Good morning. Were going to order. Over two years ago, we kicked off the 2018 farmville, and the whole process was by holding that hearing at Kansas City University. If humans later, we held a hearing in this room. We are from the United States department of agriculture officials. We heard about a Critical Role in Agriculture Researchers play throughout our countrys history. We also heard about the Research Priorities for a 2018 farmville. The knees are certainly great. Every day our producers are counter extreme weather just to name a few things. There are challenges with right to do so with minimal federal resources in an aging infrastructure. The United States produces the safest most affordable food in the world. Ever and in crafting the agriculture and provement act of 2019, Ranking Member deborah safford and myself and i along with members of this committee recognize that we have to continue to build on the strong history of Agriculture Research in the United States. An enactment
Plant pathologist Nathan Wyatt’s research focuses on studying the potential for cercospora leaf spot to develop to management practices including planting sugarbeets with the CR+ trait.
A team of five mechanical engineers at Beamco Inc. has developed a machine that will be safer to operate, more efficient at harvesting sugarbeets and installed with the latest technology.
Nick Storer is the new vice president of science and innovation for the American Sugarbeet Growers Association. He's learning more about the perspective of farmers and how best to help them.
The first day of the meeting took on a variety of topics impacting the future of the sugarbeet industry, including the 2024 election, dietary sugar, sugar markets, funding for ag research, and more.