Butler’s Gold

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)

Crops, Oklahoma, Southern Region, Wheat

Butler’s Gold wheat variety celebrates Oklahoma Olympian

In 2020, as OSU wheat geneticist Brett Carver prepared to release the OSU Wheat Improvement Team’s latest variety, he had a creative idea for its official name. Read More