Science Breakthroughs to Advance Food and Agricultural Research by 2030Science Breakthroughs to Advance Food and Agricultural Research by 2030 For nearly a century, scientific advances have fueled progress in U. S. agriculture to enable American producers to deliver safe and abundant food domestically and provide a trade surplus in bulk and high value agricultural commodities and foods. Today, the U. S. food and agricultural enterprise faces formidable challenges that will test its long term sustainability,