By Bill Tomson, March 12, 2015
(Published by Politico)
It’s a bad year to ask Congress for a 38 percent raise, but that’s exactly what the Obama administration is doing on behalf of a new program that better fosters competition among the nation’s agricultural research universities…Read more.
A new effort to boost federal investment in agricultural research—FedByScience—was launched today in Washington, DC, bringing together 16 public and private universities. The initiative, timed with the release of the 2018 House Farm Bill, focuses on demonstrating to the public and policymakers the many ways that USDA-funded universities and researchers are creating a safer, healthier and more productive food system.
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The Supporters of Agricultural Research (SoAR) Foundation applauds the inclusion of increased funding for NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), USDA’s flagship competitive grants program, in the administration’s proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 budget.
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Publicly-supported research pays dividends to all Americans, Vincent "Zippy" Duvall said in an opinion piece that ran in The Hill today. Duvall is the new president of the American Farm Bureau Association and he has embraced the call for a more robust research program at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
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