Hansen Foundation awards $200,000 to Research Foundation
The grant will assist in the construction of a four-bay greenhouse to be used for public-private collaborative research and commercialization in wheat biotechnology. Molecular and genetic research done in the Kansas Wheat Innovation Center laboratories will be conducted in the greenhouses. A more controlled environment will both enhance and accelerate results.
The 12,750 square-foot expansion will be constructed adjacent to existing greenhouses, offices and laboratories at the KWIC. The new space will include separate rooms for potting, seed processing, soil preparation and a soil room to receive and handle bulk potting. Special temperature control and grid lighting systems are also included in the project.
Additional funding for the expansion will come from the U.S. Economic Development Administration and the Kansas Wheat Commission. Groundbreaking for the project is expected to begin later this month.
Wheat is a significant part of the economic vitality of the Dane G. Hansen Foundation service area in Northwest Kansas, and the Foundation is pleased to support a project that enhances crop development for all farmers.
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For more information, please contact Tammy McClellan, Kansas Wheat Commission Research Foundation, at 785-737-3395 or at tmcclellan@kswheat.com.
For more information on the Dane G. Hansen Foundation, visit our website at www.danehansenfoundation.org, or contact Betsy Wearing, Coordinator of Programs, Communications and New Initiatives, Dane G. Hansen Foundation, at betsy@danehansenfoundation.org or 785-452-8888.