By SUE ROESLER, Farm & Ranch Guide
HETTINGER, N.D. – Golden spring wheat heads sparkle like crystals in the mid-day sun at NDSU’s Hettinger Research Extension Center field days in 2018, with many varieties growing next to each other for comparisons – some tall, some short and bushy, and some ‘getting ready for prime time.’
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