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MSU outlines SEEDS climate‑resiliency grants, hires and PFAS research to House appropriations subcommittee
Summary
Dr. George Smith of Michigan State University described the Agriculture Climate Resiliency Program (SEEDS), recent competitive grants, faculty hires and the university’s PFAS research center to the House Appropriations Subcommittee; he also reviewed the Michigan Alliance for Animal Agriculture and impacts of federal funding changes.
Dr. George Smith, director of MSU AgBioResearch, told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development and the Department of Natural Resources that Michigan State University is directing state funds into climate‑resiliency research and outreach that aim to help commodity growers adapt to extreme weather and protect water resources.
"We're not gonna brag about being second to California anymore. We're gonna brag about being first," Smith said, summarizing the state’s freshwater resources and the need to use water efficiently for agriculture.
Smith described the Agriculture Climate Resiliency Program (referred to as SEEDS), established in 2024, and said the FY24–FY25 appropriations provided recurring funding to support faculty and extension positions and nonrecurring funding for competitive research grants. He said the program directed $5 million in 2024 to four projects and received an additional $5.1 million…
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