But they take time to come along. |
I grew up on a farm and went to Iowa State. I planned to go into Extension, but my adviser said we bought seeds from Ball and I should try interviewing with them. That was 24 years ago and I have been doing the trials ever since. |
It did not have agronomic value but was attractive. He entered the plant in the AAS trials, and it was selected as a gold-medal winner. He was a breeder, not a seed producer or marketer, so we helped get it to market through Pan American Seed Company, one of our subsidiaries. |