The OSU wheat variety, Butler's Gold, grows in a wheat plot near Kingfisher in 2024. The variety is named after native Oklahoman, former OSU track star and 1980 Olympic qualifier James Butler. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala, OSU Agriculture) Photo Credit: Todd Johnson
By Gail Ellis OSU STILLWATER, Okla. – In 2020, as Oklahoma State University wheat geneticist Brett Carver prepared to release the OSU Wheat Improvement Team’s latest…