Washington, D.C. (December 22, 2020) – On December 21, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate passed H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, sending it to the President’s desk for his signature. The legislation includes all 12 fiscal year 2021 appropriations bills, $900 billion in coronavirus relief, and authorizations. NAWG President and Cass City, MI wheat farmer Dave Milligan made the following statement in response:
“The FY 2021 Omnibus and COVID-19 relief package includes many wins for America’s wheat farmers. Several funding requests for NAWG’s and the National Wheat Improvement Committee (NWIC)’s research priorities were met. The bill includes at least level funding for several USDA Agriculture Research Service (ARS) activities including small grains genomics, the National Predictive Modeling Tool Initiative, resilient dryland farming, the soft white wheat falling numbers test, and the U.S. Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative. It