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Historical, commercial, marketable MSU winter wheat

Sue Roesler
Aug 3, 2021
Aug 3, 2021

MSU seed — Montana Ag Experiment Station’s (MAES) hard red winter wheat program has been bringing new varieties to Montana producers for more than a century.

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Montana Ag Experiment Station’s (MAES) hard red winter wheat program has been bringing new varieties to Montana producers for more than a century.

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