Ames, Iowa
July 23, 2008
Jim Rouse has been named the
executive director of the
Iowa
Crop Improvement Association. The nonprofit association is
the official seed certifying agency for the state of Iowa and is
affiliated with Iowa State University's agronomy department.
Rouse previously served a year as interim director of the
association. A native of Ayrshire, he has been project leader
for the association's Iowa Crop Performance Tests since 2005.
Each year the performance tests measure yield and other
agronomic characteristics of hundreds of varieties of corn,
soybeans, alfalfa and small grain crops throughout Iowa to help
growers identify high-performance lines.
Rouse was a graduate research assistant in Iowa State's corn
breeding program from 2001 to 2004. Prior to then he worked in
the commercial seed industry. He has a doctorate degree in plant
breeding and a master's degree in entomology from Iowa State.
The Iowa Crop Improvement Association's mission is to provide
an unbiased source of service and education in production and
quality assurance for Iowa agricultural crops. Founded in 1902,
the association has provided seed production and crop
performance testing services for 87 years. The association's
membership includes farmers, seed producers and others
interested in crop improvement. Lee Huey of Ames is president of
the nine-member board of directors. |
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