Mark Keenum
Economist and former Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services of the United StatesWikipedia
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Oct 6, 2026
Jeff AllenHOST
The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research, a public-private partnership that must match every federal dollar it receives with at least one private dollar, was first funded with two hundred million dollars in the two thousand and fourteen Farm Bill.
Jeff AllenHOST
Since then, FFAR has awarded nearly five hundred research grants, worked with more than six hundred and sixty partners, and committed more than eight hundred and fifty million dollars in agriculture research while averaging a dollar forty in partner funding per federal dollar, noted board chair and Mississippi State University president Mark Keenum during the organization's twelfth annual meeting yesterday.
Jeff AllenHOST
The organization also received funding in the two thousand and eighteen Farm Bill, the twenty twenty-three Farm Bill extension, and in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act last summer.
Jeff AllenHOST
But those funds have now been committed to programs that are launching, explained Sarah Moon Chapoton, FFAR's executive director.
Jeff DalyHOST
Now, since then, FFAR has awarded nearly 500 research grants, worked with more than 660 partners and committed more than $850 million in agriculture research, while averaging $1.40 in partner funding per federal dollar.
Jeff DalyHOST
That noted Board Chair and Mississippi State University President Mark Keenum during the organization's 12th annual meeting yesterday.
Jeff DalyHOST
The organization also received funding in the 2018 Farm Bill, the 2023 Farm Bill Extension, and in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act last summer.
Jeff DalyHOST
But those funds have now been committed to programs that are launching, explained Sarah Moon Chapitin, FFAR's executive director.
Paul FinebaumHOST
Welcome back.
Paul FinebaumHOST
As we are in Starkville, the final 30 minutes, and I, I said this when we introduced Dr. Keenum, and I say it here again with introducing, uh, Larry Templeton.
Paul FinebaumHOST
Uh, it's, there, there are...
Paul FinebaumHOST
I don't know if there's anybody that's been associated with this program, uh, more than you and your family.
Larry TempletonGUEST
stopped.Never did.
Larry TempletonGUEST
But you know there was another person on your show today that was born on this campus.
Larry TempletonGUEST
Dr. Keenum.
Paul FinebaumHOST
Dr. Keenum.
Paul FinebaumHOST
Okay, let's get to some of the news of the day.
Paul FinebaumHOST
We'll talk to Mark Keenum in a little bit.
Paul FinebaumHOST
He's the head of the college football player, the college football playoff management committee, and Heather Denich, who covers that.
Paul FinebaumHOST
Heather, by the way, I had some friends who were texting me on Monday saying that you were killing a group that I used to go to all the time in Memphis at the Memphis Touchdown Club.
11 MINS LATER
Paul FinebaumHOST
What a day it's been.
Paul FinebaumHOST
We talked to the head football coach, Jeff Levy, the athletic director.
Paul FinebaumHOST
We will talk to the president of Mississippi State in just a few minutes, Mark Keenum, one of the most influential people.
Paul FinebaumHOST
And look who the cat drug in.
Paul FinebaumHOST
As far as Mississippi State, no program in the country deserves success more than that.
Paul FinebaumHOST
We were there last year, and every time I go there, you make friends along the way, but I really have some, we've had Dr. Keenum, Mark Keenum on here an endless number of times, There hasn't been a bigger supporter of this program that you're listening to and watching right now than Mark Keenum.
Paul FinebaumHOST
He made it happen early on when some of his fellow presidents thought maybe we were a little bit too loud.
Paul FinebaumHOST
He has saved this show more than once.