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TRANSITION TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
On October 1, 2009, USDA Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES) became the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) as mandated by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, section 7511(f), or Public Law 110-246 (Farm Bill). All CSREES authorities, duties, and obligations are transferred to NIFA as stated in the 2008 Farm Bill.
Dr. Rajiv Shah, Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, recently announced Dr. Roger Beachy, founding president of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, as the first director of the new National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Dr. Beachy will join the agency on October 5.
Effective October 1. The Web site address will change to: www.nifa.usda.gov.
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