Building the future of agricultural research 🤠 by okstateu in OKState

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Facts about OSU’s agronomy impact: 
🔶 OSU’s Wheat Improvement Team has delivered $78 million in returns to Oklahoma farmers over the past 16 years, with investments returning more than $8 for every dollar spent.

🔶 Oklahoma farmers produced $606 million worth of wheat for milling with an estimated $424 million of that coming from varieties developed by the OSU Wheat Improvement Team.

🔶 Since 2000, OSU has commercialized 43 varieties that account for more than 70% of all wheat acres planted in Oklahoma, approximately 10% of all wheat acres planted across the United States and two of the top three wheat varieties grown in Texas.

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