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June 9, 2026 Societies join broad coalition raising concerns to Congress over USDA restructuringA broad coalition of organizations, including ASA, CSSA, and SSSA, issued a letter to the House and Senate ag committee leaders this week raising concerns over restructuring the USDA Research, Education, and Economics (REE) mission area.Learn more.
June 5, 2026 What will it take to achieve the goals of the ‘Make America Healthy Again’ initiative? Societies call for evidence-based, systems-oriented agricultural policies ASA, CSSA, and SSSA recently released a statement identifying four priority areas where MAHA objectives intersect with the expertise of the agriculture and natural resources research community and outline opportunities for constructive engagement and targeted investments to advance shared public health and environmental outcomes.
Role of soil moisture management and carbon sequestration in agriculture on mitigating greenhouse gas emissions May 19, 2025