Tom Jury is head of the North America Field Testing Organization at Bayer Crop Science. His organization is responsible for growing and collecting data on millions of research plots spread across the United States and Canada. Listen as Tom describes how the latest biological and technological innovations are used to develop hundreds of new varieties and hybrids each year. To learn more about plant breeding and Bayer's philosophy, visit https://www.bayer.com/en/crop-science/crop-science-innovations-plant-breeding.
For an in depth history of plant breeding, check out our past series on the topic:
Episode 16: Tom Floyd - The History of Plant Breeding, Part I
Episode 17: Tom Floyd - The History of Plant Breeding, Part II
Episode 18: Devin Nichols - The History of Plant Breeding, Part III