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The $6 million center was designed for studyinhg cropping systems comprisedof genetics, agronomic practicesz and biotech traits including water-use efficiency technologieas such as drought-tolerant cropping systems. The centerr will help Monsanto advance research to helpimprovs farmers’ productivity in the Western Great Plains. More than 80 croppingv and irrigation demonstrations are featurecd atthe 155-acre farm and learning center. The centefr will be hardwired to eventually conduct virtualk tours of robotics and seed analytics facilities in remotwe locations suchas Monsanto’s breeding facilityt in Ankeny, Iowa, or the company’s Mo., research facility.
Gothenburg Learning Centerf Lead Chandler Mazour said Monsanto selected the site because of its locatiob in the transition zone from dryland acres to irrigatedf acres on the western High Plains and that Monsanto needds that diversity to determine how to use future technologies in addingh valueto crops. Creve Coeur, Mo.-basee Monsanto Co. (NYSE: MON), led by President and CEO Hugh Grant, develops insect- and herbicide-resistant crops and other agricultural products. It is one of the largesty employersin St. Louis with 4,000p local employees.
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