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AURORA - Small grain farmers, researchers and buyers celebrated development of a disease-resistant wheat variety and talked their trade at Cornell University's annual field day Thursday.
About 50 came to the Robert Musgrave Research Farm on Poplar Ridge Road to learn about the latest studies and advances in the field. A university-bred variety of white wheat caused considerable buzz among attendees.
Named for Cornell University wheat breeder Neil Jensen, the variety in development for about five years has the potential to give farmers another crop option. Because of New York's wet climate, the crop is more susceptible to sprouting and scab, two problematic wheat diseases.
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