LSU AgCenter contributes recent rice breeding program success to partnership
BATON ROUGE -- The LSU AgCenter says it has one of the most renowned rice breeding programs in the world. A reason they've been able to expand their program is a recent collaboration with Loveland Products, Inc.This seven-year partnership between the AgCenter and Loveland Products, Inc. has contributed financially to the AgCenter's rice breeding program. The AgCenter says this partnership has allowed them to release new commercial varieties of rice that they wouldn't have otherwise been able to