Cuts to land-grant universities has future ag leaders’ education in trouble

Cuts to land-grant university funding are having an impact on ag research. The University of Tennessee is one of many institutions that have had grants canceled.
This results in uncertainty over the future of ag programs.

Head of the UT Institute of Ag, Dr. Keith Carver spoke with RFD-TV’s Tammi Arender on the siutation, ripple effects for students, and where we go from here.

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