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New Minnesota Wheat Variety has familiar name

New Minnesota Wheat Variety has familiar name

David Torgerson worked for many years to boost Minnesota’s wheat industry. Now, the industry has honored him by naming a new wheat variety MN-Torgy

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Written By: Jonathan Knutson, Agweek

This new Minnesota wheat variety, MN-Torgy, was named after Dave Torgerson, the longtime executive director of the Minnesota Association of Wheat Growers, who retired in 2019. (Image supplied by the University of Minnesota.)