Long-term ag research requires support from Congress

A research director says Congress making USDA’s Ag Research Service a priority is critical for the future of agricultural production. Phil Robertson is the director of Michigan State University’s Long-Term Agroecosystem Project. “The president’s budget cut the LTAR program and ARS pretty substantially,” he says. “That has not translated into actual cuts, though both the House and […]

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