Wheats & Oats

The different Wheats & Oats grown.

Twin Wheat

  • Awnless
  • Resistant to Stripe & Stem Rust
  • White Chaff, Semi-Dwarf
  • Susceptible to Leaf Rust & Powdery Mildew
  • Medium Maturity
  • Released in 1971, Idaho
  • Good Straw Strength
 

Dirkwin Wheat

  • Beardless, White Chaff
  • Medium Maturity
  • Semi-Dwarf
  • Good Straw Strength
  • Moderate Test Weight
  • Good Milling/Baking Quality
  • Widely Adapted
  • Yields Well Under Dryland/Irrigation
  • Release in 1976, Idaho
  • Resistant to Stripe, Leaf Rust, & Powdery Mildew
   

Belford Barley

  • Six-Row Hooded
  • Mid-Season Maturity
  • Mid-Tall
  • Released in 1943, Washington
  • Relatively Week Straw

Recommended only for hay in Eastern WA High Rainfall Areas & Central WA Irrigated Areas
 

Kanota Oats

  • Awned, Red Oat
  • Taller Than Most Grain Cultivars
  • Early Season,
  • Shatters Easily
  • Finer Stems, Grown For Hay
  • Medium Height
  • Some Resistance to Yellow Dwarf
  • Good Straw Strength & Test Weight
  • Released in the 1920s, Kansas
   

Montezuma Oats

  • Red Hay Oat
  • Slightly Earlier Than Kanota
  • Medium Height
  • Very Good Lodging/Shattering Resistance
  • Strong Straw
  • Resistant to Yellow Dwarf & Most Leaf Diseases
  • High Test Weight
  • Released in 1967, California
 

Swan Oats

  • Lightly Awned
  • Good Yellow Dwarf Resistance
  • Height Similar to Cayuse
  • Developed in Western Australia
  • Red Forage Oat
  • Introduced into California in 1970
  • Early Maturity
  • Dual Purpose (Grain/Hay)
   

Otana Oats

  • Medium-Tall
  • High Test Weight Relative to Other Varieties
  • Mid-Season
  • Moderate Resistance to Lodging
  • Moderately Stiff Straw
  • Resistant to Victoria Blight
  • Has Produced Forage Yields Equal & Superior to Commonly Grown Oat Varieties
  • Released in 1976, Montana Susceptible to Shattering, Stem Rust, & Yellow Dwarf
 

Harrison Oats


  • Winter oat
  • Developed by Howard Harrison
  • Wide leaves
  • Erect growth, with a plant height up to 68 inches
  • Excellent crown rust ratings compared to other commercial southern varieties
  • Excellent oat for forage, silage, & hay
   

Monida Oats

  • Similar to Otana Oats
  • Lodging Resistance Good
  • Moderate Straw Strength
  • Susceptible to Crown Rust
  • Mid-Season
  • A Preferred Milling Type
  • Good Yield in MT Trials
  • Less Than Otana in Test Weight
  • Superior to Cayuse
  • Released in 1985, Idaho
 

Cayuse Oats

  • Awned
  • Fair Yields Under Irrigated/Dryland Conditions
  • Light Yellow Kernels
  • Resistant to Lodging
  • Matures Medium-Early
  • Fair Tolerance to Barely Yellow Dwarf Virus
  • Average Test Weight
  • Most Popular Cultivar in Pacific Northwest
  • Medium-Short Stiff Straw
  • Released in 1966, Washington