College Station, Texas, USA
February 23, 2011

Groundbreaking for the new ScottsMiracle-Gro Lawn and Garden Research Facility at Texas A&M University is scheduled for 10 a.m. Feb. 25 at 2891 F&B Road in College Station.

The new facility is part of a long-term agreement among Texas A&M AgriLife, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M and ScottsMiracle-Gro.

Scotts is providing a total of $750,000 over five years to create the Scotts Lawn and Garden Research Facility through the Texas A&M Foundation. A separate research agreement will provide a minimum of $165,000 in research funding per year for the next three years.

The new facility will be located at the new Urban Ecology Field Laboratory on the Texas A&M campus. Scientists and specialists with Texas AgriLife Research and the Texas AgriLife Extension Service – both Texas A&M University System components – will utilize the facilities for major research activities and teaching efforts. The research facility will include buildings for equipment resources, plant protectants and nutrients, educational and meeting spaces, faculty and student offices, and a research laboratory.

What: Groundbreaking for ScottsMiracle-Gro Lawn and Garden Research Facility.

When: 10 a.m., Feb. 25.

Where: 2891 F&B Road in College Station

Scheduled speakers: Dr. Mark Hussey, vice chancellor for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M; Dr. David Baltensperger, head of the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences at Texas A&M; Dr. Richard White, professor of turfgrass management at Texas A&M and AgriLife Research scientist; Jim Tates, ScottsMiracle-Gro southwest region president; and Bruce Caldwell, ScottsMiracle-Gro Lawns technology leader.

More info: Related news release can be found at http://agrilife.org/today/2010/10/21/agrilife-scotts-partnership/

Website: http://agrilife.org/

Published: February 23, 2011