date:Dec 07, 2012
nd-grant institution, said Megan Umscheid, university project coordinator for the president's office and coordinator for the sesquicentennial celebration.
It's a really unique way to remind people of our roots.
Daryl Strouts, president of the Kansas Wheat Alliance, approached Kansas State University about a university-themed wheat. The resulting 1863 wheat is a hard red winter wheat that has Overley, Karl 92 and Cutter as the parent varieties.
According to Strouts, 1863 is a good yielding var