We focus on opportunities where direct support for farmers can improve agricultural outcomes and wild animal welfare. Our current focus areas are insecticide applications, commercial pollination services, mechanized harvesting, and biological control.
We run coordinated research programs to accelerate the science needed to improve these practices on farms, and work with farmers directly to deploy them in the field.
We focus on opportunities where direct support for farmers can improve agricultural outcomes and wild animal welfare. Our current focus areas are insecticide applications, commercial pollination services, mechanized harvesting, and biological control.
We run coordinated research programs to accelerate the science needed to improve these practices on farms, and work with farmers directly to deploy them in the field.
We focus on opportunities where direct support for farmers can improve agricultural outcomes and wild animal welfare. Our current focus areas are insecticide applications, commercial pollination services, mechanized harvesting, and biological control.
We run coordinated research programs to accelerate the science needed to improve these practices on farms, and work with farmers directly to deploy them in the field.
Pesticides protect crops but can also impact large numbers of wild animals. We research application methods and alternatives that keep fields productive while reducing harms to the animals on them.
Harvesting can disrupt ground-nesting birds, small mammals, and other wildlife that share cropland. We develop and promote practical techniques and timing strategies that help producers work around vulnerable animals during key seasons.
Agricultural productivity depends on the tools and resources farmers have access to, and farmers having the agency to use them effectively. We work to ensure farmers have the tools, data, and autonomy to make informed decisions about how their land is managed.
Insects and other invertebrates play essential roles in pollination, soil health, and pest control — yet they remain understudied. We support pioneering research into how agricultural practices affect these animals.
While we don’t accept unsolicited grant applications, we do want to hear from researchers interested in funding to help accelerate our work. You can learn more about what we work on and submit your interest here.
We primarily fund entomologists and ecologists who are equipped to study narrow questions related in agricultural technology applications, and the effects on animals of changes in agricultural practices.
Fairer Fields hires staff research roles (if you’re excited about our work, we’d love to see you apply). We also issue grants to labs to run specific projects. Our research staff conduct literature reviews, design experiments, and help coordinate our coordinated research programs. Grantees run specific empirical projects.
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