Alfalfa Breeder Paul Sun Recognized by Ag Editors

Farm Journal logo

Dr. Paul Sun, the developer of hybrid alfalfa, received the Distinguished Service Award from the American Agricultural Editors Association (AAEA) at its annual meeting in New Orleans this week.

 
Sun is a special project scientist for Dairyland Seed Co., Inc. He has more than 40 years of plant breeding experience. “Just as Henry Wallace revolutionized U.S. agriculture with the commercialization of hybrid corn, Dr. Sun led the development of hybrid alfalfa using the patented msSunstra technology,” wrote Charleston/Orwig’s Lyle Orwig, Dairy Today’s Jim Dickrell and Hoard’s Dairyman’s Steve Larson in their letter of nomination.
 
It took Sun some 20 years to bring hybrid alfalfa to market in 2001. Since that time, more than 5,000 on-farm plot harvests have shown a 15% productivity advantage for hybrid alfalfa.
 
AAEA’s Distinguished Service Award is the highest honor bestowed by the organization. It has been presenting the award since 1947, with this year’s award sponsored by Archer Daniels Midland.

Tags

Hay Dairy - General Nutrition Archived Content
 

Latest News

Business
Seven Common Threads of Top-Producing Herds
Seven Common Threads of Top-Producing Herds

What are the common characteristics of top-producing herds that best the competition?

Maureen Hanson
Policy
APHIS To Require Electronic Animal ID for Certain Cattle and Bison
APHIS To Require Electronic Animal ID for Certain Cattle and Bison

APHIS issued its final rule on animal ID that has been in place since 2013, switching from solely visual tags to tags that are both electronically and visually readable for certain classes of cattle moving interstate.

Greg Henderson
Education
What Should You Financially Consider Before Investing in Technology?
What Should You Financially Consider Before Investing in Technology?

With financial challenges facing dairy farms, Curtis Gerrits with Compeer Financial, says it is essential for producers to evaluate how these technology investments impact their farm’s overall financial position.

Karen Bohnert
Business
Fairlife Forms New Partnership with Olympic Gold Medalist Katie Ledecky
Fairlife Forms New Partnership with Olympic Gold Medalist Katie Ledecky

The Katie Ledecky partnership with fairlife's Core Power will leverage her authentic recovery moments to help educate and inspire athletes of all levels around the importance of post-workout recovery.

Taylor Leach
Education
Simple Breathing Exercises for Farmers to Help with Anxiety and Stress
Simple Breathing Exercises for Farmers to Help with Anxiety and Stress

More and more people in the dairy community are struggling because they are overworked or overstressed, have trouble concentrating, feel fatigued, have trouble sleeping, have more headaches and so many other symptoms. 

Karen Bohnert
Education
Properly Prepared Beef Remains Safe; Meat Institute Calls For Guidance to Protect Workers at Beef Facilities
Properly Prepared Beef Remains Safe; Meat Institute Calls For Guidance to Protect Workers at Beef Facilities

The Meat Institute said properly prepared beef remains safe to eat and called for USDA and the CDC to provide worker safety guidance specific to beef processors to ensure workers are protected from infection.

North American Meat Institute
View More