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Letter Regarding Plant-Incorporated Protectants Rule

NASDA

This rule will disproportionally stifle innovation by publicly supported federal and academic plant breeders and smaller plant breeding companies, inhibiting their development of new varieties, particularly of specialty and other smaller acreage crops. These characteristics have been sought after by plant breeders for centuries.

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NASDA’s Fiscal Year 2025 testimony submitted to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture

NASDA

Funding these programs will enable NASDA to sustain and strengthen its state regulatory programs while also facilitating ongoing education and training for compliance and prevention within the farm and food sectors. Minor Crop Pest Management Program (IR-4): i. Office of Pest Management Policy – $3.4

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Letter on on FY24 Ag Appropriation’s Bill Amendments

NASDA

Funding these programs will allow NASDA to continue building state regulatory programs required by FSMA and educate and train the farm and food sectors on compliance. Minor Crop Pest Management Program (IR-4): i. Urban Agriculture Urban farming has grown more than 30 percent in the U.S. Food Safety Research i.

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