Profiles

Federal funding for competitive agriculture grants encourages more investigators both within traditional agriculture disciplines and from many other areas of science to propose innovative, … [More...]

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Founding Members

Welcome to SoAR! Supporters of Agricultural Research (SoAR): Focusing our best scientific minds on feeding America and the world. The following are our founding members: The Association of … [More...]

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Enlarging the Scientific Circle

In 2008 the United States Congress established the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) in response to long-standing call from the scientific community for a strong critically reviewed … [More...]

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Contact Us

SoAR members are working with policymakers and the public at large to help them understand why a sound, modern research policy is absolutely essential for achieving a host of national priorities—and … [More...]

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Latest News

PCAST report: Agricultural Preparedness & the Agriculture Research Enterprise

The President’s Council of Advisers on Science and Technology (PCAST) released a report last week urging a $700 million commitment of additional money for new agricultural research. The extra investment is to catch the nation’s agriculture research up with new challenges that have arisen in the last 30 years including climate change, land and water [...]

Campylobacter Bacteria in Cattle Manure may Survive Composting

“Contrary to popular belief, some disease causing bacteria may actually survive the composting process. Researchers from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada report in the February 2010 issue of the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology that campylobacter bacteria in cattle manure can survive composting and persist for long periods in the final product.” Read the full article at the [...]

Documents

pdf_iconThe How and Why of SoAR

pdf_iconAspirational Budget for AFRI

ppt_fileSoAR Powerpoint Presentation

pdf_iconAgriculture & Food Research Initiative Funding Request Letter to the Senate (FY 2014)

pdf_iconAgriculture & Food Research Initiative Funding Request Letter to the House (FY 2014)

Enlarging the Scientific Circle

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In 2008 the United States Congress established the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) in response to long-standing call from the scientific community for a strong critically reviewed agricultural research program that defines the key challenges in food and … READ MORE

All Hands on Deck for Agriculture

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Today, we look to agriculture to confront an array of challenges including obesity, energy independence, sustainable development and US global competitiveness. It’s time for an all-hands-on deck approach to research. … Read More

SoAR for Science

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Supporters of Agricultural Research (SoAR) is a new non-partisan science-based coalition seeking sound research policies that focus more of our best minds on feeding America and the world. SoAR is working with major research … Read More