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Acknowledgments 



The Board on Agriculture's proposal to strengthen 

 the agricultural, food, and environmental research 

 system is the synthesis of the creative thinking and 

 ideas of the many individuals and organizations that 

 share our concerns about quality science and innova- 

 tion. We thank all those who generously contributed 

 their thoughts, expertise, time, and encouragement 



These individuals include representatives of pro- 

 fessional societies; leaders of the state agricultural 

 experiment station system; faculty members and sci- 

 entists at a number of universities; and senior scienr 

 lists at the National Institutes of Health, the National 

 Science Foundation, and the U.S. Department of 

 Energy. We especially thank administrators and sci- 



entists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture not only 

 for their assistance in data compilation but also for 

 their insights. 



The efforts of countless individuals throughout the 

 scientific, agricultural, and public policy communi- 

 ties are far greater than can be represented by the 

 contents of this book. For all those who arc conun itted 

 to a strong U.S. agricultural system, we thank you. 



The members of the Board on Agriculture also 

 acknowledge the contributions of the staff in prepar- 

 ing this proposal. We extend special appreciation to 

 Mary Lou Sutton, whose diligence carried us through 

 many drafts in the process of attaining our final report. 



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