A new project this year at the Muscatine Island Research Farm was the All-America Selections (AAS) Vegetable Trial. The AAS is an independent, non-profit organization established in 1932 by industry leaders to organize and oversee unbiased evaluations of new,soon to be released flower and vegetable varieties. The goal of the AAS is to identify extraordinary breeding breakthroughs in their trials and then promote these proven winners to the public with the AAS Winner designation.