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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 Foundation Announces a New Interim President and an Expanded Mandate

The Supporters of Agricultural Research (SoAR) Foundation today announced new leadership, with the appointment of Dr. Margaret Zeigler as Interim President, and an expanded mission. The organization, which has focused on increasing the profile and funding of competitive agricultural research in the U.S., will now work to expand the overall investment in agricultural research around the world, a key solution to the changing climate and the growing hunger crisis.

It’s a Bumper Crop of Innovation as National Academies Name the Committee to Drive Its Science Breakthroughs 2030 Initiative

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has named 13 renowned thinkers to the executive committee of Science Breakthroughs 2030, an initiative that will identify the most compelling scientific opportunities in food and agriculture in the next decade and beyond.