ASPB joins Friends of ARS Coalition in support of FY17 ARS appropriation
ASPB joins Friends of the Agriculture Research Service Coalition (FARS) in support of Fiscal Year 2017 funding for the USDA Agricultural Research Service. Read the letter.
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AFRI Coalition in support of FY17 AFRI appropriation
ASPB joins AFRI Coalition in support of FY17 AFRI appropriation. Read the letter.
Plant scientists: GM technology a safe tool to help meet food supply demands Washington, DC
More than 1,000 scientists from nonprofit, corporate, academic, and private institutions say public doubts about genetically modified food crops are hindering the next Green Revolution. In a letter published in the journal Science, six researchers from three institutions explain their recent petition in support of science-based criteria in guiding the safe and effective employment of … Read more
Analysis of the President’s FY 2017 Budget Request
President Obama released the last budget request of his Administration on February 9th. The budget proposal nominally adheres to the top defense and non-defense discretionary spending levels agreed to by Congress in the fall of last year. However, the White House is relying on mandatory spending, which requires Congress to pass legislation to make these … Read more
Sharp & Leshner Op-Ed: “We Need a New Green Revolution”
In a New York Times Opinion article, Nobel Laureate Phillip Sharp and CEO Emeritus of AAAS Alan Leshner make a strong case for raising the level of funding for agriculture research. Such an increase is necessary to maintain agricultural productivity in response to challenges such as the prolonged drought in California and the avian flu … Read more