What is in this article?: - The economy of agbiosciences -
Extension, Experiment Stations fuel regional and the national
economies. - Attracting young professionals may be a challenge.
Research plots across the nation help feed, clothe and fuel the
country. Extension and Experiment Station personnel work
diligently to improve productivity. Land Grant University
Extension scientists and professors are well known for their
endless contributions to U.S. agriculture—soldiers in multiple
campaigns of war against animal and plant diseases, weed
resistance, in laboratories where genetics and other
agbioscience disciplines are researched and practiced daily, all
in an effort to improve and build upon a dynamic system of food,
fuel and fiber production and delivery in its many forms.
Through the efforts of these dedicated Extension and experiment
station professionals, a multitude of people around the world
are finding ways to feed the hungry everyday, and each year make
progress to address world food shortages and th