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

NASDA

State departments of agriculture work in tandem with federal partners through cooperative agreements administered by USDA-APHIS, alongside industry, academia, and other stakeholders, to safeguard our Nation’s crops and forests against the entry, establishment, and spread of economically and environmentally significant pests.

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Letter on on FY24 Ag Appropriation’s Bill Amendments

NASDA

livestock industry. Minor Crop Pest Management Program (IR-4): i. This funding ensures safe and effective agrichemicals and biopesticides are available for small, specialty crop markets. National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Programs a. Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program – $10 million i.

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