It is available from county Extension offices. Scott acknowledges the importance of cooperative work and germplasm exchange between public soybean breeders in the region. SDSU participates in the Northern Regional Soybean Uniform Testing Program. This is a joint project between USDA and regional ag experiment stations in which breeders from 16 states and Canada test each other's material. This testing eliminates less adapted plants before more time and dollars are spent on the unacceptable lines.
Breeders also exchange germplasm.
Scott, for example, grows 10 uniform tests in South Dakota for the regional testing system. I give them the same courtesy. It is one of the rules in our program. When a plant breeder has developed a line that meets standards for release as a new variety, the breeder turns over about a bushel of the pure seed to Jack Ingemansen, manager of the Foundation Seed Stocks Division. Foundation Seed Stocks is a non-profit corporation made up of growers and SDSU scientists.