Source: GREENBOOK, 5/18/18


The U.S. has fallen behind in federal agriculture research and seed breeding investment: China has surpassed the country in spending since 2008. To combat low spending, Representatives Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Darren Soto (D-FL) introduced the Seeds for the Future Act to the House earlier this year. “For farm businesses to stay viable in today’s economy, they need to be able to overcome a host of obstacles, including increasingly extreme and unpredictable weather patterns, invasive pests and previously unseen crop diseases,” says Kanika Gandhi, policy specialist at the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition. “

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