D34—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 5,1983
WASHINGTON, D.C. - New
directions for agricultural
research in the 1980’s are being
planned by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s chief science
agency, emphasizing research on
critical national needs up to 1990
and projected over the next 20 to 50
years.
Terry B. Kinney Jr., ad
ministrator of USDA’s
Agricultural Research Service,
said the agency is realigning its
programs and funding “to achieve
a proper balance of resources
ne«led to pursue national research
in the years ahead.”
Agency resources will be con
centrated, Kinney said, in two high
priority areas one addressing
Del. picks Weed
Advisory Committee
DOVER, Del. Delaware’s
Secretary of Agriculture Donald J.
Lynch announced the selection of a
five member Weed Advisory
Committee.
The Committee’s members are
Christopher Wicks, Middletown;
John Thomas, Marydel; Dale
Ockels, Milton; Terry Van Horn,
State Noxious Weed specialist and
Frank Webb, Extension specialist.
This committee has been ex
tabhshed to advise the Department
on matters concerning noxious
weed problems in the State.
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USDA outlines future ag research
immediate needs of agriculture
through 1990 and the second in
creasing basic high-risk research
that has long-term payoffs.
Among the immediate needs,
Kinney said, are ways to increase
the uses of agricultural products,
reduce soil and water losses, and
improve human nutrition.
“One of our immediate jobs is to
increase research that will help
ease the surpluses and other
economic binds facing
agriculture,” he said.
“We want to tap, as one
example, the potential that crops
and by-products have for being
turned into value-added products,”
he said. “That would open new
markets for agriculture products,
bolster incomes of farmers and
Secretary Lynch explained that
under the new Noxious Weed
Control law, the Department of
Agriculture will be designated
species of weeds that adversely
affect or threaten agriculture pro
duction as noxious weeds. To assist
in accomplishing this, the Weed
Advisory Committee will be review
ing agricultural weed problems and
providing recommendations to the
Secretary. Lynch said public in
volvement Will be necessary to
develop an effective noxious weed
control program.
For further information contact
ferry Van Horn, Department of
Agriculture, Drawer D, Dover, DE
19903 or telephone 800/282-8685 or
102/736-4811.
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ranchers, and help this country’s
exports.
“We are redirecting our
scientific talent and resources in
line with Secretary of Agriculture
Block’s policy to focus research on
national goals,” Kinney said. “The
agetiv.y is projecting that $75
million of its current budget be
redirected over 6 years, from 1984
to 1990.”
Kinney said the redirections for
the agency are spelled out in two
documents:
A program strategy that
outlines research possibilities for
the next 20 to 50 years.
A six-year plan that identifies
research areas for increased
emphasis for the 1980’s.
Kinney said the six-year plan
also sets funding targets and
priorities, and establishes a yearly
review.
Following are the six objectives
and changes in percentage and
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actual dollar targets for 1990. They
are based on the agency’s 1982
budget of $413 million, the latest
budget available when the plan
ning was started.
Converting agricultural
products, 3 percent ($lO million)
increase.
Soil and water resources, 1
percent ($6 million) increase.
Human nutrition, 3 percent
($l4 million) increase.
Systems research applied to
agriculture, 1 percent ($3 million)
increase.
Plant production, 7 percent
($29 million) decrease.
Animal production, 1 percent
($4 million) decrease.
Kinney said that funds for plant
and animal production will be
shifted to broaden the base of
fundamental knowledge, including
genetic engineering and other
biotechnologies. “We must take
advantage of opportunities that'
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ments in advanced technology,” he
said.
Kinney said that the actual
dollar targets for 1990 are based on
a constant budget of $413 million,
the 1982 total. Budget increases in
subsequent years will result in
increased research on all six ob
jectives of the agency.
AH of the funding targets for 1990
are the result, Kinney said, ot a
planning process started within the
agency in December 1981. Over 500
agency scientists and engineers
were involved.
“After evaluating all the options
with administrative and field
staff," Kinney said, “hard choices
were made.”
Kinney said the agency’s new
directions "take aim at providing
stability to a national research
program that must contribute to
long-term stability of American
agriculture."
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