Source: FARM DOC DAILY, UNIV. OF ILLINOIS, 8/23/18


Conference negotiations for a 2018 farm bill reportedly continue behind the scenes, but with little indication about progress (Good, August 19, 2018).  In the meantime, a recent article in the Washington Post provided a reminder about important farm bill authorizations that get less political attention, including the Cooperative Extension Service and agricultural research (Fosdick, August 21, 2018).  This article contains a discussion on the topic of extension and research; note at the outset that by reading it you are consuming a product of Extension and research from the land grant university system (farmdoc daily, About Us).

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