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New Research Offers Big Opportunities for Oklahoma Wheat Producers
Tue, 28 Dec 2021 15:19:18 CST
With just a few days to go before a new calendar year begins, many folks' hearts and minds are already living in 2022. For the Oklahoma Wheat Commission and their stakeholders, the new year is chalked full of exciting opportunities.
Mike Schulte, executive director of the Oklahoma Wheat Commission, spoke with Ron Hays, senior broadcaster for the Radio Oklahoma Ag Network, about how Oklahoma wheat producers are set to reap what they sowed in 2021 through checkoff dollars.
"We certainly have had some big findings with the (Oklahoma State University) Wheat Research program," Schulte said. "Based off some of the work that we have conducted at the Wheat Marketing Center in Portland, Oregon, there is a Bx7OE trait that we have found that we are utilizing in some of our varieties."
Based on gluten functionalities millers and bakers look for in wheat flour, wheat producers strive to hit a range of gluten functionality between 12 and 16 minutes for pan bread, according to Schulte.
"We have now found this trait that allows for functionality to exist for up to 60 to 77 minutes," Schulte said. "While that may not be exactly what millers and bakers are wanting because it has too high of functionality traits, we think we are going to be able to utilize that into the marketplace for wheats that do not have higher functionalities for blending purposes."
The new trait opens doors for Oklahoma wheat producers, he added.
"This is going to be a game-changer for us in the Southern Plains moving forward," Schulte said.
Schulte also talked with Hays about other investments wheat checkoff dollars are being used for, including work with U.S. wheat Associates.
Hit the LISTEN BAR below to hear Ron Hays and Mike Schulte talk about the Bx7OE trait and how that affects Oklahoma wheat producers, new research coming out of OSU and more.
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