Massachusetts | agronomya - 12/11/2009 10:30
Could probably add BASF as well. You could also include a bunch of land grant universities such as Texas A&M or Kansas State.
I thought those guys were wholly owned subsidiaries?
"BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) - The world's largest seed company has pledged $1 million over five years to South Dakota State University to create a new Ph.D. fellowship program focused on plant breeding.
Representatives from St. Louis-based Monsanto Co. and SDSU announced the agreement Thursday on the Brookings campus.
The company set a goal last year to double yields in corn, cotton and soybeans by 2030 from what they were in 2000, while reducing by one-third the water and energy requirements.
Monsanto Chief Technology Officer Robert Fraley said the company needs well-trained researchers and breeders in research and development to make that happen.
SDSU said the joint program in plant breeding will be ready to take its first students this fall.
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press."
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what companies are spending $ for research?
