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USDA funding antimicrobial research

U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack, USDA Headquarters

The USDA is making six million dollars available for antimicrobial research.

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says a better understanding of how antibiotic resistance develops in both humans and animals is needed, and these funds will be used to help educate and identify alternative practices.

The funding is available through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill, and is available to a number of entities, including Land-Grant Institutions and state agricultural experiment stations.

Since 2009, more than $82 million in food safety research and extension grants has been awarded through AFRI, including $3.4 million in Fiscal Year 2015 for antimicrobial resistance.

 

 

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