There is currently a push to get IR-4 funded at $19 million in FY 2019. Annual funding for IR-4 has been stagnating at around $11.9 million for nearly a decade. On April 26, Sen. Menendez (D-NJ) sent a “Dear Colleague” letter to Senate Ag Appropriations Committee Chair John Hoeven (R-ND) and Ranking Member Jeff Merkley (D-OR) requesting an appropriation of $19 million for the IR-4 Project for FY 2019. The letter was co-signed by 13 Senators and supported through the efforts of the IR-4 Commodity Liaison Committee, the Minor Crop Farmers Alliance, and endorsed by nearly 60 organizations including the six National and Regional Weed Science Societies.
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