By Tiffany Stecker, E&E reporter, March 23, 2015
(Published by Environment & Energy Daily)
Agricultural research is a tough sell on the Hill. Though everyone benefits from it, it doesn’t offer the near-immediate gratification of other programs…Read more.
The Supporters of Agricultural Research (SoAR) Foundation today announced the appointments of Neil Dierks of the National Pork Producers Council, Chris Novak of the National Corn Growers Association, Erik Olson of Natural Resources Defense Council, and Richard Wilkins of the American Soybean Association to its board of directors.
Read MoreContact: Dan Klotz, 301-280-5756 / dklotz@burness.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SoAR Foundation: White House Budget Request Takes Significant Steps to Fund Competitive Agricultural Research Grants Program WASHINGTON, DC (February 10, 2020)—The Supporters of Agricultural Research (SoAR) Foundation applauds the Trump administration’s budget request of $600 million in FY2021 for the USDA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI). If approved by Congress, AFRI’s annual budget would move much closer to the 2008 Farm Bill authorization of $700 million; in FY2020 the program was funded at $425 million.
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The Supporters of Agricultural Research (SoAR) Foundation welcomes the proposed $435 million in FY2021 funding for the USDA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) that was included in legislation considered by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations’ Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies.
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