State Government Now Advocate for Agriculture
The long awaited revision in the strategic plan of the State Department of Agriculture has been unveiled. The revisions were based on feedback from industry partners and research from Purdue‘s Dept of Agriculture Economics. The plan, which will guide the activities and programs of the department for the next 4 years, has three main priorities: Advocacy, “Serve as an advocate for Indiana agriculture at the local, state and federal level;” Economic Development, “Define and nurture economic opportunity, including technology development, in the food, fuel and fiber sectors,” and Environmental Stewardship, “Enhance the stewardship of natural resources on agricultural land in a manner that creates value-added opportunity for producers and assists agriculture stakeholders with current and future regulatory challenges.“ Making the ISDA an advocate for agriculture is a new concept admits Director Anne Hazlett.
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