by the lead wheat breeder at Oklahoma. State University, Dr. Brett Carver and his wife, Terri. The name of the mural is.
Summer/Fall 2017
Nigerian and South African Delegations Discuss Needs for Oklahoma Wheat
The Best Bread Bakers Compete at 2017 Best of Wheat
Don’t forget Sunday, Sept. 24, is the “Best of Wheat” Bread Baking Contest sponsored by the Oklahoma Wheat Commission and the Oklahoma State Fair. Judging of the 12 categories from junior and senior entries starts at 1 p.m. in the Hobbies, Arts and Crafts Building. To be eligible for state competition, contestants must have won champion, reserve champion or bread machine class at their county “Best of Wheat” Bread Baking Contest.The judging is open to the public and all are encouraged to come see the wonderful breads that will be entered in this exciting competition. For more information on times and eligibility for entries, click here. OWC
From left are Emmanuel Hayi, Dangote Flour Mills; James Ogunyemi, U.S. Wheat Assoc.; Olumuyiwa Olubomehin, Gold Flour Mills; and Pankaj Jajoo, Valleumbra Flour Mills, all of Nigeria; Gerrit Van Rooyen, Premier Milling, South Africa; Mukaila Arowona, Honeywell Flour Mills, Nigeria; Jacobus Wiese, Premier Milling, South Africa; Gerald Theus, U.S. Wheat Assoc., South Africa; Tanya Erwee, Premier Milling, South Africa; Scott Keller, Manager, ADM Enid; David Biggs, ADM Grain West Export Wheat Manager; Piyush Garg, Pure Flour Mills, Nigeria; and Mike Schulte, Oklahoma Wheat Commission. The Oklahoma Wheat Commission has been working with buyers from the Nigerian and South African markets on future Hard Red Winter (HRW) wheat purchases. Delegations from both countries were hosted in late June. Out of the 36 African countries that purchase HRW wheat, Nigeria and South Africa represent the two largest markets in that area. With a population of 180 million people, and 162 million bushels of U.S. Wheat imported on average, Nigeria is the No. 3 largest export market globally for American wheat.With 45 million people and a smaller market share in South Africa, imports total approximately 108 million bushels. The Oklahoma Wheat Commission continues to work on the functionality and end use quality needs for our buyers in this market, with continued pressure being placed on the Oklahoma HRW wheat and U.S. wheat crops by our major competitors in Russia.
During the meetings, the representatives from Nigeria and South Africa mentioned the importance of price, but also commented that the quality characteristics for millers and bakers are part of the reason they continue to make purchases and trade within the Oklahoma and U.S. HRW wheat regions. Millers and buyers from the Sub-Sahara African region continue to be concerned about protein levels and other functional measures in the new crop. The goal of this trade mission is to help them minimize their price risk and still get the performance they need from the U.S. wheat crop. Tour stops included CoMark Equity Alliance, ADM Grain Co. and Consolidated Grain and Barge, all of Enid. The group later attended wheat quality functionality seminars at the OSU Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center. continued on page 8 ...
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Working to Increase Demand of Oklahoma Wheat for Chile From left are Grohnert, Morales, San Cristobal, Schulte, Ojeda, La Estampa, Troy Rigel, CoMark Equity Alliance, and Eduardo Bustamante, Importadora de Granos G9.
From left are Eduardo Bustamante, Importadora de Granos G9; Mike Schulte, Oklahoma Wheat Commission; Brady Sidwell, Enterprise Grain Co.; Sergio Morales, Molinero San Cristobal, Santiago; Juan Enrique Ojeda, Molino La Estampa, Santiago; and Jose Grohnert, Molino, Santiago The Oklahoma Wheat Commission hosted a Chilean wheat delegation during June in partnership with the U.S. Wheat Associates, Santiago, Chile office. Buyers from this market expressed the need for both large and small scale shipments of wheat, with the focus being on quality attributes highlighted in our region of the U.S. Hard Red Winter (HRW) wheat belt. The millers represented on this mission make up 65% of the total import business into that country. Those attending had representation from Importadora de Granos, Molinera San Cristobal S.A., Molino Cunaco S.A. and Molino La Estampa S.A. Trade discussions took place with ADM Mill and Grain Co. in Enid; Enterprise Grain Co. in Kremlin, and at the Chisholm Trail Loading facility in Medford. Chile is a well-developed food market, with a wide array of products available. However, bread is king. Being a sophisticated market, bakers demand flour qualities which the mills are challenged to deliver. Fierce competition among bakeries has forced mills to make the investment needed to increase product variety and has helped to maintain consumption. Competition among Chile’s almost 6,000 traditional bakeries has also increased as a result of a growing number of bakeries in supermarkets. In Santiago, where about 40% of the country’s
population and half the traditional bakeries are concentrated, 126 of the 184 supermarkets have in-store bakeries. Chile has 72 mills located primarily in the central area of the country with an installed milling capacity of a little over 105 million bushels of wheat per year. Flour consumption has been steady over the past 12 years, reaching just under 73.5 million bushels, indicating a capacity utilization of about 80%. Flour use is estimated to be 88% for bread (regular bread 81%, special bread 4% and pan bread 3%), 8% for pasta, 3% for cookies and 1% for pastries and other items. Chile is not a significant wheat or flour exporting country. “Regular bread” is sold in bulk in every bakery in the country. Bread consumption has proven to be inelastic, as it does not decrease with inflation.With higher food prices, the lower income sector tend to make bread its basic food and may even increase purchases. This helps them offset price increases of other food items such as meat, dairy, fruits and vegetables. The United States is constantly fighting to be the top supplier to Chile. With a five year average of more than 14 million bushels exported annually to Chile, Oklahoma would like to increase that volume and market share with U.S. wheat. In the past five years, the United States was a top supplier with three times the 14 million bushel average. Canada was twice with an average of 9.2 million bushels and Argentina was the other major supplier exporting an average of 7.5 million bushels per year. During this delegation visit, we provided information to the millers and buyers on marketing and blending possibilities of Oklahoma wheat, including advantages of combination cargos and purchasing multiple classes or qualities from different U.S. ports. This could help them resolve technical problems that may arise when purchasing wheat from other countries. We also encouraged Chilean millers to consider more than price when choosing among U.S., Argentine and Canadian wheat. “The delegation to Oklahoma was instrumental in educating our Chilean buyers,” remarked Casey Chumrau, Marketing Analyst for U.S. Wheat Associates Santiago, Chile, office.“The tours gave them confidence in our system, by seeing how the trade handles wheat to meet different specifications. It was important for the group of Chilean buyers to see the U.S. inspection system that provides assurance they won’t have to make big and expensive adjustments from one delivery to another when making purchases with the United States.” OWC
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OWGA Holds Annual Convention
A group of more than 100 people were present at the 2017 OWGA Annual Convention. Wheat producers, elevator managers, extension specialists, custom harvesters, Oklahoma State University scientists, Oklahoma Wheat Commissioners and staff, Oklahoma Wheat Growers Board members and staff and Oklahoma Department of Agriculture officials gathered Aug. 3, at Redlands Community College in El Reno for a 2017 Wheat Review at the annual convention. The topics of discussion were: • The Disease Perspective, presented by Dr. Bob Hunger, OSU Extension Wheat Pathologist • The 2017 Wheat Crop Overview and Planning for 2018, presented by Dr. David Marburger, OSU Small Grains Extension Specialist, OSU • The State of the Oklahoma State Wheat Improvement Program, presented by Dr. Brett Carver, OSU Regents Professor, Wheat Breeding and Genetics • Oklahoma Grain Quality Update, presented by Mark Hodges, Director of Plains Grains Inc. • Soil and Food Crop Nutrition, presented by Dr. Brian Arnall, Associate Professor, Nutrients for Life Foundation Professorship of Soil & Food Crop Nutrition Precision Nutrient Management • Wheat Market Outlook, presented by Kim Anderson, Cooperative Extension — emeritus, Grain Marketing Specialist, OSU
Marburger informed the audience about the growing conditions and outcomes from various fields across the state. Arnall emphasized fertilizer applications and data showing improvements with more intensive management plans by applying split fertilizer applications in the spring . Emphasis was also placed on the use of foliar fungicides. Research was made available on fungicide response at Apache, Chickasha and Lahoma Variety Wheat Test Plots. For fungicide/no fungicide comparisons at these locations click on http://wheat.okstate.edu/.
Dr. Brian Arnall speaks about nitrogen management in wheat.
Jimmie Musick, Vice Chairman of NAWG from Sentinel, speaks about important policy issues impacting the next farm bill.
Carver discussed rising stars of possible future wheat releases from the OSU public wheat breeding program. He also highlighted the new Hard Red Winter (HRW) wheat varieties, Spirit Rider, Smith’s Gold and Lonerider, recently released from OSU.
The day concluded with talks from Jimmie Musick, current Vice Chairman of the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG), from Sentinel; and Josh Tonsanger, NAWG Vice President of Policy and Communications, Washington D.C. OWC
Oklahoma Wheat Growers’ Association Names Bob Hunger 2017 Mr. Wheat
R.J. Parrish, OWGA President, presents Dr. Bob Hunger the 2017 Mr. Wheat award.
Bob Hunger was named the 2017 Mr. Wheat at the OWGA annual meeting. OWGA is pleased to honor Hunger for his many years of dedication to the Oklahoma wheat industry in providing valuable research and information regarding wheat diseases. He is a valuable member of the OSU Wheat Improvement Team in their efforts to provide improved wheat varieties and profitability for our state’s wheat producers. Hunger received his B.S. and M.S. in Plant Pathology from Colorado State University and his Ph.D. in Plant
Pathology from Oregon State University coming to OSU in 1982. His research support includes development of disease resistant wheat and studies of selected wheat pathogens, extension allocation for Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service activities related to wheat extension pathology, evaluation and incorporation of disease resistance into wheat lines for use in the OSU wheat breeding program and evaluation of foliar fungicides and seed continued on page 4 ...
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Sen. Mike Schulz was named the 2017 Wheat Advocate at the recent OWGA annual meeting. Schulz has been a longtime supporter of the Oklahoma Wheat Growers’ Association and the agriculture industry in general, and is a strong advocate of our state agriculture sales tax exemption. He was instrumental in the association starting an annual “Wheat Day at the State Capitol” this past legislative session. He has a wheat, cotton and grain sorghum farming operation in Altus and is a graduate of Oklahoma State University and the Oklahoma Agriculture Leadership Class V. Schulz has served as an Oklahoma Senate member since May of 2006. He was elected as Majority Whip in January
2009 and appointed Majority Floor Leader from January 2011 to 2016. He was elected as President Pro Tempore in January 2017. As President Pro Tempore, Schulz serves as an ex-officio member of all Senate committees. He has also been appointed to the Storage Tank Advisory Council. Schulz is an active member of the Oklahoma Farm Bureau, where he served as chairman of the Young Farmer and Rancher Committee in 1996, and also worked for the organization for many years as a field representative. He is a member of the Altus Kiwanis Club and the First United Methodist Church. OWGA is very honored to recognize Sen. Schulz for his advocacy of the Oklahoma wheat industry. OWC
Hunger Named Mr. Wheat continued from page 3 ... treatments for control of wheat diseases, and germplasm for reaction to wheat diseases. Hunger is a member of the American Phytopathological Society where he has served on the Genetics Committee, Committee on Youth Programs,
Collections and Germplasm Committee as well as associate editor for Plant Disease. He is a past member of Phi Eta Sigma, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi and the Crop Science Society of America. OWGA appreciates all of the hard work and effort Hunger provides to our members. OWC
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R.J. Parrish, OWGA President, awards the 2017 Wheat Advocate of the Year Award to Oklahoma State Senator Mike Schultz at the annual meeting.
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OSU Releases Three New Wheat Varieties
Oklahoma State University’s Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources released three new hard red winter wheat varieties, Spirit Rider, Smith’s Gold and Lonerider. “Spirit Rider, Smith’s Gold and Lonerider fit a strong wheat breeding tradition at OSU for excellence that extends straight from the field and into the bakery,” said Brett Carver, lead researcher for the OSU Wheat Improvement Team, an interdisciplinary team of researchers responsible for developing the new varieties. “Commercial entities already have handed down that opinion, so we can move forward knowing the hard red winter wheat class will be well represented by these three varieties.” Spirit Rider’s parentage includes OK Bullet, which was bred by OSU. While carrying some characteristics of its parent, Spirit Rider offers improved straw strength, standability and yield potential. It also has good disease resistance. A solid dual-purpose variety, Smith’s Gold features excellent yield potential with strong greenbug and Hessian fly resistance as well as protection against stripe rust earlier in the spring and after flowering in the adult-plant stages. Its parentage includes Gallagher, a popular variety also developed by OSU. Spirit Rider is best suited to north central and northwest portions of Oklahoma, including the Panhandle, while Smith’s Gold will work well anywhere Gallagher thrives. “Spirit Rider will probably appeal to growers with a desire to push the yield envelope,” Carver said. “Smith’s Gold can achieve the in-field excellence that Gallagher can, but more. “Numerous experimental wheat lines have been developed with OK Bullet as a
parent,” Carver said, “but Spirit Rider captures the beneficial characteristics for which OK Bullet was known, but with higher yield potential. “Meanwhile, the name Gallagher, named for wrestling coach Edward C. Gallagher, resonates throughout OSU’s athletics facilities, the campus and now the state’s wheat fields, as it is currently the most popular wheat variety planted in Oklahoma. “The name Smith’s Gold was chosen to remind wheat producers this new variety carries forward the strong tradition set by Gallagher and carried forward by current coach John Smith,” Carver said. The third and final variety, Lonerider is a descendant of Duster and Billings, two other popular OSU-bred varieties. Along with exceptional straw strength, other unique characteristics of this newest variety include its short stature, very early finish and unusually large kernel size. “Testimonial to its name, Lonerider led other entries submitted to the 2016 U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service Southern Regional Performance Nursery, after averaging grain yields across sites stretching from Texas to South Dakota,” said Carver, “This nursery is a public-private cooperative featuring the best germplasm from wheat breeding programs across the Great Plains.” While Lonerider is capable of thriving throughout the western half of Oklahoma as well as in neighboring states, it will perform best in the western third of Oklahoma, including the Panhandle. “Among the varieties released by OSU going back to the days of Billings, Lonerider has the capability to go west better than any of them. Furthermore,
Lonerider appears well adapted to northwest Kansas and to areas well into Nebraska, thus we expect this variety to show resilience to a wide range of environmental conditions it’s likely to experience in western Oklahoma,” Carver said. “Output from the OSU wheat improvement program is extremely cyclic and the recent bounty is more coincidental than planned,” Carver said. “Not to mention each of the three newest varieties offer specific benefits or fitness characteristics. “We will continue looking for new varieties that satisfy critical needs, particularly varieties with better than average dough strength or higher protein content and beardless varieties that can be used across the board for forage or grain,” said Carver, who added the team also anticipates exploring new hard white wheat varieties that extend the sprout tolerance and yielding ability of Stardust, which OSU released in 2016. Foundation seed for Lonerider is available to seed producers who are members of Oklahoma Genetics, Inc. Registered and certified seed classes will be available in 2018. Spirit Rider, Smith’s Gold and Lonerider are the first varieties OSU has released since Stardust, a hard white wheat variety, in 2016, and Bentley, a hard red winter wheat variety, in 2015. Wheat is Oklahoma’s largest cash crop, with more than five million acres of winter wheat sown annually. Additionally, depending on market conditions, 30 to 50 percent of the state’s wheat acres will be grazed by stocker cattle over the winter months. Currently, varieties bred by OSU account for about 50 percent of the wheat acres planted in the state. OWC
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Extending the Legacy Unveiled at the Oklahoma Wheat Commission Offices
This past summer, the Oklahoma Wheat Commission unveiled a new mural donated by the lead wheat breeder at Oklahoma State University, Dr. Brett Carver and his wife, Terri. The name of the mural is “Extending the Legacy,” and was commissioned by the famous Oklahoma artist, Dr. Bob Palmer. The painting depicts the different eras of agriculture and the wheat industry over the past 140 years in Oklahoma. The work also places emphasis on OSU wheat research and extension programs that have made significant contributions in the past and will continue to move us into the future, thus “Extending the Legacy.” The multi-paneled painting is being displayed in the main entrance of the new wheat commission offices in Oklahoma City. Dr. Palmer, a former University of Central Oklahoma professor and Walters native, is well known for his work featured on buildings in many towns throughout Oklahoma. He is most famous for his period pieces depicting the history and heritage of the region. “The Oklahoma Wheat Commission Board of Directors was elated at the donation from the Carvers that made the wonderful opportunity of “Extending the Legacy” possible. It continues to be of great importance for all of agriculture to tell our story, the correct story!
“Having this housed for the wheat industry in Oklahoma City also gives us the perfect opportunity to reach out to urban audiences, telling them the history and vital role our industry plays when working to feed an ever-growing population, both locally and globally,” said Tom Stephens, District II Board member from Guymon. “When you look at the work our public researchers are doing within the industry at OSU, and then to have them give you a gift like this certainly makes you thankful for individuals like the Carvers. Not only do we get to see his life’s work in the field each year, we now have a work of art that reaches out to the public telling the important story of wheat.” The unveiling took place during combined meetings with the Oklahoma Wheat Commission, Oklahoma Crop Improvement Association, Oklahoma Genetics, Inc., the Oklahoma Wheat Growers Association and Oklahoma Foundation Seed Stocks. It was decided to give an honorary “Extending the Legacy” award to an individual instrumental in his or her work for the Oklahoma wheat industry over the past several years. It is the hope of the Carvers that each year we will now have a person highlighted for their contributions and service by making a better Oklahoma Wheat industry, therefore “Extending the Legacy.” continued on page 8 ...
Board members pose in front of “Extending the Legacy” at the unveiling. From left are Mike Schulte, Executive Director of the OWC; Dr. Brett Carver, Regents Professor, Wheat Breeding and Genetics, OSU; Dr. Bob Palmer, artist; Tom Stephens, OWC Board Member, Guymon; Kenneth Failes, OWC Board Member, Cherokee; David Gammill, OWC Board Member, Chattanooga, and Don Schieber, OWC Board Member, Ponca City.
Producer Support Expands Research at OSU in Field, Mill and Bakery The 2017 wheat harvest is complete, and the OSU variety trial yield data has been collected and is recorded in the books. The continued addition of wheat varieties being made available to the general public makes following this data more important each year as growing environments and weather conditions tend to change. To address this need, the OSU Small Grains Testing Program evaluates yield potential and quality characteristics of approximately 20 commercially released wheat cultivars and two to four candidate cultivars at approximately 19 locations throughout Oklahoma. In addition, the program evaluates 40 to 50 cultivars and experimental lines at five regional test sites to ensure that statewide tests are filled with the best adapted cultivars. Data collected includes grain yield, disease resistance, response to fungicide application, adaptability to notill production systems, high-temperature sensitivity to germination, plant height, first hollow stem and heading date. These research plots ensure farmers and ranchers have an opportunity to observe the newest genetics in research demonstration plots throughout Oklahoma. The OSU Small Grains Variety Testing Program is unique in that the plots are made possible with the teamwork of OSU extension and farmer cooperators that allow trials to be studied on privately owned land. At many universities, these efforts are restricted to research station plots only, but the OSU variety testing program
by Leilana McKindra, OSU Ag Communications goes the extra mile to ensure wheat varieties are tested by farmers before the advancement of release for the real world settings in Oklahoma wheat fields. OSU wheat variety test plots are distinctly different due to the influence put toward the nature of Graze N Grain varieties. While dual purpose wheat gives producers more options for increasing profitability options on the farm, the primary purpose of having this kind of emphasis is to ensure minimal loss of grain production quality via adaptation. Taking it a step further, milling and baking analysis will now be conducted on this 2017 crop in the months ahead at the OSU Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center (FAPC). Data will be collected and studies will be operated while looking at end use performances of varieties. When choosing a variety, producers will often consider one facet of quality — test weight, or in some cases protein content — but there is much more that determines how a crop or single variety will perform in the mill or the bakery. While cash price at local elevator is not explicitly tied to milling and baking performance, the quality of wheat coming from a particular region or state can affect buyers’ willingness to source product from that area. Modern millers and bakers have numerous purchasing options and are generally unwilling to settle for product that does not meet minimum industry standards. An area or region labeled as having low quality or trashy wheat could see reduced cash
price, thus affecting the farmer’s bottom line. Wheat quality is everyone’s responsibility and after milling and baking analysis is completed on this 2017 crop, performance data will be submitted into a reliable and relevant database that accounts for varietal differences in certain fundamental aspects of end-use quality, relative to expectations for hard red winter and hard white wheat. This data will be made available in the future to show producers that differences do exist with end use performance qualities depending on environment, and often times, variety. Moving forward, OSU will continue to focus on the agronomic traits as well as the wheat that provides the best end use qualities for the millers and bakers so we can stay competitive in the global marketplace. The Small Grains Variety Testing Program promotes the public research that is made possible with the OSU wheat variety development program and would not be possible without the producer support made available through the Oklahoma Wheat Commission check-off and the Oklahoma Wheat Research Foundation. We would like to thank you, as an Oklahoma wheat producer, for the continued funding that makes the public research programs such as the OSU Small Grains Variety Testing Program possible. For the 2016-2017 Oklahoma Small Grains Variety Performance Test, click here. OWC
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Nigerian/South African Delegation continued from page 1 ... “This trip has been very informative to learn about the challenges of ensuring the current and future production of all the U.S. wheat classes,” said Tanya Erwee, a grain procurement executive with Premier Milling in South Africa. “It continues to be of great importance to see what U.S. wheat breeders are doing, in terms of striving to get better yields to benefit the farmers, but also to see what they are doing making sure quality benefits are strong for the millers too.” The team also had discussion on future potential HRW wheat pasta lines. Discussion and flavor profile tests on several HRW as well as Hard White Winter (HWW) wheat varieties took place. Milling and baking specialist, Renee Albers of the OSU Food and Agricultural Products Center, led that discussion with OSU wheat breeder, Dr. Brett Carver. Currently, Nigeria’s standard pasta flour is HRW with 12% protein and 12% moisture basis. We will continue to work on potential pasta needs for this
market, with a goal of increasing market share of U.S. wheat. To accomplish this, studies are being conducted on spring wheats, as well as both HRW and HWW, to create larger pasta lines that will have higher protein and stability times. Other topics discussed were the importance of HWW wheat and the purchasing dynamics that continue to change based on HWW wheat blends being offered by the Australian market. “It is a real issue, and moving forward, I see more millers wanting to make that shift based on higher extraction rates and palatability for more modern uses of wheat,” said Gerald Theus, Director of U.S. Wheat Associates Cape Town office in South Africa.“Consumers in this Sub-Sahara African region, like everyone else, want products that have better taste and shorter meal preparation times.” Theus credited Carver with having said that perhaps within five years, we should have exportable quantities of HWW wheat available, thanks to the varieties he and the OSU Wheat Improvement Team have coming down the pipeline. OWC
From left are Jordan Garcia, Consolidated, Grain & Barge; Schulte; Erwee; Rooyen; Wiese; Tripp Elliott, Consolidated, Grain & Barge; Ogunyemi; Jajoo; Arowona; Garg; Olubomehin; Theus; and Hayi.
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Extending the Legacy continued from page 6 ...
Receiving honorary “Extending the Legacy” awards at the 2017 unveiling from left are Dr. Bob Palmer, artist; Jeff Wright, coordinator of production and operations of OFSS; and Dr. Brett Carver, OSU Regents Professor, Wheat Breeding and Genetics.
Wright Named 2017 Winner
The 2017 award winner was Jeff Wright, coordinator of production and operations for Oklahoma Foundation Seed Stocks. “Each year Jeff continues to find ways to maneuver the increase of seed stocks coming out of the OSU public research program. He goes the extra mile working with the seed producers of our state.” said Carver. “It is no small feat to get a crop harvested, cleaned, stored and hauled from all the locations we are growing all across Oklahoma. On top of that, Jeff has taken on added and unselfish responsibility to purify and perpetuate an inordinate number of candidate varieties earlier in the variety release process, making it possible to launch multiple new varieties, each with 10,000 bushels instead of 1,000 bushels. Jeff extends our legacy by better synchronizing seed increase with seed testing and by accelerating commercialization of the research product, setting up a win-win scenario for OSU-DASNR research and the state’s agricultural industry it serves.” Awards were also given to recognize the Carvers for their significant donation, as well as to Palmer for his dedication of capturing the story of wheat on canvas with “Extending the Legacy.” OWC
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