Sen. Ossoff Pushing to Restore Funding for Georgia Peanut Program - Americus Times-Recorder

Sen. Ossoff Pushing to Restore Funding for Georgia Peanut Program - Americus Times-Recorder

Ossoff PressAs President Trump freezes a Georgia peanut program, U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is pushing back.Following the Trump Administration’s cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Sen. Ossoff urged the Trump Administration to swiftly restore funding at the University of Georgia’s (UGA) Feed the Future Innovation Lab (FTFIL) to help Georgia’s peanut farmers strengthen yields and fight crop disease.“I write to urge you to …

Senator Jon Ossoff's push to restore Georgia's peanut program

Last month, UGA received notice that the Trump Administration was terminating the program after USAID announced an additional $15 million investment in UGA’s FTFIL back in 2023 for five years. The post Senator Jon Ossoff's push to restore Georgia's peanut program appeared first on FreshFruitPortal.com. Keep reading

Sen. Ossoff Urges Secretary Rubio to Reinstate Peanut Lab Funding

Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) recently wrote a letter to his former colleague and current Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, regarding the budget cuts to USAID that have affected Georgians, specifically the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Peanut at the University of Georgia. With Secretary Rubio serving as the acting administrator, Sen. Ossoff has written Secretary Rubio in hopes of reinstating funding to the lab. The correspondence begins by makin…