Thomas K' Schwartz Executive Vice President Beet Sugar Development Foundation

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Thomas K. SchwartzExecutive Vice PresidentBeet
Sugar Development Foundation

• National Program Assessment and Customer Workshop
• National Program 301
• Genomics and Genetic Improvement

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Beet Sugar Development Foundation Agricultural
Research ServiceHistory

• Over 40 years of cooperation
• Currently working under a Memorandum of
  Understanding
• Drafting new Cooperative Agreement
• Primary Areas of Interest
• Genetics
• Plant Pathology/Virology
• Plant Physiology

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Active Locations

• Salinas, CA
• Kimberly, ID
• Ft. Collins, CO
• Fargo, ND
• East Lansing, MI
• Beltsville, MD
• Wyndmoor, PA

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Salinas, CA

• Robert Lewellen
• Geneticist
• William Wintermantel
• Virologist
• Hsing-Yeh Liu
• Virologist

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Kimberly, ID

• Carl Strasbaugh
• Pathologist
• Ann Gillen
• Geneticist

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Ft. Collins, CO

• Lee Panella
• Geneticist
• Linda Hanson
• Pathologist
• Rebecca Larson
• Physiologist

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Fargo, ND

• Larry Campbell
• Geneticist
• John Weiland
• Pathologist
• Karen Klotz
• Physiologist

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East Lansing, MI

• Mitch McGrath
• Geneticist
• Open Position
• Pathologist

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Beltsville, MD

• Ann Smigocki
• Geneticist
• David Kuykendall
• Pathologist

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Windmoor, PA

• Marshall Fishman
• Chemist
• Brett Savary
• Physiologist

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Genetics

• Breeding to Variety Level
• Breeding to Parental Line Level

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Plant Physiology/Virology

• Etiology and Epidemiology
• Biological Control
• Host/Disease Interaction

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Plant Physiology

• Post Harvest Storage
• Sugar Accumulation
• Alternative Uses for Cellulosic Material

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Activities

• Biennial Program Review
• In Association with the General Meeting of the
  American Society of Sugar Beet Technologists
• Educational Programs
• McGinnis Institute of Beet Sugar Technology
• Beet Sugar Agricultural School
• International Institute of Sugar Beet Research
• Working Group Collaboration