Albert Lea Seed House 2018 Farm Seed Guide

Spring Barley Retired University of Minnesota barley breeder Don Rasmussen and Ben Hinueber of Albert Lea Seed discussing malting varieties. Variety 1 bushel (48 lb) unit Morex Conventional Uncertified $9.50 Rasmusson Conventional Certified $12.50 Quest Organic & Certified $20 Robust Conventional Uncertified $9.50 Organic & Uncertified $20 Royal ( Forage) Conventional Certified $12.50 Conlon Conventional Certified $13.50 Organic & Certified $23 ND Genesis NEW! Conventional Certified $12.50 Requires license agreement Tinka Barley NEW! Conventional Certified $14 Requires license agreement Pinnacle Conventional Certified $12.50 Hays (Forage) Conventional Uncertified $18 Plant Days to Height Type Heading (in.) Lodging 1 Features Use Awns/ Avg Yield Rachilla Protein 3-Year Hairs % Scab 2 (bu) Feed Semi- Forage Smooth NA NA Med- High Semi- Smooth Short 12.7 9.0 129 5.0 Feed Semi- Forage Smooth Malt Long 13.7 5.0 116 37 6.0 Semi- Feed Smooth Forage Short 13.8 8.0 110 NA 28 Strong Semi- Forage Smooth NA NA NA 2-row 57 33 2.0 Malt Feed Semi- Smooth Long 13.5 6.0 108 High-yielding malting barley out of NDSU Higher yields on average than Pinnacle; better malting quality Large kernel size, low protein = good fit for warm zones Good lodging resistance (better than Conlon) Taller growing than Conlon and Pinnacle Good leaf disease resistance 2- row 61 35 4.0 Malt Semi- Smooth Long 11.5 8.0 119 European 2- Row malting barley 2nd highest yielding barley in Cornell trials, outyield- ing Lacey, Pinnacle, Genesis, Quest & 27 other varieties Our seed grower got over 80 bu/acre (field average) Above average tolerance to FHB Medium height, medium maturity 2-row 61 30 3.3 Malt Semi- Smooth Long 11.0 6.0 NA Malting barley recommended by AMBA High grain yields, medium maturity, strong straw strength 2-row 61 34 5.0 Malt Feed Smooth Long 12.1 9.0 123 High yield forage barley, up to 3.2 tons per acre Very tall, great for baling or chopping, not for underseeding Harvest for forage in medium dough stage 2-row 65 38 Strong Forage Awnless None NA NA NA Clean barley seed for chopping, baling, or combining Economical choice for high-quality livestock feed 6-row Medium Highest-yielding feed barley and good standability Well suited for underseeding 6-row Dual purpose, medium maturity, good disease tolerance Best fusarium head blight resistance (scab) Recommend for malting by AMBA Short Strong 59 33 4.0 6-row 59 36 Farm-proven for grain or chopping Taller plant type, medium maturity 6-row 60 Forage barley well suited to establishing alfalfa High protein, low fiber, low lignin for improved digestibility Short with excellent standability Chop early for best harvest quality 6-row Proven 2-row malting barley Good grain yields, early maturity, best standability Good tolerance to FHB (scab), well-suited to underseeding Recommended for malting by AMBA Data from University of MN 2017 statewide averages. 1 = Strong, 9 = Weak 2 1 = Most resistant, 9 = Most Susceptible. 1 Feed Small Grains 33

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