US adds $200M for sustainable farm research
Funding targets pesticide use, health impacts
2 March 2026
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By: The United States will invest an additional $200 million in research into new and sustainable farm practices, bringing the total to more than $1 billion, Reuters reported, citing the government on Friday.
The administration is pushing efforts to reduce the use of pesticides by finding alternatives.
The Department of Health and Human Services will give researchers $100 million to probe the exposure, diagnosis, and treatment of cumulative chemical exposures on individual health. It will give another $100 million to identify new ways of reducing reliance on chemical crop protection tools.
HHS made the announcement in a joint release with the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Agriculture.
President Donald Trump last week moved to ensure the domestic supply of phosphorus and glyphosate, a widely used weed-killer at the center of tens of thousands of lawsuits by plaintiffs claiming it causes cancer.
The move dismayed activists from the politically influential pro-Trump Make America Healthy Again movement, which opposes the widespread use of glyphosate due to health concerns.
