Texas A&M Aggie. Former wheat breeder at University of Arkansas. Current wheat breeder at Colorado State University. Opinions are my own.
Joined March 2011
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15 Aug 2024
Jump on this morning if you have a few minutes!
8 Aug 2024
Join us next Thursday, August 15th at 8 a.m. for a webinar on Wheat Variety Decisions! @CSUwheat and @WheatTrials are going to talk about new releases and variety comparison tools, and @sallyjd7 will present the latest trial results! Flyer with Zoom link: bit.ly/46J2gmb
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9 Aug 2024
Cool graphic!
9 Aug 2024
Do you know what it takes to develop new varieties of seed? Check out this infographic of the journey to better seed! #JustGrowIt #BetterSeed #BetterLife
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Esten Mason retweeted
9 Aug 2024
Do you know what it takes to develop new varieties of seed? Check out this infographic of the journey to better seed! #JustGrowIt #BetterSeed #BetterLife
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Esten Mason retweeted
8 Aug 2024
Join us next Thursday, August 15th at 8 a.m. for a webinar on Wheat Variety Decisions! @CSUwheat and @WheatTrials are going to talk about new releases and variety comparison tools, and @sallyjd7 will present the latest trial results! Flyer with Zoom link: bit.ly/46J2gmb
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8 Aug 2024
It’s been an incredible summer with this hard working crew full of awesomely diverse and kind folks! Got to celebrate them and the rest of the ARDEC farm crew with a handful (n=23) of pies and wings. Always grateful to lead this wheat breeding program. @coloradowheat @CSUAgSci
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8 Aug 2024
Also cool to have my F1 progeny (right in the stripes) and two of his buddies (The Twins) on the crew this summer. Luckily, I wasn’t his boss but they did great.
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31 Jul 2024
Plant breeding would be a whole lot easier if you selected for grain yield in a bubble, but what you end up selecting is a package of traits that collectively give you yield and hopefully stability and longevity for that variety.
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23 Jul 2024
A few last notes on the increases before the come out. We plant many more than we can handle, so a ton of data is analyzed and synthesized to decide what to harvest. One of the most nerve racking things about July for me. We will finish up harvest this week. @coloradowheat
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23 Jul 2024
Whether you are a grower or a wheat researcher, @WheatTrials built a great resource to look at variety performance across space and time. I used it last night while working on selections. More info the better. Use it here: wheattrials.com/database.php
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16 Jul 2024
Last week we had the pleasure of hosting several VIPs from CSU at ARDEC to learn about the Wheat Breeding program. We are so thankful that they were able to join us! Attendees included Provost and Executive Vice President Dr. Marion Underwood, as well as Deans from four colleges
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13 Jul 2024
All the good conversation happens when five @ColoradoStateU Deans, the Provost, @coloradowheat and myself get together in a wheat field. What a great day to be a wheat breeder in Colorado!
13 Jul 2024
So much to learn about @CSUwheat! Great time visiting ARDEC today. Did you know that @coloradowheat produced annually would make 3 billion loaves of bread?
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12 Jul 2024
The crew rescued a Swainson’s Hawk (I believe) from the headrow field yesterday and delivered it to the Rocky Mountain Raptor Program.
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11 Jul 2024
My pleasure, fun group and they all took home a bag of CSU Wheat Quality Lab flour. Looking forward to the bake off!
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7 Jul 2024
In my Sunday best! Making final headrow selections - I always feel behind on this. You think the green is gonna stick around a while and before you know it, it’s gone! Make the most of the season while you’ve got it! #wheatbreeding
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6 Jul 2024
I had the distinct honor yesterday to ride combine with a producer harvesting @PlainsGold Fortify SF. What a thrill to understand more about how that wheat has contributed to profitability on their farm. How lucky I was to spend my career as a wheat breeder.
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6 Jul 2024
Walsh and Lamar wheat variety trial results are posted! Trial avg. yields of 38.5 and 43 bu/ac, respectively. Orchard data coming early next week.
csucrops.org/winter-wheat/
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