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Presented by:
American Society of Agronomy
Crop Science Society of America
Soil Science Society of America
Agronomic Science Foundation
March 16-17, 2015
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2017 ASA, CSSA & SSSA Congressional Visits Day
Sunday, March 12 Travel from airport by metro or cab to: A) The Hamilton Crown Plaza
1001 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20005 (202) 682-0111
The hotel is a 3 minute walk from the McPherson Square metro station on the blue, orange or silver line. Sunday night Dinner: On your own. The Hamilton Crown Plaza is about a 15 minute walk away from the downtown/Chinatown area of D.C. These are a few suggestions, but there are dozens of options in this area. (CCAs have Sunday dinner plans) C) Capitol City Brewing Company
1100 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005 Brewpub fare
D) District of Pi 910 F St NW, Washington, DC 20004 Specialty pizzas
E) Shake Shack 800 F St NW, Washington, DC 20004 Gourmet burgers
F) Matchbox 713 H St NW, Washington, DC 20001 Wood-fired pizza & new American
G) Vapiano 623-625 H St NW, Washington, DC 20001 Casual Italian
H) Zaytinya 701 9th St NW, Washington, DC 20001 Greek small plates
I) Brasserie Beck 1101 K St NW, Washington, DC 20005 Belgian cuisine
J) Proof 775 G St NW, Washington, DC 20001 New American
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2017 ASA, CSSA & SSSA Congressional Visits Day Monday, March 13 Breakfast: On your own. Breakfast suggestions Starbucks In the hotel Corner Bakery Café 1425 K St NW, Washington, DC 20005
Pret A Manger 1432 K St NW, Washington, DC 20533 Hamilton Crown Plaza restaurant
Meet in hotel lobby at 8:00am to walk to: Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) headquarters B on map) 1307 New York Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20005 1st floor conference room
8:30 am – 9:30 am Welcome – Ellen Bergfeld, CEO, Agronomy, Crops and Soil Science Societies Karl Anderson, Director of Government Relations
Introductions
9:30 am – 10:30am Sonny Ramaswamy, Director, USDA NIFA 10:30 am – 10:45 am Break 10:45 am – 11:00 pm Kira Mock, Program Manager for the AAAS Energy, Environment, and
Agriculture Fellowship Program 11:00 pm – 12:00 pm Congressional Science Fellow Panel:
Samuel Crowell, 2015 AAAS S&T Executive Branch Fellow, USDA Julia Bradley-Cook, 2016 ASA, CSSA, & SSSA Congressional Science Fellow Jimmy Zumba, 2017 ASA, CSSA, & SSSA Congressional Science Fellow
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm Crafting Your Message – Elizabeth Stulberg
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12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch (gather in your small groups) 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm Advocacy Training 2:00 pm – 2:15 pm Mock Meetings Demonstration 2:15 pm – 3:30 pm Group Meeting Practice 3:30 pm Wrap-up and Depart APLU 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm CVD Reception
Hamilton Crown Plaza Hotel, Franklin Room 1001 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20005
Tuesday, March 14 8:00 am – 9:00 am Meet with group members in hotel lobby to travel to Capitol Hill by metro (exact meeting time to be determined by group) 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Congressional Office Meetings (lunch will be determined by your group based on your schedule) 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm CVD Debriefing and Reception 502 C St NE, Washington, DC 20002
Agronomy, Crop and Soil Science Societies DC Headquarters
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Meeting with a Member of Congress or congressional staff is an excellent way to convey a message about an issue such as the importance of supporting funding for USDA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI). The meeting also offers you the opportunity to develop a long‐term relationship with your Congressional delegation. Before your meeting… Dress appropriately. We encourage you to wear business or business casual attire at your meeting. Remember to bring business cards if you have them. Do your homework. Before you go into each office, check if the Member is on any relevant committees. Check their website to see the issues they care about and think about how they could tie into your conversation. For each meeting, select a spokesperson (normally this will be the constituent). At the scheduled time of the meeting, the group will enter the office and the spokesperson will tell the office staff assistant you have a meeting. Include the time of your meeting and staffer’s name with whom you are meeting. Be on time and be prepared to wait. Changes in the legislative calendar and office activity often means Members and their staff are dealing with multiple meetings. Space can be limited in Congressional offices, so be flexible. It’s not a sign of disrespect if you end up having your meeting in the hallway. During your meeting…. Introduce yourself. Allow each CVD participant to introduce themselves. After everyone has been introduced, the spokesperson will begin by saying you are here to discuss funding for food, agriculture and natural resources research. (See the CVD Talking Points document for more suggestions) Be succinct. Most meetings last only about 15 minutes, so plan on getting to the point quickly. Use a short anecdote or offer facts that illustrate the value of food, agriculture and natural resources research. Try to tie in an economic or local impact, e.g., jobs created, money coming back to the district/state. Answer the “so what?” or “why should I care?” question Don't monopolize the conversation and don't patronize or complain to the Member or staff. Remember you are part of a team of scientists with the common goal of encouraging support for science research and education.
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Take notes, especially if there is anything the member and/or staffer wants follow-up information on. Write down any questions that are asked (especially ones that you couldn’t answer). For each meeting, assign one group member as the note taker. Be aware of the time, especially if you have another meeting soon after. If you’re getting short on time, gently wrap up the conversation and tell the staff members you will follow up on any questions they have. Ask for a photo. Even if you are not scheduled to meet with the member of Congress in person, ask if they are in the office and available for a quick photo. (Sometimes this can get you a minute or two of face-to-face time!) Make sure to get a photo if you are meeting with the member of Congress. Thank member/staffer for their time.
After your meeting… Fill out a meeting evaluation after each meeting. Make note of who you met with and what you discussed and any questions that are asked. This information will help the Science Policy Office continue to build a relationship with this office. Send a thank you note. After you return from your visit coordinate with your team members to send thank-you letters/emails to the staff and members. The DC staff will provide you with a template for drafting thank you notes. Thank-you notes should be emailed to staff and faxed or mailed to members. Be sure to include:
Relevant points discussed, especially asking for their support of $420 million for AFRI Respond to any informational requests Remind them that you are a resource for their office
Maintain Contact. Reach out to the staff members you met with at least twice a year. You won’t always get a response, but reminding them you are a resource is an important part of building a relationship with that office.
Remember to coordinate your activities with the Science Policy Office
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FY 2017 & FY 2018 Budget Numbers for AFRI
The “Ask”
For FY17, we’re asking for:
$375 million for AFRI (in both the House and Senate bills) Pass the agriculture appropriations bill No long-term Continuing Resolution
For FY18, we’re asking for:
$420 million for AFRI Bring closer to the goal of $700 million (authorized level)
Agency - Program FY16 Final President's FY17 Request House FY17 Senate FY17 Our
FY18 Request
USDA – AFRI
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Agriculture & Food Research
Initiative
$350 million
$700 million (total)
$375 million (discretionary)
$325 million (mandatory)
$375 million $375 million $420 million
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CVD Talking Points
After everyone introduces themselves, the spokesperson can tell member and/or staffer that you are here to
talk about the importance of agriculture research and make a funding request for the USDA competitive
research program – the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)
Introduce AFRI
AFRI is the premier competitive funding program for food, agriculture and natural resources research and thousands scientists across the country rely on this funding source for their research.
Use a short anecdote or tell a story that illustrates the value of agriculture research.
This is a good place for each participant to give a brief description about your research or profession and the potential impacts/outcomes of it.
You can also describe the economic impacts: highlight any research that addresses a district/state-specific issue, jobs created, money coming back to the district/state.
Talk about why you are involved in research. Try to make it personal. What does increased research funding mean for your future?
CCAs: How does federally funded research inform the recommendations you make to producers? Make the “Ask”.
Due to strong Congressional support, AFRI funding has steadily increased over the past four years. In FY17, both the House and Senate gave AFRI a $25 million increase to $375 million. We support the $375 million for AFRI in FY17 and hope Congress will pass the Agriculture
Appropriations bill, not a long-term Continuing Resolution.
We want to continue this momentum in FY18 by requesting $420 million for AFRI and eventually get to the fully authorized funding level of $700 million.
Rational for this level of funding for AFRI
AFRI is authorized to be funded up to $700 million, but is currently funded at $350 million. The gap between the authorized and the appropriated level represents missed research opportunities and loss
of innovation. (first graph on the one-pager)
There is a scientific need for this level of funding. AFRI consistently receives 3 times more proposals of scientific merit than it can fund. For example, in 2015, over 2,000 proposals were recommended for
funding, but because of AFRI’s budget, only 569 proposals were awarded funding. (second graph on the
one-pager)
Answer any questions or respond to comments they have about the Ask.
If the office is supportive, ask them to include AFRI in their office’s appropriations request letter.
You will follow up with their office in the next few weeks once the agriculture appropriations request deadlines are announced.
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2017 ASA, CSSA & SSSA Congressional Visits Day #SupportAgResearch
Sample tweets: On the Hill today asking @TomRooney to support funding for food and #ag research at the @USDA! #SupportAgResearch #Ag scientists help feed the world. @SenatorBurr, show your support for @USDA research in FY17 & FY18! #SupportAgResearch Talking to @KamalaHarris about the importance of @USDA research: food security, soil health, clean energy. #SupportAgResearch In DC telling @RepLynnJenkins about the #research I do at @KState! #SupportAgResearch .@ASA_CSSA_SSSA members are on the Hill today talking about the importance of #research at @USDA AFRI. #SupportAgResearch Last year Alabama received $2.1 million in @USDA AFRI grants. Keep investing @Robert_Aderholt. #SupportAgResearch
@ASA_CSSA_SSSA @SSSA_soils
@USDA @USDA_NIFA
Sample Facebook post:
Caption for picture Met with @ to discuss the importance of @U.S. Department of Agriculture #research. Nice to be representing scientists and @ on the Hill. Science advocacy in action! #SupportAgResearch
Feel free to change these around, just make sure to include #SupportAgResearch
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Name Affiliation Email Cell Phone
Karl Anderson ASA-CSSA-SSSA [email protected] 703-966-4374
Amy Asmus Asmus Farms [email protected] 641-590-1658
Keith Backman Dellavalle Lab, consultant [email protected] 559-647-5330
Derek Barchenger New Mexico State University [email protected] 918-424 4187
Ellen Bergfeld ASA-CSSA-SSSA, CEO [email protected] 608-345-5823
Dan Bjorklund MaxYield Cooperative [email protected] 515-320-3960
Brian Bohman University of Minnesota [email protected] 651-307 8298
Meyer Bohn North Dakota State University [email protected] 701-220-5166
Chris Boomsma Purdue University [email protected] 708-204-8520
Jessica Bramhall Kansas State University [email protected] 785-294-2195
Matt Bright Ohio State University [email protected] 614-354-5587
Charlie Brummer University of California-Davis CSSA President
[email protected] 530-574-6133
Jessica Bubert University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
[email protected] 815-871-1392
Ann Bybee-Finley Cornell University [email protected] 304-549-0598
Armando Campos President, Nutrient Tech [email protected] 407-470-4180
Mike Choriki consultant [email protected] 406-672-2675
Bill Cook ASA-CSSA-SSSA [email protected] 202-439-1385
Sam Croat South Dakota State University [email protected] 507-329-1249
Jorge da Silva Texas A&M University [email protected]
Jessica Davis Colorado State University ASA President
[email protected] 970-988-1850
Richard Dick Ohio State University SSSA President-Elect
Tim Durham Ferrum College [email protected] 352-215-4195
Matthew Dzievit Iowa State University [email protected] 414-732-5568
Laura Emberson University of California-Davis [email protected] 831-212-0337
Tim Fink SoAR [email protected]
Paul Fixen International Plant Nutrition Inst. ASA Past-President
[email protected] 605-691-3072
Leif Fixen American Farmland Trust [email protected] 605-690-6458
Sally Flis TFI [email protected] 518-569-4333
Erika Foster Colorado State University [email protected] 503-913-4532
Mandy Fox Agronomist [email protected] 785-410-2633
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Name Affiliation Email Cell Phone
Emily Fuger ASA-CSSA-SSSA [email protected] 815-973-8982
Aldo Garcia California State University of Fresno
Mariela Garcia University of Massachusetts Amherst
[email protected] 817-201-6243
Logan Haake Monsanto [email protected] 419-438-6690
John Holman Kansas State University [email protected] 620-290-4488
Emma Jobson Montana State University [email protected] 970-217-4098
Wednesday Jordan University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
[email protected] 331-208-3779
Andy Knepp Monsanto ICCA Past-Chair
[email protected] 309-251-1678
Molly Kreykes Michigan State University [email protected] 734-546-2428
Dylan Larkin Washington State University [email protected] 541-525-2524
Leanna Leverich University of Minnesota [email protected] 608-487-6878
Stevan Madjarac Monsanto [email protected]
Julie McClure ASA-CSSA-SSSA [email protected] 240-461-4562
Joshua Miller University of Nebraska - Lincoln [email protected] 402-440-5033
Brad Mitchell Mid South Farmers Coop [email protected] 662-415-4486
Jonathan Moore Policy Consultant [email protected]
Galen Mooso JR Simplot [email protected] 208-570-3373
Kevin Morris National Turfgrass Evaluation Program
[email protected] 301-873-6545
Michael Nattrass Mississippi State University [email protected] 662-312-1769
Clayton Nevins Purdue University [email protected] 765-592-6270
Anna Normand University of Florida [email protected] 337-692-3071
Jeanette Norton Utah State University [email protected] 435-757-9660
Daniel O'Brien University of Arkansas [email protected] 205-213-5357
Wayne Roper North Carolina State University [email protected] 313-402-0162
Steven Rosenzweig Colorado State University [email protected] 518-527-8550
Candace Schaible Utah State University [email protected] 605-351-2863
Hannah Schneider Pennsylvania State University [email protected] 952-200-0318
Andrew Sharpley University of Arkansas SSSA President
[email protected] 479-871-6703
Gabriel Silva University of Houston [email protected] 956-532-7859
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Name Affiliation Email Cell Phone
Luther Smith ASA-CSSA-SSSA [email protected] 608-347-1507
Brandon Smith Texas A&M University [email protected] 334-798-2007
Mark Sorrells Cornell University [email protected] 607-342-5015
Fred Strauss CPS, Branch Manager [email protected] 209-482-1046
Elizabeth Stulberg ASA-CSSA-SSSA [email protected] 973-986-2010
Tim Temples Monsanto [email protected] 573-624-0141
Ron Turco Purdue University [email protected] 756-427-0285
Jay Weeks Kansas State University [email protected] 315-730-6031
Thom Weir Farmers Edge ICCA Chair
[email protected] 306-821-1808
Mark Westgate Iowa State University CSSA President-Elect
[email protected] 515-291-2576
Kirsten Workman University of Vermont, Ext. [email protected] 360-280-6766
Jenny Yang Pennsylvania State University [email protected] 603-661-6581
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Congressional Visits Day 2017 - Team Assignments
Team One: Andrew Sharpley (Team Leader) University of Arkansas Faculty Daniel O'Brien University of Arkansas Student Brad Mitchell Mid South Farmers Coop CCA Michael Nattrass Mississippi State University Student Team Two: Charlie Brummer University of California, Davis Faculty Laura Emberson University of California, Davis Student Keith Backman Dellavalle Lab CCA Aldo Garcia California State University, Fresno GF Scholar Fred Strauss Crop Production Services CCA Bill Cook (Team Leader) ASA-CSSA-SSSA Staff Team Three: Jessica Davis Colorado State University Faculty Steven Rosenzweig Colorado State University Student Erika Foster Colorado State University Student Derek Barchenger New Mexico State University Student Tim Fink (Team Leader) SoAR Staff Team Four: Anna Normand (Team Leader) University of Florida Student Armando Campos Nutrient Tech CCA Wayne Roper North Carolina State University Student Team Five: Dan Bjorklund MaxYield Cooperative CCA Amy Asmus (Team Leader) Asmus Farms CCA Mark Westgate Iowa State University Faculty Matthew Dzievit Iowa State University Student Team Six: Andy Knepp (Team Leader) Monsanto CCA Jessica Bubert Univsty of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Student Tim Durham Ferrum College Faculty Team Seven: Ron Turco (Team Leader) Purdue University Faculty Clayton Nevins Purdue University Student Chris Boomsma Purdue University Faculty Molly Kreykes Michigan State University Student
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Congressional Visits Day 2017 - Team Assignments
Team Eight: Jessica Bramhall Kansas State University GF Scholar Mandy Fox (Team Leader) Agronomist CCA Jay Weeks Kansas State University Student John Holman Kansas State University Faculty Team Nine: Kirsten Workman University of Vermont, Ext. CCA Matt Bright Ohio State University (MD resident) Student Kevin Morris National Turfgrass Evaluation Prg Faculty Jonathan Moore (Team Leader) Policy Consultant Staff Team Ten: Tim Temples Monsanto CCA Stevan Madjarac Monsanto Faculty Joshua Miller University of Nebraska, Lincoln Student Julie McClure (Team Leader) ASA-CSSA-SSSA Staff Team Eleven: Mike Choriki Consultant CCA Emma Jobson Montana State University Student Candace Schaible Utah State University Student Jeanette Norton Utah State University Faculty Karl Anderson (Team Leader) ASA-CSSA-SSSA Staff Team Twelve: Mariela Garcia University of Massachusetts, Amherst Student Ann Bybee-Finley Cornell University Student Mark Sorrells Cornell University Faculty Sally Flis (Team Leader) The Fertilizer Institute CCA Team Thirteen: Richard Dick Ohio State University Faculty Logan Haake Monsanto CCA Hannah Schneider Pennsylvania State University Student Jenny Yang Pennsylvania State University Student Elizabeth Stulburg (Leader) ASA-CSSA-SSSA Staff Team Fourteen: Meyer Bohn North Dakota State University Student Paul Fixen (Team Leader) International Plant Nutrition Institute Faculty Sam Croat South Dakota State University GO Scholar Thom Weir Farmers Edge CCA
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Congressional Visits Day 2017 - Team Assignments
Team Fifteen: Jorge da Silva Texas A&M University Faculty Gabriel Silva University of Houston Student Brandon Smith Texas A&M University Student Luther Smith (Team Leader) ASA-CSSA-SSSA CCA/Staff Team Sixteen: Galen Mooso JR Simplot CCA Dylan Larkin Washington State University Student Leif Fixen American Farmland Trust Faculty Emily Fuger (Team Leader) ASA-CSSA-SSSA Staff Team Seventeen: Ellen Bergfeld (Team Leader) ASA-CSSA-SSSA Staff Wednesday Jordan Univsty of Wisconsin, Stevens Point GO Scholar Leanna Leverich University of Minnesota Student Brian Bohman University of Minnesota Student
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Group Fourteen Potential Meetings (you will received your final schedule at the training on March 13) Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D, ND) Senate Agriculture Committee http://www.heitkamp.senate.gov/public/ Sen. John Hoeven (R, ND) Senate Appropriations Committee http://www.hoeven.senate.gov/public/ *** Agriculture Subcommittee *** (Chairman) Senate Agriculture Committee Sen. John Thune (R, SD) Senate Agriculture Committee http://www.thune.senate.gov/public/ Senate Science Committee (Chariman) Sen. Mike Rounds (R, SD) http://www.rounds.senate.gov/ Rep. Kevin Cramer (R, ND‐AL) http://cramer.house.gov/ Rep. Kristi Noem (R, SD‐AL) http://noem.house.gov/
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2018
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Offi
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502
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In 2
014,
agr
icul
ture
and
rela
ted
indu
strie
s add
ed $
985
billi
on to
the
U.
S. g
ross
dom
estic
pro
duct
(GDP
).
Agric
ultu
re e
xpor
ts h
it a
reco
rd h
igh
of
$150
bill
ion,
or 9
% o
f tot
al U
.S. e
xpor
ts,
in 2
014.
In 2
014,
17.
3 m
illio
n fu
ll- a
nd p
art-t
ime
jobs
wer
e re
late
d to
agr
icul
ture
– a
bout
9.
3% o
f tot
al U
.S. e
mpl
oym
ent.
U.S.
pub
lic in
vest
men
ts in
agr
icul
ture
re
sear
ch a
nd d
evel
opm
ent p
rodu
ce
bene
fit-c
ost r
atio
s of 2
0:1
and
high
er
Econ
omic
Impa
ct
$ Nor
th D
akot
a Ag
ricul
ture
30
,300
farm
s
$7.1
bill
ion
in c
omm
oditi
es
$4.1
bill
ion
in a
gric
ultu
ral e
xpor
ts
62,5
47 jo
bs
Supp
ortin
g sm
all b
usin
ess
From
200
6-20
15, N
orth
Dak
ota
smal
l bus
ines
ses r
ecei
ved
$750
,000
in g
rant
s thr
ough
the
Smal
l Bus
ines
s Inn
ovati
on R
esea
rch
prog
ram
with
in U
SDA
In P
ortla
nd, N
orth
Dak
ota,
SBI
R fu
ndin
g is
bein
g us
ed to
dev
elop
a m
ore
effici
ent a
nd
cost
-effe
ctive
ero
sion
sens
or th
at w
ill d
etec
t how
diff
eren
t par
ticle
s mov
e un
der v
ario
us
win
d co
nditi
ons.
Supp
ortin
g in
nova
tion
In F
Y 20
15, N
orth
Dak
ota
rece
ived
alm
ost $
1 m
illio
n in
new
gra
nts
from
the
Agric
ultu
re
and
Food
Res
earc
h In
itiati
ve (A
FRI).
Nor
th D
akot
a St
ate
Uni
vers
ity re
ceiv
ed a
n AF
RI g
rant
to s
tudy
the
gene
s in
rela
ted
and
wild
whe
at th
at c
ontr
ol st
ress
resp
onse
s in
orde
r to
bree
d a
whe
at v
arie
ty w
ith in
crea
sed
dise
ase
resis
tanc
e an
d sa
lt/w
ater
logg
ing
tole
ranc
e.
Rese
arch
ers
are
usin
g AF
RI fu
ndin
g to
ass
ess
the
impa
ct o
f gro
win
g en
ergy
bee
ts fo
r ad-
vanc
ed b
iofu
el p
rodu
ction
on
soil
heal
th a
nd w
ater
qua
lity
in n
orth
-cen
tral
US.
USD
A re
sear
ch is
wor
king
for N
orth
Dak
ota
19
-
Sci
ence
Po
licy
Offi
ce |
502
C S
t N
E, W
ashi
ngto
n, D
C 2
0002
202.
408.
5558
| sc
ienc
epo
licy@
scie
nces
oci
etie
s.o
rg
agro
nom
y.or
g |
cro
ps.o
rg |
soi
ls.o
rg
In 2
014,
agr
icul
ture
and
rela
ted
indu
strie
s add
ed $
985
billi
on to
the
U.
S. g
ross
dom
estic
pro
duct
(GDP
).
Agric
ultu
re e
xpor
ts h
it a
reco
rd h
igh
of
$150
bill
ion,
or 9
% o
f tot
al U
.S. e
xpor
ts,
in 2
014.
In 2
014,
17.
3 m
illio
n fu
ll- a
nd p
art-t
ime
jobs
wer
e re
late
d to
agr
icul
ture
– a
bout
9.
3% o
f tot
al U
.S. e
mpl
oym
ent.
U.S.
pub
lic in
vest
men
ts in
agr
icul
ture
re
sear
ch a
nd d
evel
opm
ent p
rodu
ce
bene
fit-c
ost r
atio
s of 2
0:1
and
high
er
Econ
omic
Impa
ct
$ Sou
th D
akot
a Ag
ricul
ture
31
,700
farm
s
$9 b
illio
n in
com
mod
ities
$3.7
bill
ion
in a
gric
ultu
ral e
xpor
ts
64,3
63 jo
bs
Supp
ortin
g sm
all b
usin
ess
From
200
6-20
15, S
outh
Dak
ota
smal
l bus
ines
ses r
ecei
ved
mor
e th
an $
1.5
mill
ion
in
gran
ts th
roug
h th
e Sm
all B
usin
ess I
nnov
ation
Res
earc
h pr
ogra
m w
ithin
USD
A
Fish
oil
is a
key
ingr
edie
nt in
aqu
acul
ture
feed
s, b
ut is
diffi
cult
and
expe
nsiv
e to
ext
ract
fr
om w
ild-c
augh
t fish
. In
Broo
king
s, D
ast L
LC. i
s usin
g SB
IR fu
ndin
g to
dev
elop
a m
ore
eco-
nom
ical
fish
oil
repl
acem
ent f
rom
disti
llers
drie
d gr
ains
supp
lem
ente
d w
ith o
meg
a-3.
Supp
ortin
g in
nova
tion
In F
Y 20
15, S
outh
Dak
ota
rece
ived
alm
ost $
1 m
illio
n in
new
gra
nts
from
the
Agric
ultu
re
and
Food
Res
earc
h In
itiati
ve (A
FRI).
Fusa
rium
Hea
d Bl
ight
(FHB
) is
a de
stru
ctive
dise
ase
of w
heat
and
bar
ley.
AFR
I-fun
ded
re-
sear
cher
s at S
outh
Dak
ota
Stat
e U
nive
rsity
are
wor
king
to b
etter
cha
ract
erize
a g
ene
that
pr
ovid
es F
HB re
sista
nce
in w
heat
in o
rder
to d
evel
op a
resis
tant
whe
at v
arie
ty.
Augu
stan
a Co
llege
rece
ived
an
AFRI
gra
nt to
stu
dy th
e ge
nes
that
regu
late
wat
er u
se in
to
mat
o pl
ants
as a
way
to c
reat
e a
mor
e dr
ough
t-res
istan
t tom
ato
line.
USD
A re
sear
ch is
wor
king
for S
outh
Dak
ota
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