Authorizes appropriations for agricultural research by the Department of Agriculture.
Aims to permanently authorize certain programs of the Agricultural Research Service.
Defines “Secretary” as the Secretary of Agriculture.
Requires the Secretary to carry out research activities through grants or cooperative agreements.
Supports research on the impacts of wildfire smoke on wine grape production, including establishing thresholds for smoke compounds and developing mitigation methods.
Allocates research on resilient dryland farming of cereal grains, focusing on improving yield, drought tolerance, and quantifying economic and environmental benefits.
Promotes research to support sustainable and organic production of berry and grape crops, aiming to reduce pesticide use and improve quality and yield.
Develops precision livestock management strategies for economically efficient and environmentally responsive livestock production on Western rangeland.
Implements a shellfish genetics and breeding program to enhance disease resiliency and modernize production technologies for Pacific States shellfish farmers.
Conducts regionally focused research on hemp production systems to integrate hemp into existing agricultural systems.
Supports a regional cooperative partnership for science-based conservation research on rangeland challenges affecting agricultural productivity and ecosystem health.
Researches sudden oak death pathogen strains to improve understanding and develop control and management techniques.
Carries out research in coordination with the Forest Products Laboratory on wood product quality, forest products evaluation standards, and forest production innovation.
Allocates research related to hop production.
Focuses on soil carbon research to increase profitability, conserve soil, enhance soil water storage, promote carbon sequestration, and reduce reliance on herbicides in cereal grain cropping systems.
Conducts research on tree fruit post-harvest quality control to enhance quality and resiliency against diseases.
Authorizes $5,000,000 for each fiscal year for each research subsection mentioned.