By Editorial Staff, November 13, 2017
(Published on Omaha World-Herald)
This promising research is part of a broader effort to develop new strategies to address intestinal ailments such as Crohn’s disease…Read more.
The coalition’s letter to Congress outlines 10 specific policy recommendations, including funding recommendations aimed at new investments in public food and agriculture research and extension. It also presents policy recommendations focused on improving the coordination, oversight, efficiency, competitiveness, and responsiveness of our nation’s public agricultural research, education, and extension system.
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The FY2017 budget omnibus agreement reached by Congress last night includes a $25M increase for the US Dept. of Agriculture’s flagship competitive research program. The budget for the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) has now reached $375M, with the last two fiscal budgets providing a 15 percent boost.
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Farmers, beset with a plague of economic complications after 2019’s weather calamities, will need more scientific innovation to thrive in the future. A report released today by the Supporters of Agricultural Research (SoAR) Foundation illustrates how federally funded agricultural research generates outsized economic benefits that extend for decades. The report was released as Congress works on federal spending for Fiscal Year 2021 and additional economic stimulus to address the COVID-19 pandemic-generated economic downturn.
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