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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Representatives Rodney Davis (IL-13) and Suzan DelBene (WA-1), the chair and ranking member of the House Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research, should be commended for showcasing science innovations achieved by our nation’s agricultural colleges and universities.
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Groundbreaking legislation welcomed by broad coalition Washington DC (September 10, 2019)—New legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) would mandate a budget increase for the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’s (USDA) four primary research agencies. Presently, private sector spending on food and agricultural research is nearly three times the amount invested by the federal government despite the funding sources being equivalent as recently as 2004.
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Everyone’s talking about the historic drought in California and how much water the farmers there need. Deep concern is understandable; they grow a large share of our country’s food supply.
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