The Board of Directors of the Indiana Corn Marketing Council invested $2 million in corn checkoff funds for the of development of the 25,000 square-foot automated Plant Phenotyping Facility at the Purdue University Agronomy Center for Research and Education (ACRE). Completed in August, 2016, the world-class field phenotyping facility positions Purdue University with an innovative platform for STEM education and research for the next century of corn production research. The Indiana Corn and Soybean Innovation Center brings together engineer, aviation scientists, computer scientists, and agronomists to apply their knowledge to the most pressing problems in plant sciences that affect the entire food production system and will enhance productivity and decision making in crop production for farmers.
