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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

Ag News, Dairy, Lacey Vilhauer, Livestock

Olympic athlete with agriculture roots competing in the Paris Olympics

Fall is the ideal time to plant garlic in the Midwest, according to MU Extension state horticulturist David Trinklein. Fall planting allows roots to develop. Photo courtesy of Rusty Lee.
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Other Crops, Outdoors

Garlic: secret weapon of ancient Olympians



UNL-TAPS to host annual June field day

Olympic hearts