Steven Thomson: National Institute of Food and Agriculture launches $5M grant program

The Agriculture Department National Institute of Food and Agriculture launched $5 million grant program. It says it wants to strengthen the science behind the ...

Steven Thomson, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA

The Agriculture Department National Institute of Food and Agriculture launched  $5 million grant program. It says it wants to strengthen the science behind the next generation of internet-connected agricultural implements and how that could improve food production.Steven J. Thomson, Ph.D., national program leader of USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more.

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