USDA's research budget dips in '98

The Clinton Administration has proposed a research budget of over $1.6 billion for the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) for fiscal year 1998, down 4% compared to budget allocations in 1996. The USDA's Research, Education & Economics Administration handles research activities through the Agricultural Research Services (ARS) and the Cooperative State Research Education & Extension Service. By 2002, an additional $23 million will be shifted to fund important programs, particularly the ARS' six human nutrition research centers.