Public Universities once supported breeding and seed production by farmers and some still do today. Below is a list of links to public maize breeders in Canada, the United States, Mexico and Peru. They can be a great source of ideas, information and publically available seed stocks.

Javier Betran, Texas A and M University

Marcelo Carena, North Dakota State

Jim Coors, University of Wisconsin

Centro Internacional de Mejormiento de Maiz y Trigo
(See how Arahon Hernandez-Guzman is rescuing the world's
most gigantic corn, Jala.)

Walter Goldstein, Michael Fields Agricultural Institute

Major Goodman, North Carolina State University

Jim Hawk, University of Delaware

Kendall Lamkey, Iowa State University

Elizabeth Lee, University of Guelph

Linda Pollack, USDA-ARS

Programa Cooperativo de Investigaciones en Maiz

Ken Russell, University of Nebraska

Margaret Smith Einarson, Cornell

Bill Tracey, University of Wisconsin

Forrest Troyer, University of Illinois at Champaign Urbana

If you are also a public maize breeder willing to work with farmers and your name did not appear here, please let Dave know so we can help connect you and your farmers!