agInnovation Excellence in Multistate Research Award
Multistate Research exists because many agricultural challenges are shared across state lines and are too large or complex for any one state to solve alone. State Agricultural Experiment Stations must work together in meaningful, interdependent ways to address these shared priorities. True collaboration across states is a high bar and is a defining feature of the Multistate Research Program.
The agInnovation Excellence in Multistate Research Award recognizes research teams and scientists who exemplify this kind of collaboration. Each year, one outstanding Multistate Project is selected from nominations submitted by the five regional research associations. The project is evaluated by the agInnovation Science and Technology Committee and must demonstrate sustained, high-quality, and exceptional multistate research that advances shared goals and highlights the value of working across state boundaries.
Award Criteria and Nomination Process (2026-Multistate-Research-Award-Guidelines PDF)
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National Winners from the Southern Region:
- 2022- S1069 Research and Extension for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Applications in the US Agriculture and Natural Resources (PDF) S1069 Impact Statement
- 2019-S1056 Enhancing Microbial Food Safety by Risk Analysis (PDF)
- 2016-S1060 Fly Management in Animal Agricultural Systems and Impacts on Animal Health and Food Safety (PDF)
- 2013-SERA005 Sweet Potato Collaborators Conference (PDF)
- 2011-S1032 Improving the Sustainability of Livestock and Poultry Production in the US (PDF)
- 2009-S1039 Biology, Impact and Management of Soybean Insect Pests in soybean Production Systems (PDF)
- For Full list of Winners, visit: http://escop.info/ess-excellence-in-multistate-research-award-winners/
Southern Regional Winners
- 2020- S1067 Specialty Crops and Food Systems: Exploring Markets, Supply Chains and Policy Dimensions (PDF)
- 2021- S1074 Future Challenges in Animal Production Systems: Seeking Solutions through Focused Facilitation (PDF)
- 2022- S1069 Research and Extension for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Applications in the US Agriculture and Natural Resources (PDF)
- 2023- S1084 Industrial Hemp Production, Processing and Marketing in the U.S. (PDF)
- 2024- S1089 Advanced Understanding and Prediction of Pollutants in Critical Landscapes in Watersheds (PDF)
- 2025- S1089 Advanced Understanding and Prediction of Pollutants in Critical Landscapes in Watersheds (S1089 Impact Statement)