The agriculture ministry has to see that their good research percolates down to the fields through the state agricultural departments and the 70-odd state agricultural universities.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I have seen firsthand that agricultural science has enormous potential to increase the yields of small farmers and lift them out of hunger and poverty.
Close contact between science and the practice of collective farms and State farms creates inexhaustible opportunities for the development of theoretical knowledge, enabling us to learn ever more and more about the nature of living bodies and the soil.
We need to make sure the Department of Agriculture is promoting farmers and ranchers.
Accepting money from the federal government to conduct research places academic inquiry in the service of national interests.
People want development, modern thinking. They want to encourage and support research in agriculture and other fields.
As an integral part of the Department of Agriculture, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service monitors our Nation's agriculture to protect against agricultural pests and diseases.
Since coming to Congress, I have been advocating for increased resources for research in the physical sciences and for the Department of Energy Office of Science in particular.
Many of the mainstream agricultural scientists, especially at the agricultural schools, but at all of our major universities, are tied into all sorts of contractual relationships and consulting relationships with the life science companies.
Some bioengineering is good, especially if it results in plants that are more drought-resistant or perennial food crops.
Research is of considerable importance in certain fields, such as science and history.
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