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Podcast: MID-WEST FARM REPORT - MADISON
Episode: Building Better Alfalfa
Description: Developing a new variety of alfalfa doesn't happen overnight. Dave Witte is the Project Manager at Forage Genetics International. He explains the development process. "We start with about 300,000 plants in our breeding nurseries. We spend four or five years monitoring those plants, putting a lot of stress on those plants." He also explains the elements FGI takes into consideration during development. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.