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Air Date: January 25th, 2014
Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Features: Dr. Stephen Fox a prominent wheat breeder from Winnipeg, Manitoba tours viewers through various plots at the Crop Development Center at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, SK. Dr. Fox specializes in developing lines of spring wheat that are best suited to be grown in an organic farming operation. Obviously, one of the main focuses of the program is to develop varieties that compete well with weeds, diseases and insects.
Organic Wheat Breeding
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PFRPrairie Farm Reportcropfarmfarminggrain farminggraincereal cropharvestcrop productionprairie farmingyieldspring wheatorganicorganic wheatorganic breedingorganic cropprairie wheatryerye cropcrop development centerU of SUniversity of Saskatchewanorganic farmingsaskatoonsaskatchewanplant developmentplant breedingwheat breederDr. Stephen Foxseed productionwheat varietiessemi-dwarfBW-487semi-dwarf BW-487