WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) – a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee – announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded The Ohio State University (OSU) $49,968 to improve water quality of rural and agricultural watersheds, particularly those in the Great Lakes region and the Mississippi River Basin. OSU will introduce a symposium series that will explore how management practices for agricultural lands impact the nation’s water supply.
“The Ohio State University is home to some of the nation’s leading agricultural researchers,” Brown said. “These federal resources will help OSU researchers ensure that our Great Lakes remain healthy.”
Brown recognizes the importance of preserving our Great Lakes. In February 2015, Brown cosponsored the Great Lakes Ecological and Economic Protection Act (GLEEPA), bipartisan legislation that would protect the Great Lakes – and the millions of jobs they support – by formally authorizing the GLRI. Last year, Brown helped secure more than $300 million in bipartisan Omnibus Bill funds for the GLRI. After the release of President Obama’s budget proposal which recommends a reduction in GLRI funding from $300 million to $250 million, Brown again highlighted the importance of the program.
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