THIS APPLICATION SEEKS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE CONFERENCE ON APPLIED STATISTICS IN AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES TAKING PLACE MAY 16 TO 19, 2022 AT THE TAGGART STUDENT CENTER ON UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS IN LOGAN, UTAH. THIS IS THE ONLY CONFERENCE THAT ANNUALLY BRINGS APPROXIMATELY 100 - 120 STATISTICIANS AND RESEARCHERS FROM ACADEMIA, INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT TO DISCUSS NEW METHODOLOGIES AND INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS IN STATISTICS TO SOLVE EMERGING AGRICULTURAL PROBLEMS. STARTING 2020, THE CONFERENCE BROADENED ITS SCOPE BY INTEGRATING NATURAL RESOURCES PERSPECTIVE INTO THE TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURAL FOCUS AND BY DEVELOPING AN INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE. THIS IS TIMELY BECAUSE DATASETS FROM BOTH DISCIPLINES ARE BECOMING LARGER AND LARGER, THUS CREATING DEMAND FOR NEW ANALYTIC APPROACHES TO MAXIMIZE KNOWLEDGE EXTRACTION IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT. THE TOPIC OF THE 2022 CONFERENCE IS MACHINE LEARNING WITH SPECIFIC FOCUS ISSUES RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES.THIS FOUR-DAY CONFERENCE CONTAINS A ONE-DAY WORKSHOP, A KEYNOTE ADDRESS, MULTIPLE INVITED TALKS, A PANEL DISCUSSION AND CONTRIBUTED POSTER AND ORAL PRESENTATIONS. THE CONFERENCE HAS STRONG NETWORKING AND MENTORING COMPONENTS, WHICH INCLUDES CONFERENCE LUNCHES, BREAKS AND SOCIAL EVENTS WITH AMPLE OPPORTUNITY FOR INTERACTIONS BETWEEN SENIOR RESEARCHERS, GRADUATE STUDENTS, JUNIOR FACULTY AND INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES.THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES FROM THE CONFERENCE ARE A FLUID EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT, RESULTING IN IMPROVED ANALYTICAL CAPABILITIES AND STRENGTHENED COHESIVE AND COLLABORATIVE WORK AMONGST STATISTICIANS AND PRACTITIONERS. IN THE LONG RUN, THE INTERDISCIPLINARY DEVELOPMENTS RELATING TO EMERGING BIG DATASETS IN AGRICULTURE AND THE NATURAL SCIENCES WILL HAVE PROFOUND EFFECTS IN SCIENCE, INDUSTRY AND SOCIETY.?