Behind the Seed Guide

Learn what it takes to advance a hybrid through the system.

By Farm Journal Editors

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November 17, 2020 01:27 AM

The following information is a Web Extra from the pages of Farm Journal. It corresponds with the article “Editor’s Notebook” You can find the article in the 2011 Summer Seed Guide issue.

Farm Journal’s Pam Smith visits with Wyffels Hybrids plant breeder Fritz Behr about what makes a perfect or near-perfect hybrid.

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