Dr. Wintersteen and Brian Meyer at Iowa State University provided leadership for a report entitled, Pursuing a Unifying Message: Elevating Food, Agricultural and Natural Resources Research as a National Priority at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. in partnership with Mississippi State University, Soil and Water Conservation Society, Texas Tech University and Colorado State University. The report and the presentation that Dr. Wintersteen made to the Charles Valentine Riley Memorial Foundation addresses the challenge of moving food, agricultural and natural resources research higher on the priority list for government-supported research and presents a case for why we should be pursuing a unifying message on the importance of investing more in agricultural research. Click here to watch a video of Dr. Wintersteen's presentation.