Dr. David Bedford, apple breeder at the University of Minnesota, makes crosses for the breeding program. It takes only two to three weeks a year to do the actual breeding. The real work comes in the following 15 to 20 years, trying to find the few diamond Managed variety programs allow a variety owner to control any sports that are found, which apple breeder Dr. David Bedford of Minnesota believes is in the interest of the entire tree fruit industry. The University of Minnesota has assigned the U.S. rights for its new variety, MN 1914, to Pepin Heights Orchard in […]