Monsanto announces a $1 million gift to establish the Monsanto Center for Biotech Education within the FFA Enrichment Center which is being built on the Ankeny.Monsanto announces a $1 million gift to establish the Monsanto Center for Biotech Education within the FFA FFA - Future Farmers of America FFA - F”reningen F”r Arbetarskydd (Sweden) FFA - Failed Fuel Assembly FFA - Family Faculty Association FFA - Fan Film Awards FFA - Far Far Away FFA - Farmers for Action (UK) FFA - Federal Facility Agreement FFA - Federal Financial Aid FFA - Fellow of the Faculty of Actuaries FFA - Field Force Automation FFA - Final Fantasy Addicts (website) FFA - Final Fantasy Adventure (game) Enrichment Center which is being built on the Ankeny, IA, campus of the Des Moines Area Community College. "The Center for Biotech Education will showcase opportunities available through the use and further development of biotechnology," says Monsanto's VP of Global Plant Breeding plant breeding, science of altering the genetic pattern of plants in order to increase their value. Increased crop yield is the primary aim of most plant-breeding programs; advantages of the hybrids and new varieties developed include adaptation to new agricultural areas, greater resistance to disease and insects, greater yield of useful parts, better nutritional content of edible parts, and greater physiological efficiency. Ted Crosbie. The Monsanto Center for Biotech Education will serve Iowa's 12,000-plus FFA members and agricultural science students, as well as, students with a general interest in science. Community leaders, farmers and the broader business community nationwide, will also benefit from the programming offered. |
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