The Texas A&M University System is poised to get $18.4 million in agriculture research funding from the 2010 Agriculture Appropriations Bill.
The bill is awaiting final approval by the Senate and then must be signed into law by President Barack Obama.
The money will fund 24 projects for the flagship university, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and A&M's AgriLife Extension Service.
"These programs will allow Texas A&M agriculture producers to remain competitive in a global market by targeting research priorities which benefit Texas while preserving Texas natural resources," said Mark Hussey, dean of A&M's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and vice chancellor for the university system.
Some of the projects funded include studies of rural irrigation sustainability, livestock and dairy research and efforts to eliminate pathogens from food and water without using chemicals.
U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, said he had asked that the funding be included in the bill.
"The innovative agriculture research at Texas A&M plays a key role in ensuring that Americans have access to the safest, low cost food supply in the world, and these important programs will help protect family farms, provide training ranges for Fort Hood soldiers, and support the economy," he said in a statement.
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