Feb 27 (Reuters) – The United States will invest over $1 billion in research into new and sustainable farm practices, following an additional $200 million in funding, the Environmental Protection Agency as well as the departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services said in a joint statement on Friday.
The administration is pushing efforts to reduce the usage of pesticides by finding alternatives.
(Reporting by Steve Holland and Costas Pitas; Editing by Daphne Psaledakis)
