia (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture)
$100,000
2020-2021
Developing Spanish Communicative Competence Among Veterinary and Animal Science Students as a Means for Improving U.S. Agriculture
PI:Silvana Pietrosemoli
Texas Tech University (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture)
$115,000
2021-2024
Managing Rye-Metolachlor Interactions to Improve Herbicide Efficacy
PI: Ramon Leon Gonzalez
US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - Agriculture Research Service (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture)
$44,000
2021-2022
Using 3-D Characterization and Mapping of Cover Crops and Weeds to Fight Herbicide Resistant Weeds and Avoid Reverting to Tillage-Based Weed Control
PI: Ramon Leon Gonzalez
US Dept. of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA NRCS)
$752,518
2021-2024
Building a NC Agricultural Apprenticeship for Entrepreneurship and Rural Opportunities (NC AAERO)
PI: Angel Cruz, Becky Bowen
University of Georgia (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture)
$500,000
2021-2026
Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) - North Carolina Local Food Council (NCLFC) project
PI: Angel Cruz, Abbey Piner, Nancy Creamer
Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
$50,000
2021-2022
Rice Development in North Carolina
PI: Angela Post, David Suchoff
NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
$52,463
2021
Investigating Sesame Production in North Carolina
PI: David Suchoff, Angela Post, Adrienne Gorny
NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
$63,209
2021-2022
Installation of an Argus Control System to Improve and Expand Environmental Control at the NCSU Phytotron
PI: Ricardo Hernandez
NC Biotechnology Center
$150,000
2021-2022
ADVANCES: Agricultural Drivers in Virginia and North Carolina towards more effective Ecosystem Services
PI: Matthew Poore, Deidre Harmon, Paul Siciliano, Alan Franzluebbers
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (aka Virginia Tech) (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA NRCS))
$159,602
2020-2023
Southern Pasture-Raised Beef: from Farm to Table to Us
PI: Matthew Poore, Sierra Youg
SARE
$80,000
2021-2024
Real-Time Farmer Learning on Benefits of Cover Crops for Managing Soil Health, and Water and Nutrients Dynamics
PI: Christopher Reberg-Horton
US. Dept. of Agriculuture – Natural Resources Conservation Service
$2,003,778
2021-2026
Remote Internship to Support Enterprises for Local Foods (RISE for Local Foods)
PI: Angel Cruz
Conservation Fund (Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation)
$2,000
2020-2021
Harnett County Central Community Kitchen Evaluation Plan
PI: Dara Bloom, Caroline Stover, Lindsey Maslow
Duke Endowment
$100,000
2021-2023
Developing Food and Agricultural Career Pathways for Lumbee Youth
PI: Angel Cruz, Michelle Schroeder-Moreno
Native American Agriculture Fund
$200,587
2020-2022
Expanding Markets for Local Food Intermediary Businesses and Farmers with Senior Meal Services in North Carolina
PI: Robyn Stout, Krystal Chojnacki, Margaret Knight, Abbey Piner, Hannah Dankbar, Nancy Creamer, Becky Bowen, Angel Cruz
USDA Agricultural Marketing Service
$496,642
2020-2023
Open Field Agrivoltaics with an Innovative Spectral Beam Splitting Solar Collector
PI: Ricardo Hernandez
United States – Israel Binational Agricultural Research & Development Fund (BARD)
$155,000
2020-2023
Agriculture Soil Health Project
PI: Christopher Reberg-Horton
USDA NRCS
$460,000
2020-2022
Biochemical Targets for Weed Growth Suppression
PI: Ramon Leon Gonzalez, Ramsey Lewis
OerthBio
$50,000
2020-2021
Filling the Production Gap: Optimizing Sorghum Pest and Water Management in a Wheat-sorghum Double Crop System
PI: Alexander Woodley, Anders Huseth, Joshua Schmidt
NC Small Grain Growers Association, Inc.
$10,000
2020-2021
Building Resilient Local Meat Supply Chains in the Face of COVID-19: Enhancing Processing Services, Farm Viability, and Market Capacity.
PI: Sarah Blacklin, Nancy Creamer
Golden Leaf Foundation
$198,843
2021-2023
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Educations (SARE) Program 2020 [NCSU Title: Southern Region Sustainable Agriculture Training Program - Professional Development Program 2020-21 Model State Program]
PI: Christopher Reberg-Horton
University of Georgia (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture)
$50,000
2020-2021
Building a NC Agricultural Apprenticeship for Entrepreneurship and Rural Opportunities (NC AAERO)
PI: Angel Cruz, Becky Bowen, Nancy Creamer
USDA NIFA
$499,322
2021-2026
Systems-based integrated program for enhancing the sustainability of antibiotic-restricted poultry production
Co-PI: Liang, Kathleen
Univ. of Connecticut prime, $10,000,000 USDA NIFA Sustainable Ag Systems Grant
$760,000
2020-2025
Rapid Return On Investment: Defining Rates Of Soil Health Improvement During Organic Transition In The Southeast
Co-PI's: Alexander Woodley, Lake Ricker, Matthew Clark Kulesza, Stephanie Brooke, Joshua Heitman
US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture
$473,871
2020-2023
Open Field Agrivoltaics with an Innovative Spectral Beam Splitting Solar Collector
PI: Ricardo, Hernandez
United States - Israel Binational Agricultural Research & Development Fund (BARD)
$155,000
2020-2023
Genomic Breeding Strategies to Preserve Genetic Diversity and increase robustness
Co-PI's: Maltecca, Christian, Maestri, Francesco T
Select Sires, Inc.
$105,680
2020-2022
COVID-19 Impacts on the NC Food System and Investment Opportunities to Build Resilience
Co-PI's:Piner, Abbey, Creamer, Nancy
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation
$100,000
2020
Development of Deep Neural Network for detection of aquatic weeds
Co-PI's: Richardson, Robert J, Leon, Ramon Gonzalo
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) - USDA
$56,511
2020-2021
Biochemical Targets for Weed Growth Suppression
Co-PI's: Leon, Ramon Gonzalo, Lewis, Ramsey S.
OerthBio
$50,000
2020-2021
Improving the Welfare and Productivity of Lactating Sows During Heat Stress Events Through Genomics
PI: Maestri, Francesco T
Purdue University (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture)
$47,785
2020-2023
Expand Local Meat Processing Capacity, Resilience, And Viability For Nc Farmers, Processors, And Staff Through Targeted Technical Assistance.
Co-PI's: Blacklin, Sarah Elizabeth, Creamer, Nancy G., Menius, Lee Alan
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation
$30,000
2020-2021
Training and Awareness Building: Youth, Food, and Climate Resilience
Co-PI's: Stout, Robyn Deanne, Ukah, Bevelyn Afor, Creamer, Nancy G
Triangle Community Foundation
$25,000
2020-2021
Integrating cattle farming, mushroom production and abundant corn stover for year-round farm profitability
Co-PI: Obed Quaicoe
USDA – NIFA (AFRI)
$500,000
2019-2022
Integrative Research for Sustainable Crucifer Production: Pest Management, Soil Health and Profitability
PI: Obed Quaicoe
USDA NIFA Evans-Allen Grant
$335,134
2019-2020
Exploring whether changing the retail environment through 'bundling' can reduce health inequities in the WIC nutrition program for women and children
PI: Lindsey Haynes-Maslow
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
$250,000
2020-2022
Small Farmers’ Readiness to Adopt and Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Value-Added
PI: Obed Quaicoe
USDA NIFA Evans-Allen Grant
$241,599
2019-2020
Turning Profit$ by Growing Ethnic Crops
PI: Katheen Liang
NCDA&CS, Specialty Crop Program
$40,000
2020-2022
A Multi-tactic Approach for Minimizing Palmer Amaranth Seedbank Replenishment in Cotton
Co-PI's: Ramon Leon Gonzalez, Charles Cahoon Jr.
Cotton, Inc.
$23,000
2020
FYI Summer Gathering
Co-PI's: Bevelyn Ukah, Robyn Stout, Nancy Creamer
ALCES Foundation
$12,500
2020
Impact of Long-Term Manure Application on Corn Nitrogen Needs
Co-PI's: Stephanie Kulesza, Alexander Woodley, Luciano Colpo Gatiboni
Corn Growers Association of NC, Inc.
$11,814
2020-2021
Statewide Farm to School Capacity Building (COVID-19)
PI: Tessa Thraves
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation
$8,000
2020-2021
Connecting for Impact: A Network of Food Councils Activating Lasting Change (COVID -19)
PI: Abbey Piner
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation
$8,000
2020-2021
Improved Nutrient Cycling through Better Feed Management
PI: Stephanie Ward
NC SARE – Specialist Award
$3,500
2020
Central Community Kitchens
PI: Caroline Stover
Duke Endowment
$2,000
2020
A Multifaceted Approach to Production and Pest Management in Organic Sweetpotato Systems
Co-PI's: Katherine Jennings, David Suchoff, Alexander Woodley, Anders Huseth, Lina Quesada, Jonathan Schuiltheis
US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture
$920,490
2019-2022
Agroecology Scholars Program in Research and Extension (ASPIRE) for Diversity
Co-PI's: Angel Cruz, Michelle Schroeder-Moreno, David Suchoff, Alexander Woodley, Alexandria Graves, Nancy Creamer, Koralalage Jayaratne
US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture
$359,524
2019-2023
Developing Cover Crop Decision Support Tools and Meta-analysis for NRCS and the Northeast, Southeast, and Midwest Cover Crop Councils
PI: Christopher Reberg-Horton
US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - Agriculture Research Service
$148,545
2019-2024
Mariculture Tourism: Cultivating Consumer Demand & Coastal Community Supply
Co-PI's: Whitney Knollenberg, Jane Harrison, Carla Barbieri
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (Prime--US Dept. of Commerce (DOC))
$119,784
2019-2021
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program: CEFS Long Term Systems Research: Providing the Building Blocks for Resilient Food Production Systems
Co-PI's: Christopher Reberg-Horton, Dara Bloom, Alexander Woodley, Ramon Leon, Wayne Robarge, Alan Franzluebbers, Shuijin Hu
University of Georgia (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture)
$100,000
2019-2020
Improving Welfare And Disease Management On Organic Dairy Herds Through Fly Control
Co-PI's: David Watswon, Stephanie Ward, Kevin Anderson
US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture
$49,907
2019-2020
Utilizing Genomic Information to Increase Robustness and Minimize the Unfavorable Effects of Inbreeding in the Angus Population
Co-PI's: Christian Maltecca, Francesco Maestri
American Angus Association
$45,000
2019-2020
Empowering Mountain Food Systems
Co-PI's: Ronald Walker, Laura Lauffer, Nanyc Creamer, Krystal Chojnacki
Cherokee Preservation Foundation
$35,587
2019-2020
NC Leadership for Women in the Beef Industry; Farm Safety During Storm Recovery
Co-PI's: Matthew Poore, April Shaeffer, Deidre Harmon, Johnny Rogers
University of Kentucky Research Foundation
$11,974
2019-2020
Utilization of Deltamethrin Infused Fencing to Reduce Impact of Flies on Dairy Operations
Co-Pi's: David Watson, Stephanie Ward
North Carolina Dairy Producers Association (NCDPA)
$4,420
2019-2020
First Table: A Planning Grant to Support the Expansion of Central Kitchens to Supply Healthier Meals to Child Care Providers in Rural North Carolina Communities
Co-PI's Caroline Stover, Nancy Creamer, Dara Bloom
Child Care Services Association (Prime--Duke Endowment)
$4,000
2019-2020
Enhancing the Sustainability of US Cropping Systems through Cover Crops and an Innovative Information and Technology Network
Co-PI’s: Chris Reberg-Horton, Ramon Gonzalez, Alex Woodley.
US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - Agriculture Research Service)
$9,994,404
2019-2024
Expanding Farming Benchmarking Result$ Through Multi-State Collaborations And Mentoring
Co-PI: Kathleen Liang - Lead Institution: University of Missouri
USDA- NIFA
$500,000
2019-2020
Southern Region SARE Sustainable Agriculture Training Programs - PDP - 2019-2020 Model State Program - Program Assistant
PI: Chris Reberg-Horton
(Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture)
$33,333
2019-2020
SNAP-Ed Steps to Health FY19 Proposal
Co-PI's: Lindesy Maslow, Patricia Dunn, Carolyn Bird, Anne Hardison - Moody, Dara Bloom, Michael Edwards, Gretchen Hofing, Koralalage Jayaratne
NC Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture - Food and Nutrition Services (USDA FNS))
$2,209,735
2018-2019
EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems: Cultivating a Profitable Local Food Industry Cluster through Entrepreneurial and Business Support, Infrastructure Development, Training, Leadership Development and Capacity Building
Co-PI's: Laura Lauffer, Nancy Creamer, Krystal Chojnacki, Abbey Piner, Carla Barbieri, Robyn Stout, Sarah Blacklin, Bevelyn Ukah, Tessa Thraves, Whitney Knollenberg
Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)
$1,100,000
2019-2022
Examining Food Insecurity in Rural America: A Qualitative Study
PI: Lindsey Maslow
Share Our Strength (Prime--Corporation for National and Community Service)
$125,000
2018-2019
Effectively Using Permanent and Temporary Electric Fence Technology: Adviser Training to Support Producers Implementing Adaptive Grazing Management.
Co-PI's: Matt Poore, Johnny Rogers, Deidre Harmon
Southern Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)
$79,954
2019 - 2020
Statewide Systemic Change in the Food System: A Path to Environmental Health and Sustainability, Social and Economic Justice, and Community-Based Democracy
Co-PI's: Nancy Creamer, Abbey Piner, Angel Cruz
Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
$75,000
2019 - 2020
Understanding Tradeoffs for Cover Crop Deployment in Organic Sweet Potato
Co-PI's: Anders Huseth, Alec Woodley
Southern Region IPM Center
$29,990
2019 - 2020
Uncovering Winter Crop Effect on Soybean Production in North Carolina
Co-PI's: Rachel Vann, Alex Woodley, David Jordan
NC Soybean Producers Association, Inc.
$25,926
2019 - 2020
Evaluating Benefits of Winter Annual Cover Crop Systems for Organic Sweet Potato in North Carolina
Co-PI's: Alex Woodley, Anders Huseth, Chris Reberg-Horton
Organic Farming Research Foundation
$19,878
2019 - 2020
Community Food Share Project
PI: Dara Bloom
Farmer Foodshare (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture)
$14,962
2018 - 2021
Examining the Impact of North Carolina's Statewide Healthy Food Small Retailer Policy on Diet-Related Outcomes in Rural Food Deserts
Co-PI's: Lindsey Maslow, Kathryn Boys
UNC - East Carolina University (Prime--Robert Wood Johnson Foundation)
$14,796
2018 - 2019
Evaluating Cow-calf Production Efficiency By Comparing Mature Cow Weight and Calf Weaning Weight
Co-PI's: Matt Poore, Deidre Harmon, Johnny Rogers
NC Cattlemen's Association
$6,972
2019
Determination of Cow and Calf Stress Associated with Different Weaning Strategies
Co-PI's: Carrie Pickworth, Matt Poore, Deidre Harmon
NC Cattlemen's Association
$6,750
2019
Utilizing Craft Brewing Side Streams of Trub, Hops, and Yeast Mix (THYM) as a Novel Feed Additive and an Alternative to Monensin in Beef Cattle Diets
Co-PI's: Deidre Harmon, Matt Poore, Johnny Rogers, April Shaeffer
NC Cattlemen's Association
$6,710
2019
Comparison of Stocker Cattle Performance on Two Double-Crop Forage Systems
Co-PI's: Carrie Pickworth, Diedre Harmon, Matt Poore, Joan Eisemann
NC Cattlemen's Association
$6,300
2019
Utilizing Cool-Season Annual Grasses and Grass-Legume Mixtures for Grazing and Silage
Co-PI's: Deidre Harmon, Matt Poore, Johnny Rogers, April Shaeffer
NC Cattlemen's Association
$6,236
2019
Whole Cottonseed and Cotton Gin Byproduct for Beef Cattle
Co-PI's: Matt Poore, Deidre Harmon, Carrie Pickworth
NC Cattlemen's Association
$6,230
2019
Effects of Cover Crops and Tillage on Long-Term Tillage Plots
Co-PI's: Deanna Osmond, Alex Woodley, Joshua Heitman
Corn Growers Association of NC, Inc.
$6,000
2019 - 2020
Targeted Risk Management Training at the Carolina Meat Conference for New Meat Producers
Co-PI's: Sarah Blacklin, Nancy Creamer
University of Arkansas (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture)
$5,000
2019
Young Scholar Enhancement Grant: Incorporating Experiential Learning into 4-H Youth Camps
Co-PI's: Rebecca Dunning, Dara Bloom
US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture
$3,889
2019
Forage Distribution, Yield, and Nutritive Value of 5 Commercially Available Crabgrass Varieties Established Either Broadcasted or No-Till Drilled
Co-PI's: Deidre Harmon, Matt Poore, April Scaeffer, Johnny Rogers
NC Cattlemen's Association
$3,499
2019
NSF Coupled Natural Systems and Human Systems – An Integrated Approach to Alleviate Food Deserts
Co-PI's: Manoj Jha (PI, A&T), Kathleen Liang (A&T), Lyubov A Kurkalova (A&T), Leila Hashemi Beni (A&T), Gregory H. Monty (A&T), Tim Mulrooney (NCCU)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
$750,000
2018-2021
Enhancing the Value of the National Farm Financial Benchmarking Database
Co-PI: Robert Craven (PI, University of Minnesota), Dale Nordquist (University of Minnesota), Kathleen Liang (A&T)
US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
$400,000
2018-2019
Developing Beginning Farmers with Socially Disadvantaged Group
Co-PI's: Kathleen Liang (Collaborator)
US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
$200,000
2018-2020
Does Organic Farming Promote Soil Microbial Communities with High Nitrogen use Efficiency in Acidic Southeastern US Soils?
Co-PI's: Shuijin Hu, Chris Reberg-Horton, Wayne Robarge, Alex Woodley
US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture
$500,000
2018-2020
Southern Regional SARE Professional Development Program - Model State Program Assistant
PI: Chris Reberg-Horton
University of Georgia (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture)
$55,555
2018-2019
AgVETS - OCIF Incubator Farm Grant 2018 Evaluation
Co-PI's: Susan Jakes, Becky Bowen, Rebecca Dunning
Veterans Employment Base Camp and Organic Garden (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture)
$24,997
2018-2021
“Spiraling-Up”: Using Ripple Effect Mapping to Evaluate an Extension Volunteer Program’s Impact on Social Capital in Rural Areas
PI: Jessica Dara Bloom
Rural Sociological Society
$4,527
2018-2019
A Comprehensive Approach to Growing Successful Beginning Meat Producers
Co-PI’s: Sarah Blacklin, Nancy Creamer, Rebecca Dunning, Matthew Poore, Robert Branan, Margaret Bell Ross, Robyn Stout, Silvana Pietrosemoli, Alan Franzleubbers
US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture
$599,020
2018-2021
Farm Labor Management and Decision Making
Co-PI: Kathleen Liang
US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture
$500,000
2018-2021
Determining Baseline Losses in Specialty Crop Production and Understanding Supply-Chain Constraints to Total Utility
Co-PI’s: Rebecca Dunning, Lisa Johnson
World Wildlife Fund
$150,000
2018-2019
Revitalizing Urban and Rural Communities via Small Business Entrepreneurship and Re-investment in Idle Resources
Co-PI: Kathleen Liang
Purdue University Diversity Transformation Collaboration program
$7,000
2018-2019
National Farm to School Network Partner to Partner Mentor Program
PI: Tessa Thraves
Tides Foundation – National Farm to School Network
$4,000
2018
Cover crops: The Cornerstone of Water Management in The Face of Increasing Demand and A Changing Climate
PI: Chris Reberg-Horton
US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture
$5,190,616
2018-2022
CREST Center for Bioenergy, Phase II
Co-PI's: Shahbazi, Schimmel, Ilias, Wang, Kuila, Kabadi, Lou, Arvamudhan (JSNN)
National Science Foundation’s Research Traineeship (NRT) Program
$5,000,000
2018-2022
Connecting for Impact: A Network of Food Councils Activating Lasting Change
Co-PI's: Abbey Piner, Shorlette Ammons, Margaret Knight
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation
$2,018,000
2018-2022
North Carolina Farm to Childcare: State Level Change in North Carolina as a Model for the Nation
Co-PI's: Nancy Creamer, Dara Bloom, Joanna Lelekacs, Lucy Bradley, Tessa Thraves, Rebecca Dunning, Caroline Stover, Rajade Berry-James, Shorlette Ammons
W. K. Kellogg Foundation
$675,000
2018-2020
Product Liability and Product Contamination Insurance: Improving Food Safety, Ensuring Market Access, and Boosting Profitability for Specialty Crop Producers
Co-PI's: Kathryn Boys, Barry Goodwin, Rebecca Dunning
US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture
$499,079
2018-2022
Developing an Innovative Peer Mentoring Model through anAgroecology and Sustainable Food System AmbassadorProgram
PI: Michelle Schroeder-Moreno
NC State – CALS Dean’s Enrichment Grant Program
$18,900
2018-2020
Improving Strategies for Hunger Relief and Food Security Using Computational Data Science
Co-PI's: Lauren Davis, Seong-Tae Kim, Kenrette Jefferson-Moore, Steven Jiang, Albert Esterline
National Science Foundation’s Research Traineeship (NRT) Program
$3,000,000
2017-2022
Ginger Propagation and Production Protocol Development for Niche Markets
Co-PI's: Gouchen Yang, Sanjun Gu
US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture
$864,771
2017-2020
Statewide Farm to School Capacity Building
PI: Tessa Thraves
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation
$855,000
2017-2021
Strengthening Local Food Systems Through Children: The Role of Agritourism in Agricultural Literacy and Purchasing Behaviors of Local Foods
Co-PI's: Carla Barbieri, Kthryn Stevenson, Whitney Grace Knollenberg
US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture
$499,536
2017-2021
Farm Benchmarking Financial Management
Co-PI: Kathleen Liang (NC A&T Subaward); Lead Insitution: University of Vermont
US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture - AFRI
$485,000
2018
Optimization of the Indoor production of selected specialty crops to increase concentration of health related phytochemicals. -- Proof of concept
Co-PI's: Ricardo Hernandez, Penelope Perkins-Veazie
Access Business Group LLC
$315,446
2018-2020
Entrepreneurial Strategies and Regional Food Network
PI: Kathleen Liang
US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
$265,033
2017-2019
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program
Co-PI's: Chris Reberg-Horton, Jessica Dara Bloom, Sarah Bowen, Shuijin Hu
University of Georgia (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture)
$100,000
2017-2019
Center for Environmental Farming Systems: Local Food Policy Council of NC Achieving Equitable Community Economic Development Project
PI: Nancy Creamer
Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
$40,000
2017-2018
NCSU - Sustaining Networks, Leadership, and Local Food Markets for Historically-Underserved Populations at NC Universities
PI: Robyn Stout
Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
$25,000
2017-2019
Piedmont Progressive Farmers Food Hub Organizational Development and Feasibility Study
Co-PI's: Becky Bowen, Rebecca Dunning
Piedmont Progressive Farmers Group (PPFG)
$21,770
2017-2018
Childcare Outdoors as Active Food System: Effectiveness of POD Gardening Component
Co-PIs: Nilda Cosco, Robin Moore, Jessica Dara Bloom, Lora Goodell, Lucy Bradley, Daowen Zhang
US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture
$988,645
2017-2022
A Multi-Level Approach to Prevent Obesity: Extension and Engagement in Four North Carolina Counties
Co-PI's: Anne Hardison-Moody, Lindsey Haynes-Maslow, Jessica Dara Bloom, Michael Schulman, Lorelei Jones, Patricia Dunn, Sarah Bowen, Jason Bocarro, Micael Kanters, James Hipp, Michael Edwards, Myron Flyod, Cintia Aguilar, Jill Kuhlberg, Lindsay Elliott
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (Prime--US Dept. of Health & Human Services (DHHS))
$773,677
2016-2017
A Supply Chain Approach to Finding Win-Win Sustainable Solutions for Edible but Unharvested Produce
Co-PIs: Rebecca Dunning, Lisa Johnson, Nancy Creamer, Michael Boyette, Kathryn Boys, Jessica Dara Bloom
University of Georgia (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture)
$219,971
2017-2019
Creating Long-Term Solutions to Advance Farmer Profitability and Market Capacity for NC Pastured Meats
Co-PIs: Sarah Blacklin, Rebecca Dunning, Sheila Neal
Golden Leaf Foundation
$151,405
2016-2018
Recruiting, Retention and Education for Urban and Community Horticulture through Experiential Learning, Scholarships and Partnerships
Co-PIs: Guochen Yang, Sanjun Gu
University of Georgia (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture)
$147,000
2017-2020
Moving Regional Food Systems Toward Sustainability: An Adaptive and Interactive Online Course in Local Food System Development for NC, SC, and VA Extension Agents and Other Service Providers
CO-PIs: Joanna Lelekacs, Jessica Dara Bloom
University of Georgia (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture)
$79,985
2017-2019
Connecting NC Agriculture and Healthcare: A Nutrition Education Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program to Support Healthier Diets and Local Farm
Co-PIs: Lindsey Haynes-Maslow, NC State University (NCSU PI); Nancy Creamer, NCSU; Amy Lanou, UNC Asheville (UNCA); Ben Aiken, MAHEC Family Medicine Residency Program, Asheville; Rebecca Dunning, NCSUKathryn Boys, NCSU; Amir Barzin, UNC-CH Family Medicine; Laurel Sisler, UNC-CH Family Medicine; Avril Rowderdink, UNC Healthcare; Brad Wilson UNC School of Medicine
UNC System Inter-Institutional (agency)
$72,500
2017-2018
Southern Region SARE Professional Development - Model State Program – Assistant
PI: Chris Reberg-Horton
University of Georgia (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture)
$55,555
2017-2018
Instruction of a USDA Sponsored Course - Pastureland Ecology I
Co-PIs: Matthew Poore, Paul Siciliano, April Shaeffer, Johnny Rogers
US Dept. of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA NRCS)
$53,368
2017
Southeast Cattle Handling for Women Producers: Advanced BQA Training and Farm Safety
Co-PIs: Matthew Poore, April Shaeffer, Harrison Dudley
University of Arkansas (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture)
$49,998
2017-2018
Renewable Resources Extension Funds for developing programs to support small family farms and woodlands
PI: Joshua Idassi
US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture
$13,500
2017-2018
Understanding Labor Issues for Small and Medium Sized Farms
Co-PI: Kathleen Liang (Subaward at NC A&T); Lead Institution: University of Vermont.
US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture- AFRI
$500,000
2016-2020
Center for Environmental Farming Systems: Local Food Policy Council of NC Achieving Equitable Community Economic Development Project
PI: Nancy Creamer
Z Smith Reynolds Foundation
$40,000
2016-2018
New Tools for Cover Crop Research
PI: Chris Reberg-Horton
Environmental Defense Fund
$25,000
2016-2017
Potential for Differential Somatic Cell Count (dSCC) to Predict Mastitis Incidence
Co-PIs: Christian Maltecca, Kevin Anderson, Steven Washburn
North Carolina Dairy Producers Association (NCDPA)
$6,993
2016-2017
Impact of Protein Supplementation on Health Performance of Weaned Beef Calves Consuming Endophyte-Infected Tall Fescue
Co-PI's: Carrie Pickworth, Daniel Poole, Matthew Poore
NC Cattlemen's Association
$6,990
2017
Developing Renovation Strategies for Toxic Infected Tall Fescue that Best Manages for Profitability, Animal Performance and Soil Health of the Production System
Co-PI's: Matthew Poore, Daniel Poole, Miguel Castillo
NC Cattlemen's Association
$6,954
2017
Effects of Starch Level Fed to Cattle During Pasture Finishing on Growth, Carcass Traits, and Meat Quality
Co-PIs: Matthew Poore, Carrie Pickworth
NC Cattlemen's Association
$6,914
2017
The Effect of Light Quality on Blueberry Seed Germination
Co-PIs: Ricardo Hernandez, Hamid Ashrafi, Jessica Spencer
NC Agricultural Foundation, Inc (Prime--NC Blueberry Council)
$5,846
2017-2018
NC Choices' Carolina Meat Conference
PI: Sarah Blacklin
University of Arkansas (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture)
$5,000
2017
CEFS support of Farm to Pre/School: Building Coalition and Network Capacity
PI: Tessa Thraves
National Farm to School Network
$4,000
2017-2019
CSU Livestock/Forage Educational Booth at the NC Cattlemen's Conference
Co-PIs: Matthew Poore, Harrison Dudley, April Shaeffer, Johnny Rogers, Daniel Poole
NC Cattlemen's Association
$3,780
2017
Mobile and On-farm Vegetable Dehydration Demonstration Units
Co-PIs: Michael Boyette, Lisa Johnson
NC Vegetable Growers Association
$2,000
2016-2017
Community Food Strategies (CFS): Facilitating Food Sovereignty through Food Policy Council Support and Development
Co-PIs: Piner Abbey, Nancy Creamer
W. K. Kellogg Foundation
$1,502,400
2016-2019
Growing New Roots: Grafting to Enhance Resiliency in U.S. Vegetable Industries
Co-PIs: Frank Louws, Penelope Perkins-Veazie, Olha Sydorovych, Christopher Gunter, Ricardo Hernandez, Katherine Jennings, Dilip Panthee, Jonathan Schultheis (contracts with 9 other Universities)
US Department of Agriculture (USDA)-National Institute of Food and Agriculture
$3,276,666
2016-2018
North Carolina Farm to Childcare: State Level Change in North Carolina as a Model for the Nation
Co-PIs: Nancy Creamer; Dara Bloom; Joanna Lelekacs; Lucy Bradly; Robin Moore; Nilda Cosco; Tessa Thraves; Nichole Huff; Rebecca Dunning
W. K. Kellogg Foundation
$700,000
2016-2018
CEFS Long-Term Systems Research: Providing the Building Blocks for Resilient Food Production Systems
Co-PIs: Chris Reberg-Horton, Wayne Robarge, Jessica Dara Bloom, Sarah Bowen, Wesley Everman, Michelle Schroeder, Alan Franzleubbers, Nancy Creamer
University of Georgia (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA))
$100,000
2016-2018
Implement plan of Work for the Southern Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program (Sustainable Agriculture Training Program: Model State Program)
Co-PIs: Chris Reberg-Horton, Sanjun Gu
University of Georgia (Prime--US Department of Agriculture (USDA))
$22,222
2016-2018
Southern Region SARE Sustainable Agriculture Training Program- PDP- Model State Program- Assistant
Co-PIs: Chris Reberg-Horton, Sanjun Gu
University of Georgia (Prime--US Department of Agriculture (USDA))
$22,222
2016-2018
Enhancing Extension's Food Council Program Support: Building Skills to Drive Collaboration and Align Impacts
PI: Abbey Piner
NC Cooperative Extension's Local Food Program Grant
$5,000
2016
CEFS, NC Choices and Forsyth County Cooperative Extension Presents:The May Meat Series
PI: Sarah Blacklin
NC Cooperative Extension �ÛÒ Local Food Program Grant
$4,990
2016
Building University Market Opportunities For Small And Mid-scale Farmers: Applied Research And Outreach To Strengthen Campus Community Local Food Systems
Co-PIs: Rebecca Dunning; Robyn Stout; Lauren Davis
US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture
$469,771
2016-2018
Connecting Kids to Healthy Food in Schools: FoodCorps NC
Co-PIs: Tessa Thraves; Elizabeth Driscoll
Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust
$141,346
2016-2019
Advancing Local Food Procurement at NC Universities through Creating Market Opportunities and Leadership Development for Historically-Underserved Populations
PI: Robyn Stout
Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
$69,956
2016-2017
Regional Food Network Analysis
PI: Kathleen Liang
US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture- AFRI
$500,000
2015-2019
Creating the Cover Crops that Organic Farmers Need: Traditional and Participatory Breeding, and Development of Genetic Markers
PI: Chris Reberg-Horton
US Dept. of Agriculture - Agriculture Research Service (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture - National Institute of Food and Agriculture)
$292,676
2015-2019
Sustainable Organic Strawberry (SOS) Cropping Systems for the Southeast
PI: Sanjun Gu (NC A&T), Lead Institution: University of Florida
US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture
$1,990,000
2015-2019
Organic Production of off-Season Day-Neutral Strawberries using Low and High Tunnels in North Carolina
Co-PIs: Sanjun Gu, Jianmei Yu
US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture
$800,000
2015-2018
Enhancing the Graduate Program through International Agricultural Experiential Learning and Extension Opportunities in Belize
PI: Joshua Odassi
US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture
$550,000
2015-2018
Decision Support Tools for Cover Crops: Crediting Water and Nitrogen Conservation
PI: Chris Reberg-Horton
US Dept. of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA NRCS)
$998,469
2015-2018
Rooting Preventing Obesity by Design in Wake County
Co-PIs: Nilda Cosco; Robin Moore; Nichole Huff; Joanna Lelekacs
John Rex Endownment
$4,180
2015-2018
Farm-to-Childcare in North Carolina: A Holistic Case Study
Co-PIs: Dara Bloom, Jacob Rutz
University of Georgia (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture)
$10,636
2015-2017
Facilitating Food Systems Structural Change to impact North Carolina's children and families
Co-PIs: Shorlette Ammons, Noah Ranells, Nancy Creamer, Tes Thraves
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
$750,000
2015-2018
Strengthening University Local Food Systems: Train the Trainer Approach through Extension, Student, and Food Service Collaboration
Co-PIs: Noah Ranells, Jannety Mosley (NC A&T)
USDA - Southern SARE PDP (Professional Development Program)
$78,547
2015-2017
Institutionalizing Cover Crop Research and Education in the Southeast
PI: Chris Reberg-Horton
University of Georgia (Prime - USDA NIFA) SARE
$129,712
2015-2017
Sin Suelo Sin Comida: How Can Sustainable Soil Management Improve Food Security For Smallholder Farmers In El Salvador?
Co-PIs: Michelle Schroeder-Moreno; Angel Cruz
US Agency for International Development (USAID)
$22,677
2015-2016
Creation of Resources for Triangle-area Economic Development Offices to Encourage Supply Chain Development that Supports Institutional Procurement of Local Foods.
PI: Robyn Stout
RSF Social Finance
$10,000
2015-2016
Food Waste: Quantifying on-farm vegetable losses
Co-PIs: Nancy Creamer; Lisa Johnson
University of Georgia (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture - Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (USDA SARE))
$10,207
2015-2016
Building Access to Fresh Fruits and Vegetables at Farmer's Markets for Low-Income Consumers in North Carolina
Co-PIs: Anne Hardison-Moody; Dara Bloom; Patricia Dunn; Benjamin Chapman, Lorelei Jones; Carolyn Bird
NCSU Office of Extension and Engagement and Environmental Development
$10,000
2015-2016
Strengthening University Local Food Systems through the NC 10% Campaign Local Food Ambassador (LFA) Program
Co-PIs: Robyn Stout; Jannety Mosley
Alces Foundation
$6,000
2015-2016
Quality for Profit: Using Carcass Quality Data to Grow Premium Markets for Southeastern NC Pastured Pork Producers
PIs: Sarah Blacklin, Rebecca Dunning, and Nancy Creamer
USDA Rural Development - Rural Business-Cooperative Service
$39,265
2015-2017
CEFS Long-Term Systems Research: Providing the Building Blocks for Resilient Food Production Systems
Co-PIs: Chris Reberg-Horton, Wayne Robarge, Jessica Bloom, Sarah Bowen, Wesley Everman, Michelle Schroeder-Moreno, Alan Franzluebbers, and Nancy Creamer
University of Georgia (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA))
$100,000
2015-2016
Development Of Cover Crop Research Methods For Collaboration With Murphy-brown And Environmental Defense Fund; Task Order 2015-2954
Chris Reberg-Horton
Environmental Defense Fund
$20,000
2015-2016
Calf Response to Alternate Weaning Strategies
PI: Matt Poore
NC Cattlemen's Association
$6,960
2015
Improving Soil Health on Beef Farms. Research to Determine the Soil Benefits of a Balanced Forage System, Improved Grazing Management, and Strategic Use of Annual Forages
PI: Matt Poore
NC Cattlemen's Association
$7,000
2015
Reproduction Performance of Naive Beef Heifers Exposed to Endophyte-Infected Tall Fescue
PI: Matt Poore
NC Cattlemen's Association
$6,964
2015
Amazing Grazing! Improving Soil Health on Beef Farms Through Improved Forage System and Improved Grazing Management
PI: Matt Poore
NC Cattlemen's Association
$7,000
2015
NC Leadership and Cattle Handling for Women Producers (Phase Two)
PI: Matt Poore
NC Cattlemen's Association
$3,715
2015
Practical approach to controlling foliar pathogens in organic tomato through participatory breeding and integrated pest management
Co-PI: Sanjun Gu (NC A&T), Lead Institution: Purdue University
US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture
$1,990,000
2014-2018
Enhancement of Grazing Plan Development and Conservation Practice Adoption Through Educational Clinics and Workshops
PI: Matt Poore
Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit - Piedmont-South Atlantic Coast, (Prime--USDA-NRCS)
$95,006
2014-2017
FoodCorps NC: Healthy Kids, Young Leaders
PI: Tes Thraves
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation
$384,000
2014-2018
Improving Soil Health on Pasture-Based Livestock Farms in the Southeastern US
PI: Matt Poore
USDA NRCS
$995,710
2014-2017
Evaluation of the Milk and Meat Residues of Organic Therapies for Mastitis
Project Director and Co-PI Steve Washburn (NCSU); Co-PIs Ronald Baynes, Kevin Anderson (NCSU); Consultant Sharon Mason (Campbell University); Post-Doctoral Research Scholar Keena Mullen (NCSU)
USDA NIFA
$1,415,833
2014-2017
SARE PDP: Moving the NC Local Food System Toward Sustainability: A Comprehensive Graduate Course in Local Food Systems for Cooperative Extension Agents, Specialists, and other Educators
PI: Joanna Massey Lelekacs
Southern SARE
$79,063
2014-2016
Integrated Risk Management for Women Producers, Processors, and Retailers in the Local Meat Product Value Chain
PI: Sarah Blacklin
RMA- University of Arkansas- USDA - NIFA
$46,000
2014-2015
A proposal for a project addressing structural racism in the food system: Creating a Just Food System in Our Youth and Our Communities & Addressing Structural Racism and Food System Inequities (planning grant)
PI: Noah Ranells (NC A&T); Co-PI: Shorlette Ammons (NC A&T)
W. K. Kellogg Foundation
$100,000
2014-2015
Sustainable Soil Management Practices for Strawberries: Diverse Approaches for Facilitating Adoption
PI: Michelle Schroeder-Moreno
University of Arkansas (Prime--Walmart Foundation)
$103,784
2014-2015
Growing a Profitable Niche Meat Industry in North Carolina: Enhancing Economic Viability Across the Local Niche Meat Supply Chains
PI: Casey McKissick; Co-PIs: Nancy Creamer, Sarah Blacklin, Rebecca Dunning, Matt Poore
Golden Leaf Foundation
$175,000
2014-2015
An Integrated Project to Enhance Food Security and Sustainability through the Development and Evaluation of Supply Chains from Local Farmers and Fishers to Two Large-Scale Models of Local Food Distribution (large grocery chain and military base)
PI Nancy Creamer; Co-PIs Alice Ammerman, Gary Bullen, Rudi Colloredo-Mansfeld, Diane Ducharme, Carolyn Dunn, Rebecca Dunning, Rob Handfield, Leslie Hossfeld, Ray McKinnie, Tom Melton, Barry Nash, John O'Sullivan, Matt Poore, Michelle Schroeder-Moreno, Steve Washburn
USDA NIFA AFRI
$3,971,568
2013-2018
Global Hunger and Food Security Research Strategy: Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Small Scale Irrigation
Co-PI: Joshua Idassi (Subaward); Lead Institution: Texan A&M University
USAID for Ghana, Ethiopia, and Tanzania
$650,000
2013-2018
CEFS Long-Term Systems Research: Providing the Building Blocks for Resilient Food Production Systems
Chris Reberg-Horton
University of Georgia (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
$100,000
2013-2015
Sustainable Soil Management Practices for Strawberries: Evaluation of Individual and Integrated Approaches
M. Schroeder-Moreno, Amanda McWhirt, Yasmin Cardoza, Gina Fernandez, Hannah Burrack
National Strawberry Sustainability Initiative Grants Program (NSSI)
$78,034
2013-2014
Students Working for an Agricultural Revolutionary Movement -- Creating New Economies Fund Project
Shorlette Ammons (SWARM and Wayne Food Initiative)
Resourceful Communities
$10,000
2013-2014
Reducing Beef Cattle Production Risks By Enhancing Soil Health, Drought Resilience, and Reduced Inputs Through Thoughtful Grazing Management
Matt Poore
University of Arkansas (Prime--US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - National Institute of Food and Agriculture)
$49,695
2013-2014
Vermicompost and mycorrhizal interactions for reduction of spider mite populations in short-day strawberry cultivars
Amanda McWhirt, M. Schroeder-Moreno, Gina Fernandez, Yasmin Cardoza
North American Strawberry Growers Research Foundation 2013 Research Grant
$4,080
2013
Healthy Foods, Healthy Communities: A Proposal for Partnership to Establish a National Model for Improved Community Health and Economic Development through the Development of Community-Based Food Systems
Nancy Creamer, et al
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation of North Carolina
$2,500,000
2012-2018
Creating an Organic Plant Breeding Center for the Southeast
Reberg-Horton, C., Carter, T., Goodman, M., Isleib T., Murphy P., (all NCSU); Sligh, M. (RAFI-USA)
USDA OREI
$1,262,855
2012-2015
Assessing The Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Potential Of Organic Systems In The Southeast (See
project description
Hu, Shuijin; Reberg-Horton, S. Chris; Robarge, Wayne, P; Schroeder-Moreno, Michelle, S.; Grossman, Julie, M.; Cardoza, Yasmin; Everman, Wesley, J. (all NCSU)
USDA NIFA
$734,802
2012-2015
CEFS Long-Term Systems Research: Providing the Building Blocks for Resilient Food Production Systems
PI C. Reberg-Horton, N. Creamer, P. Mueller, J. Grossman, F. Louws , S. Hu, D. Orr, S. Bowen, J.-M. Luginbuhl, S. Petresemoli, M. Poore, S. Washburn, M. Schroeder-Moreno, Y. Cardoza (NCSU); J. O'Sullivan, C. Raczkowski, B. Gray, G. Ejimakor (NCA&TSU)
SARE
$286,684
2012-2015
Quantifying the Multiplier Effect: What Sustainable Local Food Systems can Mean to Local Communities (See
project description
D. Marticorena, N. Creamer (NCSU), J. OÌ¥Sullivan (NCA&TSU), D. Swenson (Iowa State), D. Hughes (Clemson)
SARE Project# LS12-248
$211,000
2012-2015
Preventing Obesity by Design in Wake County
Joanna Massey Lelekacs, Nancy Creamer
Natural Learning Initiative, NCSU (Via John Rex Endowment)
$17,199
2012-2015
NC Choices - Helping Meat Processors Professionalize and Conduct Training
Jennifer Curtis, et al
NC Rural Center
$325,000
2012-2014
Youth Food Initiative (Planning and Capacity-Building)
Tes Thraves
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC
$75,000
2012-2013
Food System Assessment for Forsyth County
. Nancy Creamer, et al
Forsyth Futures
$19,680
2012
Support for 2012 Carolina Meat Conference
McKissick and Curtis
USDA SARE
$10,000
2012
Small Equipment Grant for a BioTek H1 spectroscopic and fluorescent plate reader
Grossman, J. Long, T., Shi, W., Perera, I., Haigler, C.
NCSU College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
$12,500
2012
Sowing the Seeds for Effective Urban Agriculture Leaders through Student-Community Partnerships
Grossman, J., Schroeder, M., Jayaratne, K.S.U.
NCSU Office of Extension & Engagement & Economic Development
$10,000
2012
Contributions of Legume Cover Crop Root System to Soil Carbon Pools in Organic Systems Using Different Termination Strategies
Jani, A. and Grossman, J.
USDA SARE
$10,997
2012
Enhancing Food Security by Cultivating Resilient Food Systems and Communities: Place-Based Foodshed Analysis From Research to Community Practice
PI Susan Clark (Virginia Tech), Co-PI Michelle Schroeder-Moreno (NCSU), Cheryl Bown (West Virginia University)
USDA NIFA
$2,041,100
2011-2015
Youth Food Initiative
Tes Thraves, Liz Driscoll (NC 4-H)
USDA NIFA Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (subcontract from Inter-Faith Food Shuttle)
$115,000
2011-2014
Evaluating the potential of winter cover crops for carbon sequestration in degraded soils transitioning to organic production (See
project description
J. Grossman, Shuijin Hu, W. Shi, G. Reddy
USDA Integrated Organics Program
$700,000
2011-2013
Educating and Training Future Farmers, Ranchers, and Extension Personnel in Sustainable Agriculture
PI Rose Konieg (University of Florida), Co-PI Michelle Schroeder-Moreno
USDA SARE
$245,000
2010-2013
Lighting up the black box: Improving legume performance on organic farms by optimizing microbially-mediated plant and soil nitrogen cycling processes
J. Grossman, M. Schroeder-Moreno, W. Shi, S. Bowen
SARE Research and Education Project (Project No.
LS10-227
$192,000
2010-2013
Evaluation of herbal remedies as alternatives to antibiotic therapy in dairy cattle
K.A. Mullen, S.P. Washburn, K.L. Anderson
SARE Graduate Student Project (Project No.
GS10-094
$9,990
2010-2012
Predictors of short-term nitrogen availability in organic farming systems that utilize warm season cover crops
S. O'Connell, N. Creamer
SARE Graduate Student Project (Project No.
GS10-088
$10,000
2010-2012
Organic Canola and Spelt Production
Reberg-Horton, S.C., Hamilton, M.N.
NC Tobacco Trust Fund Commission
$73,500
2010-2012
Managing Field Borders for Weed and Seed Predators
A.F. Fox, S.C. Reberg-Horton
SARE Graduate Student Project
$9,856
2010-2012
Preparing Students for a Diverse Future: Designing a Cultural Competency Training Program for Community Engagement in Agriculture
Julie Grossman, S. Smith, L. Driscoll
NCSU Diversity Mini-Grant Program
$3,000
2010-2011
Farmhand Foods: An Innovative Enterprise to Help Build a Sustainable Local Food Economy
PIs Jennifer Curtis, Kathy Kennel
N.C. Rural Economic Development Center Economic Innovations Grant through the N.C. Agricultural Foundation
$75,000
2010
Farmhand Foods Soft Launch
PIs Jennifer Curtis, Kathy Kennel
N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund through the N.C. Agricultural Foundation
$70,560
2010
10% Campaign: Growing Demand for Local Foods in North Carolina
Nancy Creamer
Golden Leaf Foundation
$300,000
2010
Cabarrus County Community Food System Assessment Proposal
Nancy Creamer
Cabarrus County
$31,500
2010
Facilitating Institutional Change in the Cooperative Extension Service Through the Development of County-Based Food Systems Initiatives
Nancy Creamer
Alces Foundation
$9,000
2010
Bringing New Farmers to the Table: a Comprehensive Support Program to Meet North Carolina's 10% Local Food Challenge
Nancy Creamer
USDA NIFA
$750,000
2010
Effects of vermicompost on pollinator nutrition
PI Yasmin Cardoza; C. Grozinger, Entomology, PSU and K. Harris, Food Science NCSU, Co-PIs
Private donor
$18,000
2010
Instruction of a USDA Sponsored Course: Pastureland Ecology I
Matt Poore, Jean-Marie Luginbuhl
NRCS, National Employee Development Center
$46,492
2010
Predictors of Short-term Nitrogen Availability in Organic Farming Systems That Utilize Warm Season Cover Crops
S. O'Connell
SARE Graduate Student Award
$10,000
2010
Multiple livestock species integrated parasite management train-the-trainer programs with on-farm, computer-based and traditional training sessions
Niki Whitley
SARE Professional Development Program (Project No.
ES10-105
$86,105
2010
To repel or kill: A population ecology approach to developing a new model for horn fly management in beef and dairy cattle systems (See
project description
B.A. Mullens, A. Gerry, D.W. Watson, J. Zhu
USDA CAR
$111,798
2009-2013
Farmer driven breeding: Addressing the needs of Southeastern organic field crop producers
S.C. Reberg-Horton, G.T. Place, T.E. Carter, M.M. Goodman, T.G. Isleib, J.P. Murphy, M. Sligh
USDA OREI
$1,174,942
2009-2012
Increasing access to "good" food for all North Carolina citizens while rebuilding a local sustainable food economy and engaging youth (See
project description
PIs include Nancy Creamer, Jennifer Curtis
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
$1,535,349
2009-2012
Research and educational support for organic dairy farming in the South (See
project description
S.P. Washburn, K.L. Anderson, G.A. Benson, M.L. Alley, S.E. Johnson (Note: Includes subcontract to University of Arkansas for $95,993; J.A. Pennington, K.M. Loftin, K.W. VanDevender, R. Rainey, D. Philipp)
SARE Research and Education Project (Project No.
LS09-224
$250,000
2009-2012
Improving weed and insect management in organic reduced-tillage cropping systems
S.C. Reberg-Horton
USDA OREI
$59,000
2009-2012
Assessment of the diversity of entomopathogens in vermicomposts and their potential as biological control agents for agricultural insect pests
Andrea Torres-Barragan (host PI Yasmin Cardoza)
NSF minority postdoctoral fellowship
$189,000
2009-2012
Evaluating vermicompost mediated host plant resistance as a sustainable alternative to manage agricultural insect pests
Yasmin J. Cardoza, PI Amos G. Little
SARE Graduate Student Project (Project No.
GS09-078
$9,810
2009-2011
Community gardening: Building community capacity, connecting with curriculum, and establishing new community and campus networks
PI J. Grossman
N.C. State University Office of Extension, Engagement & Economic Development (EEED) Seed Grant
$7,500
2009-2010
Cultural practices to improve the control of Italian Ryegrass
S.C. Reberg-Horton, R. Weisz, J.P. Murphy
N.C. Small Grain Growers Association
$3,000
2009-2010
Optimizing the roll kill/no-till system for organic soybean production
S.C. Reberg-Horton
N.C. Soybean Producers Association
$14,087
2009-2010
Stockpiled fescue for winter grazing beef cattle: A pilot educational program
M. Poore
N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund Commission
$41,723
2009-2010
Taking it Statewide: Growing Sustainable Food Systems Capacity and Outcomes Across North Carolina
Nancy Creamer
USDA SARE
$14,950
2009
Train the trainers in community-based food systems: a project-oriented case study team approach
Nancy Creamer, Alice Ammerman, Keith Baldwin, Debbie Bost, Sarah Bowen, Blake Brown, Rudi Colleredo-Mansfield, Jennifer Curtis, Ginger Deason, Lis Driscoll, Carolyn Dunn, Bullen Gary, Natalie Hampton, Charlie Jackson, Robin Kohanowich, Danny McConnell, Roland McReynolds, Jean Mills, John O'Sullivan, Debbie Roos, William Shelton, Tes Thraves, Hillary Wilson
SARE Professional Development Program (Project No.
ES09-095
$99,266
2009
Reduced tillage in organic systems: A soil and water quality imperative (See
project description
J.P. Mueller, H. Shuijin, S.C. Reberg-Horton, C.W. Raczkowski
SARE Research and Education Project (Project No.LS08-210)
$190,000
2008-2012
Determining the realized niche of C. benghalensis by studying the effects of temperature, nutrients and light (Note: Subcontract of Commelina benghalensis: Biological, cultural and environmental factors that contribute to/limit invasion, distribution and range of this noxious weed threat to U.S. agriculture. University of Florida.)
T. Rufty
USDA NRI
$107
2008-2011
Drought response/pasture management education program
Poore, Benson, Hansen, Johnson, Turner
N.C. Rural Economic Development Center
$193,813
2008-2011
Push-pull fly management for deep bedded swine barns (See
project description
D.W. Watson, W.M. Morrow, R.M. Roe
Regional Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Competitive Grants Program � Southern Region
$97,897
2008-2011
Crop residues as emergency feeds for beef cattle
Poore, Turner, Hansen, Johnson, Alley
N.C. Agricultural Foundation
$16,279
2008-2010
Reducing tillage in organic grain production with an innovative cover crop management system
S.C. Reberg-Horton, M. Gibbs, J.P. Mueller, A. Meijer, J. Grossman, M.N. Hamilton.
USDA NRCS CIG
$249,289
2008-2010
Identification of genetic markers related to feed efficiency in beef cattle
Ashwell, Cassady, Huntington, Poore, Whisnant, Hansen
N.C. Cattlemen̥s Foundation
$10,500
2008-2010
Testing the potential for compost teas for environmentally-friendly integrated pest management
PI Yasmin Cardoza; Paul Mueller Co-PI
USDA - Borlaug Fellowship
$15,296
2008-2010
Pasture raised pork operations in North Carolina: What are the soil health costs and benefits of raising hogs outdoors? (See
project description
PI J. Grossman
N.C. Agriculture Foundation
$38,996
2008-2010
Strategies for managing risk in forage-based production systems for direct marketed beef
M. Poore
Southern Risk Management Education Center
$28,108
2008-2009
New market opportunities for farmers in North Carolina
D. Robertson, S.C. Reberg-Horton, D. Marshall, R. McReynolds
Golden LEAF Foundation
$83,000
2008-2009
New tools to make organic no-till soybeans and corn a reality
S.C. Reberg-Horton, C. Crozier, A. Meijer, M. Gibbs, D. Huber, G. Place, A. Smith
SARE On-Farm Research/Partnership Project (Project No.
OS08-042
$14,917
2008-2009
Traits of interest for improving weed suppressive ability in soybean during the critical period for weed competition
G.T. Place, S.C. Reberg-Horton
Southern Region SARE Graduate Student Grant (Project No.
GS08-073
$9,972
2008-2009
Weed management tactics for no-till organic soybean production
S.C. Reberg-Horton, G.T. Place, A. Meijer
N.C. Soybean Producers Association Inc.
$9,963
2008-2009
Potential of grafting to improve nutrient management of heirloom tomatoes on organic farms
S. O'Connell, M. Peet, F.J. Louws, C. Rivard, K. Dawson, S. Hartmann, A. Hitt
Southern Region SARE Graduate Student Grant (Project No.
GS07-060
$10,000
2008
Building North Carolina's Local Food Economy
Nancy Creamer and Jennifer Curtis
Agricultural Advancement Consortium of the NC Rural Center
$25,000
2008
From Farm to Fork: Building a Local Food Economy in North Carolina
Nancy Creamer
Golden Leaf Foundation
$117,550
2008
Building a Local Food Economy in North Carolina
Nancy Creamer and Jennifer Curtis
Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
$50,000
2008
Endowed Chair Program in Community-Based Food Systems
Creamer and Maxwell (for Dean Johnny Wynne)
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
$1,575,000
2008
Endowment in Sustainable Agriculture, Local and Community Food Systems (to North Carolina A&T State University)
John M. O'Sullivan
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
$1,500,000
2008
Public Health Impact of Moving Toward a Sustainable Food System in North Carolina: Informing Policy
PI Ammerman (UNC) with several cooperating partners
Gillings Innovation Lab
$74,981
2008
Managing Farm Energy Risks in the RMA Raleigh Region
Moore, Creamer
Risk Management Agency grant, National Center for Appropriate Technology subcontract
$14,000
2008
NC Choices Supplemental Grant
Creamer and Curtis
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
$72,000
2008
Energy Training for Agriculture Professionals in the Southern SARE Region
Moore and Creamer
USDA SARE PDP, subcontract with National Center for Appropriate Technology
$17,500
2008
Grafting tomatoes on disease-resistant rootstocks for small-scale organic production
S. O'Connell, M. Peet, F.J. Louws, C. Rivard
Organic Farming Research Foundation
$11,174
2008
Grafting tomatoes in multi-bay high tunnels as a way to overcome soil-borne diseases
Steve Groff, Cary Rivard
Northeast Region SARE Farmer/Rancher Project (Project No.
FNE08-636
$5,992
2008
A multi-disciplinary approach to improve the environmental performance of niche pork production systems and marketability of heritage swine breeds
Sang Oh, Dana Hanson, Morgan Morrow, Charles Raczkowski, Todd See
Southern Region SARE Research and Education Project (Project No.
LS08-211
$175,000
2008
Whole farm-level evaluation of field border vegetation effects on organic management of insect pests and weed seed banks, and on farmland wildlife (See
project description
David Orr, Chris Reberg-Horton, Chris Moorman, Yasmin Cardoza
USDA-CSREES Integrated Organic Program
$347,814
2008
Selecting cover crops for diverse functions: An integrated soil management approach for organic strawberry production in North Carolina
M.S. Schroeder-Moreno, G. Fernandez, N. Creamer, S. Bellamy, J. Iseley, K. Lee, J. Vollmer, D. Wechsler
SARE Research and Education Project (Project No.
LS07-200
$200,000
2007-2010
Combined effects of elevated N deposition and elevated carbon dioxide on mycorrhizal mediation of N acquisition and cycling by vegetation
M.S. Schroeder, S. Hu, T. Rufty
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
$30,234
2007-2009
Cover crop mulches for no-till organic onion production (See
project description
PI Emily Vollmer
NC Beautiful, Governor & Mrs. Dan K. Moore Fellowship
$10,000
2007-2008
Organic no-till vegetable production systems in summer cover crops
NCSU Agriculture Foundation Graduate Assistantship Award
$34,000
2007-2008
Cover crop mulches for no-till organic onion production (See
project description
PIs Emily Vollmer, Nancy Creamer
Southern Region SARE Graduate Student Grant
$10,000
2007
The Independent Small Animal Meat Processors Association of Western North Carolina
PI Smithson Mills (Creamer and Curtis as cooperators)
Planning grant from the Value Added Producers Grant Program
$20,000
2007
A multi-disciplinary approach to improve the environmental performance of niche pork production systems and marketability of heritage swine breeds (See
project description
Sang Hyon Oh, Dana Hanson, Morgan Morrow, Charles W. Raczkowski, Todd See, Ronaldo Vibart
SARE R&E
$219,336
2007
Center for Environmental Farming Systems Seasons of Sustainable Agriculture Education and Outreach Series
Nancy Creamer, Lisa Forehand
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
$10,000
2007
Demonstrating and supporting adoption of innovative conservation practices on outdoor hog production systems in North Carolina (See
project description
Morgan Morrow, Nancy Creamer, Jennifer Curtis
USDA NRCS, Conservation Innovation Grant
$929,900
2007
Developing a model community-based food system in Wayne County, North Carolina
Nancy Creamer, Sarah Ash, Alice Ammerman, Michelle Schroeder-Moreno, Steve Moore
NCSU Extension and Engagement
$10,000
2007
Conducting a statewide assessment for the economic and job creation potentials of developing a local food economy
Creamer and Curtis
NCSU Economic Development Partnership
$17,000
2007
Developing an organic grain industry in North Carolina
S.C. Reberg-Horton, R.W. Heiniger, C.R. Crozier, A. Meijer, T. Kleese, L. Elworth, M.N. Hamilton
Golden Leaf Foundation
$100,000
2007
Grafting to improve organic vegetable production in field and high tunnel systems
Kleinheinz et al (Louws/Peet)
USDA � Organic
$849,072
2007
Increasing the grain supply for organic dairies in North Carolina
S.C. Reberg-Horton, M.N. Hamilton
Organic Valley
$35,502
2007
Kellogg Action Lab for resources and access to consulting services to facilitate organizational development
Nancy Creamer
$700
2007
National Farm to School Network Program Evaluation
Nancy Creamer, consulting role (Submitting agency: UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention)
$3,000
2007
Organic dairy training conferences and educational materials for professionals (See
project description
Steven Washburn, Geoffrey Benson, Sue Ellen Johnson, Kevin Anderson, Mark Alley
SARE-PDP
$45,740
2007
Promoting on-farm energy efficiency. Subcontract to National Center for Appropriate Technology for a USDA Risk Management Agency grant
Steve Moore
$8,000
2007
Push-pull fly management for deep bedded swine barns (See
project description
Wes Watson, Morgan Morrow, Michael Roe
Southern IPM, CSREES
$97,000
2007
Wayne County local food initiative (See
project description
Tonya Moore, Nancy Creamer, Danielle Baptiste
Southern Region Sustainable Agriculture Working Group
2007
An interdisciplinary team approach to building international collaboration in organic agriculture
J.P. Mueller, J-M. Luginbuhl, S.G. Bullen, N. Creamer, S. Kathariou, M.S. Schroeder
USDA CSREES Science and Education Resources Development (SERD) Grant
$100,000
2006-2011
Agroforestry and grazing lands conservation demonstration
J.P. Mueller, J-M. Luginbuhl, F. Cubbage
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
$102,000
2006-2010
Pasture Pork 101: Comprehensive agent training in pasture-based hog production
Todd See, Susan Mellage, Sarah Morgan
Southern Region SARE Professional Development Program (Project No.
ES06-083
$62,500
2006-2008
Opportunities for pasture-raised Jersey beef in the Southeast (See
project description
S.P. Washburn, M. Day, D. Hanson, V. Fellner, J. Peterson, M. Poore
USDA Southern Region SARE Program � On-Farm Research
$14,952
2006-2008
Developing an Organic Grain Industry in North Carolina
S.C. Reberg-Horton, R.W. Heiniger, C.R. Crozier, P.R. Weisz, A. Meijer, M.G. Burton, M.N. Hamilton
Office of Extension, Engagement, and Economic Development, N.C. State University
$9,615
2006
Developing an organic grain industry in North Carolina
S.C. Reberg-Horton, R.W. Heiniger, C.R. Crozier, A. Meijer, M.G. Burton, P.R. Weisz, T. Kleese, L. Elworth, M.N. Hamilton
Golden LEAF Foundation
$150,000
2006
Fostering organic grain production in North Carolina
S.C. Reberg-Horton, C.R. Crozier, M.G. Burton, R.W. Heiniger, P.R. Weisz, J.P. Murphy, M.N. Hamilton, G.L. Ambrose
N.C. Agricultural Foundation
$59,256
2006
Grafting rootstocks onto heirloom and locally adapted tomato selections to confer resistance to root-knot nematodes and other soilbourne diseases and to increase nutrient uptake efficiency in an intensive farming system for market gardeners
M. Peet, F.J. Louws
$193,000
2006
Microarray analysis and functional assays to assess microbial ecology and disease suppression in soils under organic or sustainable management (See
project description
Frank Louws, Shuijin Hu, Paul Mueller
SARE Research and Education Project (Project No.
LS05-173
$250,000
2005-2009
Sustainability indicators as management tools to guide farmers, scientists, policy makers and the general public (See
project description
PIs Wossink, Brownie, Mueller, O'Sullivan
Southern Region SARE
$250,000
2005-2008
Working Together to Strengthen North Carolina's Agricultural Future
Lead PI Creamer with co-PIs Monaco, Kleese (Carolina Farm Stewardship Association), Marlow (Rural Advancement Foundation International), Hamrick (NC Farm Bureau)
Institute of Conservation Leadership
$4,000
2005-2006
Working Together to Strengthen North Carolina's Agricultural Future
Lead PI Creamer with co-PIs Monaco, Kleese (Carolina Farm Stewardship Association), Marlow (Rural Advancement Foundation International), Hamrick (NC Farm Bureau)
Institute of Conservation Leadership
$4,000
2005-2006
Transitioning to an organic pasture-based dairy-beef production system (See
project description
S.P. Washburn, E.A. Coite, M.H. Poore, J.T. Green, Jr., D.J. Hanson, M.A. Drake
N.C. Extension IPM Program
$13,528
2005-2006
Direct market training for agricultural professionals
S. Gary Bullen
Southern Region SARE Professional Development Program
$96,757
2005
Inducing disease resistance and increased production in organic heirloom tomato production through grafting
C. Rivard, F.J. Louws
Southern SARE (graduate student competition)
$10,000
2005
Proposal to Fund a Grantee Networking Gathering
PI Creamer
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
$17,211
2005
Evaluation of Cover Crops in Conservation Tillage for Organic Production Systems
PI Creamer with graduate student Treadwell
SARE
$14,608
2005
Reducing off-farm grain inputs on northeast organic dairy farms
S.C. Reberg-Horton, D.P. Marcinkowski, J.M. Halloran, T.S. Griffin, E.R. Gallandt, J.M. Jemison, R. Kersbergen, M.R. Stokes, G.W. Anderson, C.G. Schwab, P.S. Erickson
CSREES Integrated Organic Program
$827,274
2005
Using cover crops and crop diversity to optimize ecologically-based weed management
W.S. Curran, D.A. Mortensen, M.E. Barbercheck, T.S. Hoover, A.G. Hulting, R.J. Hoover, S.C. Reberg-Horton, E.R. Gallandt
SARE Program
$98,000
2005
SANREM CRSP III. Field Based Systems (Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management -- Cooperative Research Program)
Lead NC State PI Mueller with co-PI Creamer
US AID
$60,000
2004-2006
Can sorghum sudangrass grown as a summer cover crop for organic no-till vegetable production double as a cash crop for the organic hay market? (See
project description
Denise McKinney, Nancy Creamer, Michael Wagger
Organic Farming Research Foundation
$6,155
2004
Development of effective on-farm beneficial insect habiat for improved insect pest management (See
project description
David Orr, Mike Linker
NCDA PETF
$84,645
2004
A Proposal for Collaboration between NC State and HASNA: A Training Initiative at CEFS for Turkish Agriculture Professionals
Lead PI Mueller with co-PI Creamer
HASNA
$39,908
2004
N2-fixation and weed competition: breaking the connection between crops and weeds (See
project description
PIs Michael Burton, Nancy Creamer, Tom Rufty
SARE Research and Education Grant: LS04-158
$248,000
2004
Partnership with the public: An alternative food systems model for swine in North Carolina (See
project description
PIs Nancy Creamer, Michael Schulman, Sarah Ash
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
$600,000
2004
Evaluation of beneficial insect habitat for organic farms (See
project description
PI David Orr
SARE Research and Education Grant: LS04-161
2004
Examining pasture-based dairy systems to optimize profitability, environmental impact, animal health and milk quality (See
project description
S.P. Washburn, G.A. Benson, J.A. Bertrand, J.H. Fike, J.T. Green, Jr., G.E. Groover, T.C. Jenkins, K.E. Saker
USDA Southern Region SARE Program
$226,903
2003-2006
Evaluation of beneficial insect habitat for organic farms (See
project description
Lisa Forehand, David Orr, Mike Linker
Southern Region SARE Graduate Student Award
$10,000
2003
A national model for agroecology instruction (See
project description
PIs H. Michael Linker, J. Paul Mueller, Nancy Creamer
USDA Higher Education Challenge Grant
$100,000
2003
Farmer research education program
S.C. Reberg-Horton, S. Seiter
SARE Program
$141,471
2003
Natural areas of vegetation and their influence on weed populations in neighboring fields (See
project description
Susan Jelinek, J. Paul Mueller, Nancy Creamer, Michael Burton, Cavell Brownie
Southern Region SARE Graduate Student Award
$10,000
2003
Reaching out to NC Extension Agents and Farmers via the Research Triangle Park Multi-farm Community Supported Agriculture CSA Initiative
Lead PI Nartea, co-PIs Creamer and Ranells
Small Farm Program
$8,000
2003
Threshold-based cover cropping strategies for weed management
E.R. Gallandt, S.C. Reberg-Horton, E.B. Mallory, W.S. Curran, D.A. Mortensen, M.E. Barbercheck, R.J. Hoover
CSREES Northeastern Region IPM
$174,989
2003
An efficient nutrient management tool for animal waste (See
project description
Keith Baldwin, Noah Ranells
Animal and Poultry Waste Management Center
2002
Survey of Organic Grain/Feed Supply in the Southern Region
PI Creamer
USDA Agriculture Marketing Service
$20,000
2002
Biological fitness and productivity in range-based systems comparing standard turkey varieties and inudstrial stocks (See
project description
Paul Mueller, Jean-Marie Luginbuhl, Matt Poore (Lead: Don Bixby, American Livestock Breeds Conservancy)
Southern Region SARE
$1,700
2002
Developing an alternative food systems model and implementation plan for swine in North Carolina (See
project description
PIs Nancy Creamer, Michael Schulman, Sarah Ash, with approximately 25 additional cooperators representing many departments at NCSU and NCA&TSU, NGOs, government agencies, farmer groups and farmers
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
$100,000
2002
Herbivore host choice and impact on sevenPhysalis species (See
project description
Melanie Bateman, Nicole Benda, Fred Gould
NSF Pre-doctoral Fellowship
2002
Evaluation of Cover Crops and Conservation Tillage for Conventional and Organic Sweetpotato Production in North Carolina
PI Creamer with co-PI Schultheis
NC Agriculture Foundation Annual Assistantship Award
$88,135
2001-2005
Using Animal Waste for Horticultural Compost Production
PI Ranells, Co-PIs Creamer, Baldwin, Green
NC Agriculture Foundation, Annual Assistantship Award
$69,836
2001-2004
Developing and Evaluating Vegetable Conservation Tillage Systems at the Center for Environmental Farming Systems
PI Creamer
NC Agriculture Foundation, Annual Assistantship Award
$68,492
2001-2004
Assessment of flood impacts on agricultural soils (See
project description
Paul Mueller, Mary Barbercheck, Melissa Bell, Cavell Brownie, Michael Casteel, Nancy Creamer, Shuijin Hu, H. Mike Linker, Frank Louws, Michael Wagger
N.C. Agriculture Foundation
$147,000
2001
Breeding a better cover crop: A screen of rye germplasm for weed suppression and nitrogen scavenging (See
project description
Chris Reberg-Horton, Nancy Creamer, Noah Ranells
Southern Region SARE Graduate Student Award
$10,000
2001
Integrated management of pasture flies for beef and dairy cattle in North Carolina (See
project description
Wes Watson, Mike Stringham, Matt Poore, Jim Green, Steve Washburn
USDA, CSREES, Integrated Pest Management Grants Program, Southern Region
$95,014
2001
Revitalizing farms and communities through high value organic production: Demonstration, education, and marketing (See
project description
Nancy Creamer, Noah Ranells, Theresa Nartea
Golden LEAF Foundation, Inc.
$204,000
2001
Long-term, large-scale systems research directed at agricultural sustainability (See
project description
Paul Mueller, Nancy Creamer, Mike Linker, Frank Louws, Mary Barbercheck, Cavell Brownie, Michael Wagger, Michele Marra, Shuijin Hu, Charles Raczkowski, Joan Ristaino
SARE
$230,000
2001
Diversity and activities of soil microflora and mesofauna: Influence on soilborne pathogenic fungi (See
project description
Shuiji Hu
USDA NRI
$214,000
2000
Evaluation of cover crops and conservation tillage for conventional and organic sweetpotato production in North Carolina (See
project description
Danielle Treadwell, Nancy Creamer
Southern Region SARE Graduate Student Award
$9,927
2000
Impact of agricultural systems on soil quality ans sustainability (See
project description
PIs Mary Barbercheck, Frank Louws, Steve Koenning, Michael Wagger, Charles Raczkowski
Southern Region SARE
$191,000
2000
Interactions between predators and insect-parasitic nematodes in soil (See
project description
Marie Newman, Mary Barbercheck
SARE Graduate Student Award
$10,000
2000
Training in alternative research strategies for sustainable farming systems (See
project description
Keith Baldwin, Scott Marlow, Noah Ranells, Frank Louws, Nancy Creamer
SARE PDP
$101,700
2000
Revitalizing small and mid-sized farms: Organic research, education, and extension (See
project description
Frank Louws, Nancy Creamer, Mike Linker, Mary Barbercheck, Shuijin Hu, Ada Wossink, Steve Koenning, Micheal Wagger, Cavell Brownie (with Ohio State University, Iowa State University, Tufts University, Organic Farming Research Foundation)
USDA IFAFS
$1,800,000
2000
Impact of Cover Crop and Nitrogen Rate on Weeds
co-PIs Wagger, Monks, Baldwin, and O'Farrell
Extension IPM grant (research-based)
$7,207
2000
Developing Web Resources for Sustainable Agriculture
Lead PI Creamer and cooperator Kleese
University Extension Grant (Cooperative project with Carolina Farm Stewardship Association)
$15,000
2000
Development of a Method for Estimating Potato Yield Losses Associated with Improper Seedpiece Placement and Seedpiece Decay Disease
Lead PI Cubeta with co-PI Creamer
NC Agriculture Foundation Assistantship Award
$38,194
1999-2001
Developing an intensive summer internship program in sustainable agricultural systems (See
project description
Nancy Creamer, Keith Baldwin, Mike Linker, Paul Mueller
Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation amd USDA Higher Education Challenge Grant
$96,605
1999
Strategies for transition to organic farming systems (See
project description
PIs Nancy Creamer, Paul Mueller, Michael Wagger, Michele Marra, David Monks, Mary Barbercheck, Frank Louws, Cavell Brownie, Ada Wossink, Steve Koenning
USDA-NRI Agriculture Systems
$380,000
1999
Reducing Chemical Use through the use of Cover Crops in no-till Vegetable Production Systems
PI Creamer
NC Agriculture Foundation
$3,450
1999
Enhancing Weed Suppression by Cover Crops in No-Till Vegetable Production Systems
PI Creamer
Agriculture Foundation Annual Assistantship Award
$45,381
1998-2000
A model for long-term, large-scale systems research directed toward agricultural sustainability (See
project description
PIs Paul Mueller, Nancy Creamer, Mike Linker, Frank Louws, Michael Wagger, George Wilson, Cavell Brownie. Cooperators: Mary Barbercheck, Carlyle Franklin, Charles Rzkowski, Larry King, Michele Marra, Ada Wossink, Matt Poore, Steve Washburn
SARE
$256,604
1998
Meeting the Information Needs for Farm Communities in Transition
Lead PI Creamer with co-PIs Louws and Baldwin
Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
$7,600
1998
Use of a constructed wetlands to remove nitrogen and phosphorus from pumped shallow groundwater (See
project description
PIs R.O. Evans, D. Osmond
Clean Water Management Trust Fund
1998
Building capacity in sustainable agriculture: A comprehensive training program in organic farming systems for cooperative extension agents, specialists, and other educators (See
project description
PIs Nancy Creamer, Frank Louws, George Wilson, with 26 faculty from NCSU and NCA&TSU participating in the training
SARE PDP
$97,500
1997
Effect of predators on entomopathogenic nematodes (See
project description
PI Mary Barbercheck
USDA NRI
$78,569
1997
Grazing management training to enhance the sustainability of pasture based beef production systems (See
project description
PIs Jim Green, Matt Poore
SARE Professional Development Program
$31,759
1997
Implementation, evaluation, and demonstration of riparian buffer and controlled drainage BMPs to reduce the impacts of animal production on water quality in the Neuse River Basin (See
project description
PIs Robert Evans, Wendell Gilliam, Greg Jennings, Steve Washburn, Jim Green, Matt Poore
EPA 319(h) funding through NCDWQ
$194,763
1997
Meeting the Information Needs for Farm Communities in Transition
Lead PI Creamer with co-PIs Louws and Baldwin
Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
$27,500
1997
Interactions between native and introduced entomopathogenic nematodes (See
project description
PI Mary Barbercheck
USDA NRI
$116,283
1997
Woodlot forestry research and development program level spreaders on conservation tillage unit (See
project description
PIs Carlyle Franklin, Dennis Hazel
US EPA, 319
$83,000
1997
Addressing Potato Stand Establishment Problems in NE North Carolina
Lead PI Creamer, co-PIs Cubeta, Crozier
NC Agriculture Foundation Grant
$3,275
1997
No-till Broccoli: Impact of Cover Crop and Nitrogen Rate on IPM and other Crop Production Factors
Creamer PI with Wagger, Monks, Baldwin, and O'Farrell
Extension IPM grant (research-based)
$6,749
1997
Establishment of a Weather Based Advisory System for Predicting Potato Late Blight in Eastern North Carolina
Lead PI Cubeta, project cooperator with several ag agents in eastern NC
NC Cooperative Extension Service Equipment Enhancement Funds
$12,500
1997
Using Cover Crops to Enhance IPM in Vegetable Production Systems
Lead PI Creamer with Rayburn, Campbell, and Haines
Extension IPM
$5,760
1996
Evaluating Potato Stand Establishment Problems in NE North Carolina
PI Creamer
NC Agriculture Foundation
$3,066
1996
An Evaluation of Summer Cover Crops as Weed Suppressive Mulches
PI Creamer
Organic Farming Research Foundation
$4,688
1995
Potato Health Management in North Carolina
Lead PI Cubeta with co-PI Creamer
Faculty Outreach and Professional Development Grants Program
$5,000
1995
TOTAL Grants
$95,563,200
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