Visitors are welcome.
We are located on the north side of Aberdeen off of Hwy 39. The beginnings of the small grains germplasm collections date to about 1897 with the organization of the Seed and Plant Introduction Office. As the result of numerous plant explorations and seed exchanges, the individual collections of the small grains began to accumulate. The NSGC was officially organized in 1948 at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, Maryland. It was moved to its present location at Aberdeen in October, 1988.