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Open House Opens Many Eyes to Possibilities of Genotyping Center
Thu, 24 Sep 2015 11:30:19 CDT
The National Agricultural Genotyping Center held its first open house yesterday with representatives from government and industry on hand to tour the new facility and discuss the possibilities it will offer. With the board of directors in attendance, they established priorities and assigned responsibilities for the coming year.
"This facility is the first of its kind for a farmer-led association, giving growers more influence on research agendas," said Dr. Richard Vierling, director of research at NCGA. "NAGC will help growers increase production and lower costs. With so many stakeholders on hand and actively expressing interest, it was apparent to all present that the exciting potential for innovation is enormous and will lead to concrete results that can strengthen the bottom line for U.S. farmers."
The National Agricultural Genotyping Center will translate scientific discoveries, such as the information from the maize genome project, into solutions for production agriculture, food safety, functional foods, bioenergy and national security.
The NAGC partnership brings together Los Alamos National Laboratory, the premier research institution in the world with a proven track record in developing high-throughput genotyping technology, and the National Corn Growers Association, an organization representing more than 42,000 farmer members.
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