1. Plant health and production and plant products;
2. Animal health and production and animal products;
3. Food safety, nutrition, and health;
4. Bioenergy, natural resources, and environment;
5. Agriculture systems and technology; and
6. Agriculture economics and rural communities
In FY 2016, the Plant Health and Production and Plant Products Program Area contains the following three new or restructured program area priorities:
Foundational Knowledge of Agricultural Production Systems
Pests and Beneficial Species in Agricultural Production Systems
Physiology of Agricultural Plants
There is also a joint program with NSF called Plant Biotic Interactions that covers the area of plant-microbe interactions previously supported through this program area.