Brett Carver

OSU Wheat Improvement Team, creator of the GrazenGrain (TM) breeding system for Oklahoma wheat producers

[Brett Carver @osuwit]

Thanks to Farm Strategy and food companies they have engaged in research downstream from the breeding work, simplified ingredients for bread products are well within sight. Additive replacement with natural flour from Ox varieties takes time to optimize and then implement.

[Oklahoma Genetics, Inc. @okgenetics]

Andrew Hoelscher, founder and president of Farm Strategy, gives meeting attendees an update on the three OX varieties to come out of the OSU wheat breeding program - Breadbox, Firebox and Paradox.

[Brett Carver @osuwit]

And if the mentioned varieties in this post do not succeed, try the wsm1 variety, Breakthrough, a product of K-State, Colorado State, and #okstate #wheat breeding programs.

[KansasWheat @KansasWheat]

Genetic resistance is an important component of a good integrated pest management strategy for wheat streak mosaic complex control.

Learn more here: https://t.co/jrL7zvOTqC

[Brett Carver @osuwit]

Grad student Ashton Boehm raises a torch of OK21PS821 spikes - a late, tall HRW beardless wheat for grain/graze-out/hay/ensilage acres and alternative to triticale. Incredible July standability and grain quality, derived from Big Country and Deliver. On to @OSU_OKFoundSeed

[Brett Carver @osuwit]

@ScottVanAllen @BillSpiegel @OSU_OKFoundSeed When we went shopping for alternative kernel color, the only choices were crimson and purple. No-brainer.

[Brett Carver @osuwit]

Experimentally we call this one P57. The later one is P92. Both have outstanding bread baking quality and will be targeted for more southerly and more northerly environments, respectively. Both pack a healthy punch of life into every slice.

[Jeff Wright @OSU_OKFoundSeed]

Moved on to an @osuwit exp variety. An (HPW) yes that is Hard Purple Wheat. This is the early maturing one. I have a bin full and waiting on my trailer to return. Hope to get this one knocked out before dark.

[Brett Carver @osuwit]

How fitting. Big Country wheat can play a mean card game with Mother Nature.

[Jeff Wright @OSU_OKFoundSeed]

Able to cut this afternoon in Perkins with Massey, moisture is higher than I like,but can put in bin with some air. Looking at latest forecast decided better get it in the bin. Not what I want to do but playing the cards that are dealt. @okgenetics Big Country #Wheatharvest2025

[Brett Carver @osuwit]

@OSU_OKFoundSeed Leaf spotters, leaf rust, stripe rust, wheat streak, and acid soils can be a real nemesis in HRW wheat. Not so with these guys. Orange Blossom CL+ takes everything good about Dstop and makes it…blossom.

[OSU Small Grains @OSU_smallgrains]

Oklahoma wheat producers — quick update for you! We’ve made some changes to how we talk about varieties during plot tours and added a new Farmer’s Challenge.

Watch the video on the link below to get all the details!

https://t.co/zwYIbZiT9y

[Brett Carver @osuwit]

@1brybry88 Not sure I understand question.

[Brett Carver @osuwit]

Jury is out-
2024 statewide, 68 replicated comparisons
No fungicide

High Cotton v Showdown
Yield: 54.4 v 50.0 bu/ac
Test wt: 60.6 v 58.7 lb/bu

Consider High Cotton as a genetically divergent alternative or as a replacement.

[Brett Carver @osuwit]

@OSU_OKFoundSeed @QShieldknight Agree, for WSMBand TMV. Yield and test weight very competitive even in absence of those viruses in the panhandle. More options go to OFSS after 25 crop season.

[Brett Carver @osuwit]

@OSU_OKFoundSeed Looks like those fertile fields are not far away.

[Brett Carver @osuwit]

@TXSmallGrains @OSU_OKFoundSeed Much to digest from this data, but one item stands out in the variety Breakthrough. It is possible to package strong WSM/TrM resistance (from gene Wsm1) with high yielding ability for the High Plains.

[Brett Carver @osuwit]

#OkState #Wheat breeding program departing Lahoma, OK today after 3 long days of processing >7,000 yield plots. All but the 1st, 3rd, & 5th graders ‘go to school’ at Lahoma. At least 2 seniors are looking for a job. Learn about their resumes at the OWGA annual meeting in August!

[OSU Small Grains @OSU_smallgrains]

The first harvest results for the OSU Wheat Variety Trials are posted on website https://t.co/qBNm5bnP9b
In the homepage go to “Wheat Variety Trial Results by Location”
Locations posted are:
🌾Altus
🌾🐄Walters
🌾🚜Lahoma SM and IM

**The other location files are from last year

[Brett Carver @osuwit]

@OSU_OKFoundSeed Don’t cut the breeder, please. Just cut the wheat! 😬

[Oklahoma Mesonet @okmesonet]

Drought is the proverbial red-haired step-child of hazards...severe weather gets all the pub. As a no-haired step-child, I'm still envious of course, but drought is still chugging away up in far NW OK! Rains falling after 7am on Tuesday's go on next week's map. #okwx #okmesonet

[Brett Carver @osuwit]

@cropsandclucks Count on it!

[Brett Carver @osuwit]

1 of 3:
Time to tip my hat to these competitor #wheat varieties. Not intended as recommendations - just honest opinions after extended scrutiny.

KS Providence
Providentially fits Oklahoma

AP Roadrunner
Highly legit for dual-purpose, with canopy hygiene & Hessian fly resistance

[Brett Carver @osuwit]

2 of 3:
WB4792
Consistently rises to the challenge and elevation of western OK

LCS Steel AX
Becoming our standard for comparison among AXigen varieties

TAM 114
Raises a high crossbar between yield and quality