Source: Rod Swoboda, FARM FUTURES, 10/20/17


A broad coalition of 63 organizations involved in almost every facet of U.S. agriculture is asking Congress to double USDA’s research, education and extension budget. The coalition is submitting a letter today to U.S. House and Senate agriculture leaders asking for $6 billion in funding for these programs during the five-year life of the 2018 Farm Bill.

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