On 8 June 2026, AGU joined a group of other organizations to express concern over changes to USDA Research, Education, and Economics (REE) Mission Area.  The REE mission area – comprising the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), the Economic Research Service (ERS), and the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) – is the backbone of American agricultural innovation. For farmers and ranchers, federal food … Source