Arizona Research Agronomist Feaster Receives
Genetics Award
Strong Influence On Western Industry
Another nominator, Earl Williams, president and CEO of the California Cotton Ginners and Growers Association, also points out Dr. Feaster's key role in bringing Pima cottons forward as a very important part of the Western cotton industry.
"Pima cotton has become a large part of California's cotton industry with over 90 percent of the U.S. Pima production coming from California," Williams says.
Dr. Feaster, who earned a B.S. in Agricultural Education from Purdue, and his M.A. (Field Crops) and Ph.D. (Plant Breeding) from the University of Missouri, worked as a USDA breeder in Missouri, Kentucky and Maryland before arriving in Phoenix in 1956 as a USDA research agronomist.
In 1972, he became research leader of USDA's Cotton Breeding and Production Unit in Phoenix and a professor in the University of Arizona's Plant Sciences Department – positions he held until his 1994 retirement. He also produced or collaborated on 72 publications.
source : cottonfarming
Genetics Award
Strong Influence On Western Industry
Another nominator, Earl Williams, president and CEO of the California Cotton Ginners and Growers Association, also points out Dr. Feaster's key role in bringing Pima cottons forward as a very important part of the Western cotton industry.
"Pima cotton has become a large part of California's cotton industry with over 90 percent of the U.S. Pima production coming from California," Williams says.
Dr. Feaster, who earned a B.S. in Agricultural Education from Purdue, and his M.A. (Field Crops) and Ph.D. (Plant Breeding) from the University of Missouri, worked as a USDA breeder in Missouri, Kentucky and Maryland before arriving in Phoenix in 1956 as a USDA research agronomist.
In 1972, he became research leader of USDA's Cotton Breeding and Production Unit in Phoenix and a professor in the University of Arizona's Plant Sciences Department – positions he held until his 1994 retirement. He also produced or collaborated on 72 publications.
source : cottonfarming
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