Scientists worry about reduced funding for plant breeding
An agronomy/crop science blog addresses concern that public sector funding for plant breeding has been declining for 30 years. 5:30 am, Jan. 14, 2021 ×
A blog post from scientists and agronomists expresses concern for the limited amount of money being put into publicly funded plant breeding research. (Erin Ehnle Brown / Grand Vale Creative LLC)
Upper Midwest farmers generally understand the importance of plant breeding programs. Now, information from a blog sponsored and written by members of the American Society of Agronomy and Crops Science Society of America reinforces a long and growing concern in agriculture: