Today’s farms and ranches produce abundant food, fiber, and fuel, yet many also contribute to air and water pollution, climate change, biodiversity loss, public health problems, and other societal challenges. Agroecology promises solutions, but this science of managing lands to boost the health of farms, ranches, and surrounding environments is underfunded and understudied. A new analysis by UCS and partners indicates that just 15 percent of funding granted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 2014 for research and education incorporated any element of agroecology. The agency devoted even less funding to projects emphasizing agroecological research or implementation. The lack of a focused investment in research accelerating the transition to sustainable agriculture threatens the nation’s food system.