Product Research
The MSMC, along with partners such as the University of Missouri-Columbia, boast one of the top production research programs in the country. See how the MSMC and USB are working to boost your yields.
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Biotechnology
Working Harder to Help You Grow Smarter
“The National Institutes of Health (NIH) defines biotechnology as the industrial use of living organisms or biological methods derived through basic research; examples range from genetic engineering to making cheese or bread.”
Interpreted in this broad sense, the definition covers many of the tools and techniques that are commonplace today in agriculture and food production. As the world population continues to grow and the demand for food, feed and fuel reaches new heights, biotech techniques are becoming even more important. Today, biotechnology has farmers here in Missouri, and all around the country, improving yields and fighting pests and weeds like never before.
The History of Biotech in Missouri
The MSA and MSMC led the charge for biotechnology and life sciences here in the state and beyond. With a vision born in the mid-1990s by Missouri soybean farmers and leadership from executive director/CEO Dale R. Ludwig, Missouri has positioned itself as the public leader in soybean biotechnology.
Throughout the last decade, and with key support from U.S. Senator Christopher S. “Kit” Bond, the MSMC and MSA have assembled a core group of soybean researchers ranging from molecular geneticists and soybean breeders to animal nutritionists and biotechnology economists. Coordination with the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis and the University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources in Columbia, synergizes major public efforts in the U.S., creating an unmatched “Biotech Corridor” along Interstate 70.
Missouri’s Role Today
The MSMC supports local research of Biotechnology in large part through the funding of two nationally recognized biotech centers located here in Missouri.
The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center – Located in St. Louis, Missouri, this not-for-profit institute produces research that strives to enhance the nutritional content of plants, increase agricultural production and create a sustainable food supply.
The National Soybean Biotechnology Center – Located on the campus of the University of Missouri-Columbia, the “National Center” seeks to apply innovative molecular approaches towards a variety of soybean improvements, such as, improved soybean yields, stress tolerance and disease resistance.
For more information on Biotechnology’s impact on U.S. soybean farming see:
The Council for Biotechnology Information
