Project Symphony To Raise Corn Yield for Increasing Population
On Tuesday, August 20, from 10 a.m. to noon, Project Symphony Field Day will
take place at:
Double Diamond Dairy
782 West Washington Road or
the NW corner of Highway 59 and Washington Road, El Nido
Sponsored by Wilbur-Ellis Co. and BASF
The Project Symphony Field Day will focus on the research
conducted on silage corn grown in the California Central Valley.
What is Project Symphony?
Consider this: Adding to
our current global population of 7 billion people, an additional two billion
people are expected by 2050. Sadly, 14% of the world’s population today is
undernourished; how will we prepare ourselves to feed an increasing population
on dwindling land, with complexities such as climate change, accumulating
regulations, water availability and quality, political corruption, crop waste,
and distribution challenges?
To begin to address the
increasing demand for food, Wilbur-Ellis and BASF have jointly initiated Project Symphony to test solutions using tools such as excellent seed,
biotechnology advances, soil fertility, plant nutrition programs, crop
protection treatments, water management, satellite imagery and handheld
devices.
Project Symphony is a
three-year undertaking of corn trials on a dozen or so sites across the country
with the goal of raising the current corn yield of 150 bushels to 300 bushels per
acre. Scientists project that corn is biologically capable of yielding 500
bushels per acre.
For additional information about the field day
and project, contact Tom Prata Seed Technology Specialist, Wilbur-Ellis, at (559) 304-1353 or tprata@wilburellis.com
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