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\"\"<\/a>On September 28, four former U.S. secretaries of agriculture\u00a0discussed meeting the world’s growing food needs and the role of land-grant universities at an event\u00a0at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Morrill Act, which brought land-grant universities into being.<\/p>\n

The former secretaries\u00a0were Mike Johanns (2005-2007),\u00a0 Clayton Yeutter (1989-1991), John Block (1981-1985), \u00a0and Dan Glickman (1995-2001).<\/p>\n

They focused on the demands on the world food supply by\u00a02050 and the prospect of\u00a0a dramatic increase in production using fewer resources, mentioning that much of the future research may be led by land-grant universities.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Click here to view the discussion.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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