LINCOLN- A bill under the Senate Appropriations Committee that just advanced approved another $16 million in federal funds being allocated to a U.S. Department of Agriculture research center being built on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Innovation Campus. The new facility started being built in May. The purpose of the research center is to produce more food for a growing population while saving natural resources.

If the funding is approved, it is believed that it will assist Nebraska as a leader in agricultural innovation. The proposed funds are coming from a bill that focused on agriculture, food security, and rural development. The $16 million boost comes after $25 million was dedicated to the project by the state, totaling $160 million for the facility.

The project will combine USDA and UNL research, and part of the process will happen at the university's Ag-Tech Innovation Accelerator which was designed to take their research to the marketplace. “This facility is going to be a game-changer for our state,” new University of Nebraska President Dr. Jeffery Gold added. Gold thanked lawmakers for keeping the state and university at the forefront of the agricultural industry.

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