Multistate Research Fund Impacts Program

ALT A ewe and two lambs stand in a green grassy field.

ALT Graphic illustration of two parents and two children in the middle of a circle. Illustrations of farm animals and wild animals spaced at intervals around the circle.

ALT Dairy cows with black and white coats stand in a dairy barn. Two cows face the camera. The others stand in their stalls. Photo courtesy of Dr. Mark Hanigan, Virginia Tech

ALT A row in an apple orchard is lined with small trees with many red apples.

ALT A woman pushes a cart down the aisle of a garden center. She smiles at the camera. Her cart holds a tray of plants with purple flowers. The aisles around her have many potted plants and hanging plants.

ALT Beef cattle stand in a lush green pasture. Some of the cattle are black, some are brown with white patches. One cow stands facing the camera with its tongue out licking its lips. The sky is bright blue with clouds.

ALT Aerial photo of a storage facility with many stacked crates of apples

ALT Three pigs stand facing the camera in a barn. The floor is covered in hay.

ALT Aerial drone photo of project scientists touring potato variety trial plots.

ALT A hog eats at a feeder in a barn.

ALT Raw pork chops rest on a cutting board surrounded by salt and pepper and rosemary.