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Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center
Ivie, Glen - Wayne
Center Director
wayne.ivie@usda.gov
(979) 260-9372
USDA, ARS, SPARC
2881 F&B ROAD
College Station, TX 77845

Mission:
The mission of the Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center is to conduct research to improve the productivity of important southern crops, and to enhance the safety to the consumer of meat products derived from livestock and poultry. Specific projects at the Center are diverse and include plant biotechnology; improved control methodologies for pathogens attacking cotton and sorghum; improved aerial application of agricultural chemicals; germplasm enhancement of cotton, sorghum, and pecans; effective and environmentally sound approaches for management of the boll weevil and other serious insect pests of cotton; and enhanced microbiological safety of meat products reaching the consumer. Center scientists have a strong commitment to the solution of significant agricultural problems and to the timely and effective transfer to appropriate users of technology developed through their research.

  Plains Area
    College Station, Texas
      Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center
Office of The Director
Crop Germplasm Research
Food and Feed Safety Research
Aerial Application Technology Research
Insect Control and Cotton Disease Research
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