At least one-third of U.S. corn acres suffer from yield-reducing drought stress every year. As agriculture prepares for the possibility of warmer temperatures and reduced snowpack from climate change, more growers are anticipating technology that allows them to plant a crop that requires less water. One of the most highly anticipated second-generation biotechnology traits in agriculture is seed that helps make crops drought tolerant.

Objective1:Educate how drought-tolerant crops could carry significant economic and environmental value.

Objective2:Provide information on how crops can produce more with less moisture.

Objective3:Explore the promise that precision breeding with native traits offers.