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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1984
Page
8
New York AP reports researchers use test tubes dishes and fine needles to accelerate plant and animal breeding. The growing field called biotechnology cuts years from traditional timelines and erodes natural barriers that once limited crossing between species.
A panel urges continued federal funding to keep the United States ahead in genetic engineering research. The 1985 budget proposal boosts biotechnology, but House cuts slashed proposed grants. Experts warn cuts risk a lost generation while detailing advances from plant cell culture to gene transfer and commercial prospects for crops and food products.
Researchers forecast early 1990s sales of first transgenic plants and by 2000 substantial changes in corn and wheat. Corn will be one third shorter with two or three ears per stalk, aiding mechanical harvest. wheat will be shorter to resist wind. Each seed could produce 10 to 15 stalks with double grain per head and better fertilizer use. Disease resistance follows, though salt tolerance may take 20 to 30 years and many genes may be required.
An Ohio Agri-Business group hosts a Soviet trade delegation at the Holiday Inn Riverview in Toledo. The event underscores tensions over U.S. grain exports, reliability concerns, and political manipulation of agricultural commerce amid a wider push for Soviet purchases.
The Lorain County Steer Club meets at 7 30 p m September 27 at Pittsfield Town Hall to plan purchasing angus and hereford calves. Closing date to sign up is October 1, with a maximum of two calves per member and a $25 deposit per calf.
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