Ames, Iowa, USA
October 2011

This electronic newsletter is free of charge and is published by the Seed Science Center and the Biosafety Institute for Genetically Modified Agricultural Products at Iowa State University.

Among the Stories Included in this Issue:

• Zambian Ambassador Visits Seed Science Center
• Harries Represents BIGMAP at PBS Meeting
• Munkvold, Shepherd Receive Grant to Support NSHS Mission
• New Reference Guide Offers Strategies for Online Educators
• Seed Lab Studies Ways to "Live Green"
• Consumers Willing to Pay Premium for Healthier Genetically Modified Foods
• Dry Distillers Grain as a Creep Feed for Calves
• ISU Partners in Seed Policy Harmonization Efforts in COMESA Region
• BIGMAP Symposium Examines Agricultural Co-existence, Sustainability
• Goggi Conducts Seeds Systems Research with FAO
• Mbofung Receives Krueger Scholarship
• New Center Workshop Focuses on Unusual Topic—Specialty Seeds

Also Included in this Newsletter:
Year in Review:

• Highlights from Last Year's World Food Prize Symposium
• Taking Quality Seed to the Farmer: Reaching Africa's Smallholders
• Vilsack Speaks at Global Town Hall Meeting
• Grant to Improve Quality Seed Access is Sub-Saharan Africa

Newsletter

Website: http://www.iastate.edu

Published: October 12, 2011