House Committee Studies Farm Bill's Research Title
Deadline for several provisions' implementation is here.
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Published: Oct 1, 2009
The House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research held a hearing Wednesday to review implementation of the research title of the 2008 Farm Bill. Congressman Tim Holden, D-Pa., chaired the hearing which featured testimony from three witnesses, including Dr. Rajiv Shah, the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics at USDA.
"We expect the changes we made in the 2008 Farm Bill will enhance cooperation and maximize efficiency throughout USDA's research agencies," Holden said. "Agricultural research is in high demand, and is an important investment in the future of our food, fiber, and fuel system."
Oct. 1 is the deadline for implementation of several significant provisions of the research title of the farm bill. The bill streamlined agricultural research by establishing a National Institute of Food and Agriculture. In addition, the bill created a new premier research program called the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative to meet the growing list of needs in agricultural research, extension, and education for food and agricultural sciences.
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