{"id":25159,"date":"2022-08-11T01:54:07","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T01:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/divi-seeds\/?page_id=25159"},"modified":"2026-03-25T21:23:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T21:23:57","slug":"seed-growers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/seeds\/seed-growers\/","title":{"rendered":"Seed Growers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(30,77,43,0.6) 0%|rgba(30,77,43,0.6) 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;rgba(30,77,43,0.6)&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;rgba(30,77,43,0.6)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/divi-seeds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2023\/03\/banner-wheat.jpg&#8221; 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