Cyril Reed Funk Research Farm

Cyril Reed Funk Research Farm

The Cyril Reed Funk Research Farms were donated to Utah State University in 2015. The farms consist of two units, one in Richmond, Utah adjacent to the existing Richmond Research Farm and another in Dayton, Idaho. The purpose of the farms is to research the use of perennial tree crops to produce food from marginal lands in arid climates. Dr. Funk was an alum of Utah State University and had a distinguished career as a plant breeder at Rutgers University. His vision was to be able to use land for purposes beyond grazing livestock in order to provide food for people.

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