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Kansas Wheat Blog
Wheat Quality Council Reports on New Varieties
Posted Feb 25, 2010 at 11:17am by Bill SpiegelCO04499 is a Clearfield cultivar also possible for 2011. Both are hard reds.
Kansas State University-Hays: Had “Tiger” back for further evaluations. It is a hard white best suited for noodle making and is in a restricted release program.
It is their first Hessian fly resistant white variety.
Oklahoma State University: Has released “Billings,” a red wheat for grain production that has large kernel size for Oklahoma plus a good disease package.
Also entered a red wheat that may replace “Endurance.” They have not decided whether to release it.
Montana State University: Entered two hard red lines. One does not appear to be winter hardy enough for Eastern Montana. The other is a solid stemmed
line that also has questionable winter hardiness for Eastern Montana. Both are a couple of years away.
AgriPro/Syngenta: Will have certified seed available to farmers in 2011 for two new lines. One is named “CJ,” for Chuck Johnson, and is best adapted to the
Eastern and Central great plains. The other, “SY Gold,” is better adapted to Colorado, southwest Nebraska and western Kansas.
WestBred/Monsanto: Only entered one hard red, but it won the millers award for “Best New Variety” for the 2009 crop. The breeder is Sid Perry, and this
outstanding wheat has been named “WB Stout.” The cooperators found it to have exceptional baking performance.
Texas A&M-Amarillo: Entered one hard red line from the TAM program. It has better quality than the good check, TAM 111. Four acre are planted with a potential release in 2012.
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Quality MattersGood to see this quality information and thanks for sharing. Wheat quality is the way we can seperate ourselves in the world market, because we will never be the cheapest wheat out there.
