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Heidelberg funding back in the budget

Zeroed out in the Governor’s proposed budget, the Ohio House included restoring funding for Heidelberg University’s National Center for Water Quality, a move Brandon Kern, Director of State Policy for the Ohio Farm Bureau says the organization was advocating.

“We advocated for just restoring their funding back to levels they had prior and the House followed through with that as well in an amendment to the budget, so we’re happy,” said Kern. “Water quality issues, nutrient management issues are big challenges facing agriculture in Ohio and this organization is providing the research support to help us fully understand what the problem even is, a very important program and we’re very happy to see their funding was restored.”

The state budget is now in the hands of the State Senate.