IARN — As we continue to work towards the new year and the need to reauthorize a Farm Bill, the Senate Ag Committee held a hearing yesterday on the research title of the 2023 Farm bill, and what programs are working. They looked at what changes need to be made and what could use more support. USDA Chief Scientist and Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, Dr. Chavonda Jacobs-Young, testified in front of the committee about what the USDA is doing with the research money and what things they see on the horizon as a priority for the new Farm Bill.
One of the many Senators on the Committee to question Dr. Jacobs-Young was Iowa Senator Joni Ernst. She brought up the fact that there is a lot of data and information being shared between the USDA and the collaborating land grant universities such as Iowa State University in Ames. With the rise in cyber attacks on agriculture entities like grain elevators and manufacturing companies, Senator Ernst wanted to know what plans were in place to protect what can sometimes be very sensitive data.
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Dr. Chavonda Jacobs-Young testifies before Senate Ag Committee – December 7th, 2022
