National Agricultural Library at risk

From American Libraries Direct

NAL: A precious resource at risk

Flatlined for years, the National Agricultural Library’s budget is slated for drastic cuts in the fiscal year beginning October 1. The cuts could end the acquisition of new printed works, endanger the preservation of its special collections, halt document delivery, and turn a national library into a local one. Unless Congress votes to restore the money, a farmer or researcher will soon have to travel to Beltsville, Maryland, to investigate a new soil amendment, study an old crop rotation scheme, or gauge the progress of an invading weed....Washington Post, May 1