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Biotechnology To Be Discussed At Corn, Soybean Conference
COLLEGE PARK, MD.
Land-grant colleges and the U.S.
Department of Agriculture led the
way in both the research and edu
cational aspects of hybrid com,
which revolutionized this nation’s
agriculture in the 1930’5.
But the biotechnology revolu
tion of the 1990 s is shaping upas a
three-way partnership among
land-grant universities, USDA
and agribusiness.
A research representative of a
nationally known commercial
organization will tell about his
company’s involvement in this
partnership during a mid-morning
talk at next week’s Delmarva
Corn & Soybean Technology
Conference, set for February 8 at
the Wicomico Youth & Civic
Center "in Salisbury.
Dr. Nicholas M. Frey, director
of technology acquisition and
development for Pioneer Hi-Bred
International, Inc., of Des Moines,
lowa, is the scheduled speaker.
His assigned topic is
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“Biotechnology-Its Impact on
Our Management Practices.”
Frey is expected to tell about
Pioneer’s research progress in
developing hybrid com varieties
that are resistant to certain grass
killing herbicides that can now
only be used safely on broadleaf
crops like soybeans. Specifically,
Pioneer scientists are working on
com which can tolerate Scepter
and Pursuit, two new products
marketed by American Cyanamid.
“Resistance to herbicides is a
forerunner of many new agricul
tural production and management
options that biotechnology can
provide,” Frey commented
recently.
“New genetic traits will
enhance the value of grains for
both animal feed and food pro
cessing. But they will make man
agement decisions for farmers
more complex.
“Thus, it will be imperative for
chemical companies, seed compa
nies and the Cooperative Exten
ObbGobd
sion Service to give farmers accu
rate information on seed selection
and herbicide tolerance.”
Other speakers during.the
February 8 com & soybean con
ference will direct their attention
to pest management, crop rotation,
world outlook, grain marketing,
sorghum production, nutrient
management and mold problems
in feed grains.
A concurrent family-oriented
morning program will have speak
ers addressing health hazards and
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financial liability problems of far
mers, and how to reduce these
risks
The Delmarva Com & Soybean
Technology Conference, now in
its ninth year, is sponsored by
agribusiness firms serving Dela
ware, Maryland and Virginia and
by the Cooperative Extension Ser
vice at land-grant universities in
those states.
W. James Milliken, an Exten
sion agricultural agent in Kent
County, Md., is this year’s p
ning committee chairman,
expects nearly 1,000 person:
attend.
Activities at the Wednes
event will get under way at 1
a.m. with free coffee and dot
nuts and a chance for farmer
visit more than 50 commercial
educational exhibits. The prog
itself will run from 10 a.m. to;
p.m., with 45 minutes off
lunch.