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News from NIFA
ASTA Honors NIFA Director as an Industry Groundbreaker
NIFA Director Dr. Manjit Misra received the Seed Science Foundation’s Excellence in Science Award at their recent annual meeting in Sacramento. The award recognizes the outstanding achievement by a public or private researcher whose accomplishments have had an impact in the areas of breeding systems, seed quality, seed production and technology, seed health and pathology, digital agriculture, or seed applied technology.
Prior to joining USDA, Dr. Misra served as a Professor of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering at Iowa State University, where he was director of the university’s Seed Science Center for over 30 years. He has served on more than 60 local, national, and international boards and committees, including ASTA’s “First the Seed Foundation.” Read more.
Left to right: Dave Bubeck, Seed Science Foundation President; NIFA Director Dr. Manjit Misra; and Jim Schweigert, Chairman of the ASTA Board of Directors. Image courtesy of ASTA.
National Academies Seeking Nominees for U.S. Global Change Research Program Advisory Committee
The National Academies are seeking experts to be considered for membership rotation with the Committee to Advise the U.S. Global Change Research Program. Using these suggestions, the National Academies will update the existing committee of volunteer experts, in addition to collecting information for potential speakers, participants, and peer reviewers for any publications resulting from the activity. The deadline to submit nominations is July 26.
Read more: Impacts of NIFA-funded research and Extension projects on our Blogs page.
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New: National Agricultural Library Support for NIFA Grant Applicants
Access to strong library resources is vital for writing competitive grant applications in research, education and Extension/outreach. Through the National Agricultural Library (NAL), grantees and prospective applicants have access to full-text research articles, data sources and research support.
Join NIFA and NAL on August 17 at 2 p.m. EDT for a 90-minute webinar to learn about the resources and services NAL offers. Register today.
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Impact of NIFA-Funded Research and Outreach
New SARE Videos on Ecological Weed Management
Understanding the biology of weeds is key to managing these troublesome pests using ecological principles. Cultural practices such as crop rotations and cover crops paired with smart cultivation have helped many farmers successfully manage weeds while reducing or eliminating herbicide use. Supported by NIFA, the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program grantees have been putting the principles of sustainable agriculture into practice on farms and ranches in every state and island protectorate.
There are three new videos in SARE’s Manage Weeds on Your Farm video series.
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USDA News
USDA Selects 2023 Class of E. Kika De La Garza Fellows
USDA welcomed this week 30 faculty and staff from Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) around the nation as the 2023 class of E. Kika De La Garza Fellows to Washington, D.C. to learn more about USDA services and programs that will benefit them and their students. This effort is part of USDA’s commitment to advance equity in professional development opportunities as well as build a more diverse pipeline into public service and the agricultural sector
Read more.
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