SDSU to celebrate Cereal Bowl, Seed Technology Laboratory on Sept. 18

South Dakota State University and its seed industry partners will celebrate the new Seed Technology Laboratory with a dedication ceremony on Sept. 18. The event, including tours, will begin at 1:30 p.m.

The dedication and tours will be followed by the Cereal Bowl pregame barbecue and the 6 p.m. kickoff of the Jackrabbits first home football game.

The Seed Technology Laboratory is the second building on the South Dakota State University Innovation Campus, the only university-affiliated research park in South Dakota.

Sue Blodgett, head of the SDSU Plant Science Department, said the Seed Technology Laboratory is unique in bringing under one roof the South Dakota Crop Improvement Association, the SDSU Seed Testing Lab, the Seed Certification Service, the Crop Quality Lab, and molecular biology/genomics and biocontainment laboratories.

Researchers at the Seed Technology Laboratory will develop, enhance, and coordinate discovery, teaching, extension/outreach, and technical service in seed and crop science, technology and biotechnology at SDSU.