Groundbreaking Research Provided by a Food, Farm and Jobs Bill
• This year, USDA is committed to helping Congress get a comprehensive, multiyear Food, Farm and Jobs Bill passed as soon as possible. This is critical to provide certainty for U.S. producers, while giving USDA the tools we need to continue strengthening the rural economy.
• Without a Food, Farm and Jobs Bill, one area that would be seriously impacted is USDA's agricultural research.
• For more than 100 years, USDA scientists and their partners have made tremendous advancements. They've developed more nutritious foods, invented new medicines and fabrics, improved food safety, learned more about the production of many different plants and animals, and helped create new ways to use plant materials for incredible biobased products.
• Today we continue to partner with researchers across the nation to grow agriculture's productivity and improve the lives of all Americans. For example:
• USDA scientists are working with the military to develop insect-repelling uniforms - keeping our military safe from insects like mosquitoes and sand flies that can carry disease.

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