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• University of Tennessee Secures $650,000 Federal Grant to Optimize Cattle Feed Efficiency Through Genomics

  Published: Apr 10, 2026

  Section: Environment

  Researchers at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture have launched a five-year study to investigate the complex biological interactions between cattle genetics and g...

• USDA Awards $2 Million to University of Michigan for Breakthrough Research on Airborne Bird Flu Deactivation

  Published: Mar 28, 2026

  Section: Research

  A multidisciplinary team led by the University of Michigan has secured a $2 million USDA grant to study how the H5N1 bird flu virus degrades in the air of enclosed livestock enviro...

• Arkansas Researchers Secure One Million Dollar Federal Grant to Automate Poultry Processing via Imitation Learning Robotics

  Published: Mar 11, 2026

  Section: Research

  Engineers at the University of Arkansas have developed ChicGrasp, an AI-powered robotic system designed to handle chicken carcasses in high-speed processing environments. Supported...