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South Central Montana | Today in my ag class I was teaching the students about the levels of seed development (breeder, foundation, registered, certified) We were talking about seed selection etc, grain grading etc.
Some of the guys in the area still keep back their own wheat for next year's seed. I was explaining why this is not a recommended practice.
One of the kids asked why it works for the breeder to basically keep back the new variety for 3 years (becomes, foundation, then registered, then certified, then gets seeded) but it is not recommended for the farmer to keep back seed for 3 or 4 years.
Wasn't sure why that is though someone here might know.
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Saving back seed (wheat)
