In conjunction with the SoAR Foundation, The National Academies has officially announced the Breakthroughs 2030 study to produce a 10-year agenda for food and agriculture research. Nominations for the study’s lead committee are due by March 22. Please contact Tim Fink (tfink@supportagresearch.org or 571-257-7625) with any questions.
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The Supporters of Agricultural Research (SoAR) Foundation congratulates Thomas Vilsack on his confirmation by the United States Senate to be President Joseph Biden’s Secretary of Agriculture.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s research, education and Extension budget should be doubled to $6 billion during the five-year life of the 2018 farm bill, according to a broad coalition of 63 organizations involved in almost every facet of the U.S. agricultural sector.
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