USDA NIFA leader visits UF/IFAS to see innovative research in action - News

Council for Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching (CARET) - APLU

Happy National Farmers Day! Here's some Utah farmer facts: 1. Agriculture remains a consistent economic producer for the state of Utah. 2. Farmers and ranchers generate more than $1 billion a year in raw products. 3. By the time those crops reach our dinner tables, they’ve added approximately $3 billion to the state’s economy. 4. More than 100,000 people in Utah are employed by agriculture and agribusiness. Source: https://buff.ly/2g5lLNe | Sutherland Institute

$200,000 NIFA grant to help women and minorities in STEM

The USDA's decision to bring Economic Research Service & National Institute of Food and Agriculture to Kansas City will get these important government agencies closer to the customers they serve & save taxpayers. https://www.blunt.senate.gov/news/videos/blunt-touts-usdas-selection-of-kansas-city-for-ers-and-nifa | Senator Roy Blunt