Grants Awarded and Project Results
OFRF organic research and education & outreach
grants are awarded twice annually, during spring and
fall Board of Directors meetings. Projects generally are funded for
one year, and project investigators submit written results
of their work to OFRF upon completion of their project. These final
project reports are solely the work of the investigators and their
cooperators, are unedited, and are not normally subject to peer review.
This section of our website is where to find information about OFRF grants awarded and project results.
You can search for project information on a particular topic by using our search bar below. Or peruse project results by general topic area using the funded projects contents menu in the right sidebar.
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Grants Awarded Spring 2012
The OFRF Board of Directors awarded three new grants in March 2012 totalling $34,166.
All awards were made in partnership with the Clif Bar Family Foundation's Seed Matters campaign.
Research projects
Breeding day-neutral strawberry cultivators for organic production in the Pacific Northwest
--Patrick Moore, Washington State University Center,
Puyallup, Washington
This award continues OFRF support for a breeding effort to develop strawberry varieties that produce fruit over a 4-5 month period in the Pacific Northwest. In contrast, June-bearing strawberries only produce fruit for about one month. Increasing the availability of local, organic, high-quality strawberries from late spring to mid-fall will increase demand, overall consumption, and value of this crop.
(image source: Washington State Magazine, Summer 2010)
Developing "Organic-Ready" Maize Populations with Gametophytic Incompatibility (year 2)
--Frank Kutka, Seed We Need, Dickenson, North Dakota
The purpose of this five-year breeding project is to reduce transgenic contamination of organic corn grown in the USA by introducing genes that do not accept pollen from other corn varieties—including genetically modified varieties--into a number of modern corn populations. Thirty-seven populations and lines are currently in the development pipeline.
Education & Outreach Projects
Pollinator conservation strategies for organic seed producers
--Laura Parker, Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association
Montrose, Colorado
Contamination from genetically engineered (GE) crops poses serious risk to organic seed integrity, impacting the viability of organic farmers and credibility of organic products. Organic seed is the most critical link to producing organic products free of GE contaminants. The Contamination Avoidance and Testing Protocols Project (CATP) seeks to provide organic seed farmers with a Farmer’s Manual with protocols offering guidance on seed contamination avoidance, seed practice adherence standards, and case studies that showcase “best practices.”
(image source: OSGATA website)
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