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I wonder if those that first envisioned and established the ASHS Endowment Fund anticipated its success and the progress made in its growth.

Read more of John R. Clark's Reflections on the ASHS Endowment Fund . . .

ASHS National Issues Consultant Jonathan Moore looks ahead with interest, concern, and anticipation for horticulture policy in 2009.

CSREES Announces Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Funding Opportunity

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2008

USDA’s Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) announced today the addition of the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) to its funding portfolio as authorized under the 2008 Farm Bill. The Request for Applications is expected to be released early in 2009 on the CSREES and Grants.gov Web sites.