USDA Announces New 2026 Priorities for Research and Development
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins issues a memorandum at the end of 2025, outlining some of the department’s priorities relating to research and development. The priorities include increasing profitability for farmers and ranchers; expanding markets and creating new uses of U.S.-made agricultural products; protecting the industry from invasive species; promoting soil health and long-term farmland productivity; and improving health and nutrition through precision nutrition and food quality. The latter of the priorities line up with the Make America Healthy Again efforts, which have stressed the importance of U.S. agriculture in achieving these goals. A link to the memo can be found here.
Staff contact: Matthew Viohl, mviohl@cfbf.com.
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