wheat crop by the sawfly. It is believed, according to 

 this view, that what must be done is for the university 

 to develop a sawfly resistant, solid stem wheat. 



Part of this concern is that the state simply does 

 not have a good wheat breeding program. Therefore, it 

 is proposed that wheat research should be a priority in 

 the state's agricultural research program. 



Discussion 



There seems to be considerable substance to the 

 concerns that have been raised. An evaluation of the 

 research priorities for the Montana Agricultural 

 Experiment Station reveals that: (1) there is no 

 research to expand export markets; (2) relatively little 

 research is conducted to expand demand for farm products 

 or to improve efficiency in the marketing system; 



(3) substantial research does exist to protect crops 

 from damage by insects, diseases, and other hazards; 

 however, only moderate research is directed toward 

 control of insects affecting field crops; and 



(4) research to decrease real production costs is 

 fundamentally linked to increased production and other 

 yields-related research. 



Table 1, which appears on page 63, presents a 

 summary of expenditures for agricultural research 

 conducted at the Montana Agricultural Experiment 

 Station. These expenditures are reported according to 

 major research project goals, as classified under the 

 national Current Research Information System (CRIS). 



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