{"id":13307,"date":"2019-06-06T16:56:49","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T16:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/06\/06\/would-a-closer-usda-research-agency-really-help-farmers\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:37:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:37:45","slug":"would-a-closer-usda-research-agency-really-help-farmers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/2019\/06\/06\/would-a-closer-usda-research-agency-really-help-farmers\/","title":{"rendered":"Would a closer USDA research agency really help farmers?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A majority of U.S. farmers live and work far afield from Washington, D.C., one of the reasons that prompted leadership at the U.S. Department of Agriculture to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/management\/2019\/03\/27\/will-your-job-stay-in-dc-under-usda-relocation-plans\/\" target=_blank>begin plans<\/a> for moving its Economic Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture outside the capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But according to one farmer who spoke before the House Agriculture Committee June 5, closer to farmers might not be all that helpful in the case of research agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNIFA\u2019s structure and location already work effectively for farmers like me,\u201d said Elizabeth Brownlee, who operates Nightfall Farm in Crothersville, Indiana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEven if NIFA and ERS were in Indiana, I wouldn\u2019t interact with them regularly. I need to be on my farm.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/2019\/05\/06\/usda-announces-top-3-contenders-for-relocation-initiative\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-182511139-Cropped.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">USDA announces top 3 contenders for relocation initiative<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The agency plans to move two departments out of Washington, D.C., despite vocal opposition.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brownlee, like many other small farmers, is part of farmers coalitions and unions that advocate for their members\u2019 interests in the U.S. capital. Such organizations interact with government researchers, oversight agencies and lawmakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Brownlee, those organizations must be located in Washington, D.C., to have access to lawmakers and agency leaders, and it would be too costly for them to set up offices in whichever new state NIFA and ERS are moved to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jack Payne, senior vice president for agriculture and natural resources at the University of Florida and administrative head of the UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, noted that neither of the USDA research agencies in question actually interface much with farmers anyway, but rather work with research laboratories and academic institutions that then work with farmers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI haven\u2019t actually talked to another scientist who actually thinks this is a good move,\u201d said William Tracy, professor of agronomy at the University of Wisconsin Madison, adding that the research community may end up trusting the grant programs run by research agencies less if they\u2019re moved to another location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf we move NIFA out of D.C. people will perceive bias, even if there is no favoritism, even if there is no change in how they do business. People are going to say, \u2018They favor Wisconsin, because that\u2019s where they are and where they do business.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Neil Dunn, R-Fla., noted that the high cost of living in Washington, D.C., may keep qualified professionals from filling the empty positions at the agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s expensive to live and raise a family in this area. And USDA cited that as a fact as one of the biggest reasons of why it\u2019s difficult to attract top talent,\u201d said Dunn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Rep. 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