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.
The Supporters of Agricultural Research (SoAR) Foundation today announced new leadership, with the appointment of Dr. Margaret Zeigler as Interim President, and an expanded mission. The organization, which has focused on increasing the profile and funding of competitive agricultural research in the U.S., will now work to expand the overall investment in agricultural research around the world, a key solution to the changing climate and the growing hunger crisis.
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House and Senate leaders released the 2018 Farm Bill conference committee report, which includes public investments in research to help U.S. farmers meet the challenges facing the future of agriculture.
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Our rural communities, farmers, ranchers, foresters, and producers are at the epicenter of multiple challenges facing our country: the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, the need to strengthen and ensure parity in our interconnected food and agricultural systems, and competition with other countries to feed the growing world population while still meeting our country's nutritional needs. As we celebrate National Agriculture Week, strengthening investments in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs will help rebuild rural America, improve our agriculture and food systems, safeguard our national security, and provide solutions to climate change and additional resources for socially disadvantaged and veteran farmers, ranchers, and producers.
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