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development benefiting growers is the FL1533. This is a drought 

 tolerant variety and through the drought years of the late eighties, 

 this variety returned near normal yields for our Red River Valley 

 growers of North Dakota and Minnesota, while other commercial 

 varieties were producing only 50 to 75% of normal yields. 



Our breeding program includes conventional techniques as well 

 as state-of-the-art bio-tech processes. While such a program 

 requires a sizable investment, its returns are worthwhile when a 

 new variety reduces processing costs through traits such as 

 higher solids contents, reduced internal defects, improved color 

 and extended storage characteristics. These reductions in cost 

 can be passed on to our consumers who receive improved quality 

 products. 



