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An independent study prepared for the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln shows tax dollars invested with IANR provide an excellent return on investment.
The report states:
"... it is evident that IANR’s research, teaching, and extension activities are having powerful impacts on Nebraska's economic growth and on economic and social sustainability in the State of Nebraska. In FY2005, IANR received an annual appropriation of $71.6 million from the State of Nebraska. ... the estimated annual impacts of IANR programs far exceed $750 million in direct economic output and savings benefits for Nebraska, a leverage ratio conservatively estimated to be greater than ten to one. This number does not include the impact of IANR’s direct and indirect expenditures (salaries, benefits, capital improvements, etc.) ... which represents an additional leverage ratio of approximately five to one. Taken together, the impact of IANR’s programs and expenditures represents a leverage of state funding that exceeds fifteen to one.”
