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Description: This webinar is two 90-minute sessions with a 30-minute break between sessions.
Organic Wheat Breeding Workshop: With the explosion of local organic grains, mills and bakeries, organic farmers are looking for wheat varieties that thrive in their systems. This workshop will take you through the process of creating your own wheat variety and describe some of the current organic wheat breeding projects. Presenters: Stephen Jones, Washington State University; Richard Little, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Dean Spaner, University of Alberta
NOVIC workshop: NOVIC is a national project to breed new vegetable varieties for organic agriculture. Learn about the techniques the panelists are using to breed new organically adapted varieties of peas, sweet corn, broccoli, squash and carrots. Presenters: Jim Myers, Oregon State University; Michael Mazourek, Cornell University; William Tracy, University of Wisconsin-Madison; John Navazio, Organic Seed Alliance and Washington State University. More information and registration link
