Omaha World-Herald Editorial: Midlands Aids in Food Science Innovations

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SoAR Foundation Applauds Senate Appropriations Committee for Advancing a $25 Million Budget Increase for USDA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)

Today, the Supporters of Agricultural Research (SoAR) Foundation commended the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations for approving a $25 million increase for the USDA’s AFRI program for fiscal year 2017. If this funding level makes it to the finish line, AFRI will have received a 15 percent increase over the past two fiscal years.

SoAR Participation in NIFA’s Virtual Stakeholder Listening Session

To ensure high-quality research delivers benefits for farmers and consumers and sustains the environment, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) must listen to diverse viewpoints and expertise from all parts of the food and agriculture system. USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) recently held a virtual listening session. Stakeholders, customers, and partners were “invited to contribute your expert opinion on how Federal investments can best address current needs and challenges facing U.S. agriculture.”

Washington Post: Iowa Farmers Ripped Out Prairie; Now Some Hope it Can Save Them"

SoAR’s Retaking The Field report profiled Lisa Schulte-Moore of Iowa State University who used a USDA AFRI grant to show how strips of native prairie protects soil and water. As a result, The Washington Post featured Dr. Schulte-Moore and her team’s cutting-edge work.