<div dir="ltr"><h1 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:5px 0px 4px;font-family:kepler-std-semicondensed,serif;font-weight:400;line-height:1.2;color:rgb(68,68,68);border-top:1px dotted rgb(221,221,221);padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:8px"><font size="4"><a href="https://www.morningagclips.com/stagnant-funding-for-ag-research-threatens-food-systems/">Stagnant funding for ag research threatens food systems</a></font></h1><h2 class="gmail-sub-title" style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:200;line-height:1.05em;margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(137,133,128);padding:0px 0px 10px;border-bottom:1px dotted rgb(204,204,204)"><font size="2" style="" face="arial, sans-serif">Report highlights the vital importance of public funding for agricultural research and development.....and shows the clear need for agricultural research to benefit not only farmers, but our entire food system and every person who eats.....So true!!</font></h2><div><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 2rem;padding:0px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Read the <a href="https://www.fb.org/files/AFBF_FJF_Ag_Research_Overview.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing:inherit;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(150,40,27);text-decoration-line:none;outline:rgb(204,204,204) solid 0px"><b>one page summary</b></a>.  Read the <a href="https://www.fb.org/files/AFBF_FJF_Ag_Research_Report" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color:transparent;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(174,46,31);text-decoration-line:none"><b>full report</b></a>.</font></p></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font size="2">Deborah Pagliaccia, Ph.D.</font></div><div dir="ltr">Professional Researcher, Department of  Microbiology and Plant Pathology<font size="2"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><font size="2">Managing Director, </font>California Agriculture and Food Enterprise - <a href="http://cafe.ucr.edu/" target="_blank">CAFÉ</a><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><a href="http://globalfood.ucr.edu/" target="_blank">UCR Global Food Initiative</a> Co-Chair</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2">University of California</font></div><div dir="ltr">Riverside, CA 92521<font size="2"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif"><a href="http://ccns.info/" target="_blank">California Citrus Nursery Society</a> CCNS </span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif">Executive Director</span></font></font><font size="2"><br></font></div></div></div></div></div></div>