Montana Barley Varieties - 2014 Publication

Montana Barley Varieties 2014
United States Department of Agriculture
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
MONTANA FIELD OFFICE
th

10 West 15 Street, Suite 3100, Helena, MT 59626
Cooperating with the Montana Department of Agriculture
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 4, 2014

Contact: Eric Sommer
(800)835-2612

The total acres of barley seeded in Montana in 2014 are reported at 940,000 acres, down from 990,000 acres planted in 2013.
Montana ranks first in planted barley acreage in the United States for 2014, according to the USDA National Agricultural
Statistics Service, Montana Field Office. The top variety seeded in Montana for the seventh year in a row was AC Metcalfe,
followed by Hockett, Haxby, and Moravian 115.

TOP MALTING VARIETIES

TOP FORAGE VARIETIES

AC Metcalfe continues to be the leading malting barley
variety for the seventh year in a row. Montana growers
seeded 303,700 acres (32.3 percent of total acres of barley
planted in Montana). AC Metcalfe is a two-row malting
barley developed by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada,
located in Brandon, Manitoba. It has an 8 percent higher
yield, but matures one day later than Harrington. It is
resistant to loose smut, and is moderately resistant to the
spot-form of net blotch, surface-borne smuts, and common
root rot. It has plump kernels and high test weight, but it is
susceptible to scald and septoria.

Haybet has been the top forage barley variety seeded for
the past fifteen years. Montana farmers planted 73,900
acres, accounting for 7.9 percent of the total acres seeded
in 2014. It was developed cooperatively by the Agricultural
Research Service, USDA, and the Montana Agricultural
Experiment Station in 1989. It is a two-rowed, hooded,
white-kernel spring hay barley. Compared to Horsford hay
barley, Haybet is 3 days later in heading and similar in plant
height and percent lodging. Haybet is higher in hay yield
than Horsford, but they are similar in grain yield.
Lavina is the second most common forage barley variety
planted in 2014 with 18,700 acres or 2.0 percent of the total
barley planted. It is a two-rowed, hooded hay barley
developed by MSU, and is a cross between Haybet and
Baronesse varieties. Lavina was released as a replacement
for Haybet with the attributes of slightly higher forage
production potential and much higher grain production
potential.

Hockett is the second leading malting barley variety planted
in 2014. Montana producers planted 104,600 acres,
accounting for 11.1 percent of the total barley acres planted
this year. Hockett is a two-rowed dry land variety that was
developed by Montana State University (MSU) in 2008.
When compared to Harrington, Hockett has a higher yield
and better malt quality given dry land conditions. It is
susceptible to lodging and stripe rust.

TOP FEED VARIETIES

Moravian 115 ranked third among malting barley varieties
seeded for the 2014 crop year. A total of 83,300 acres or
8.9 percent of all barley is planted to this variety. This is a
two-rowed variety bred by Coors Brewing Company. It is a
small-stature, high yielding variety with high extract and
moderate protein. It is a semi-dwarf barley and typically
does not lodge under normal production conditions.

Haxby remained the top feed barley variety planted for feed
in 2014 for the eighth year in a row. Producers planted
92,300 acres in 2014 down from 113,000 in 2013. This
variety accounts for 9.8 percent of the total barley acres
planted in Montana. Haxby is a two-rowed barley developed
by MSU. Yields are equal to Baronesse and Eslick and are
higher than Gallatin and Valier varieties. It is medium height
and maturity, and has superior performance in low moisture
conditions. Haxby has high test weights in both dry land and
irrigated areas.

Conrad is the fourth most common malting barley variety
seeded in 2014. A total of 29,900 acres were planted,
accounting for 3.2 percent of the total acres seeded. Conrad
is a two-row variety released by Busch Agricultural
Resources in 2005. This variety is a medium-tall plant with
fair straw strength and a medium late maturity. Conrad has
malt protein levels similar to Merit and Harrington. Its
resistance to both scald and net blotch is slightly better than
Harrington and is resistant to rust stripe.

Champion is the second most common Montana feed
barley variety in 2014. Montana growers planted 14,900
acres, accounting for 1.6 percent of the 2014 planted acres.
Champion was developed by WestBred LLC, Bozeman,
Montana in 1997. It is a cross between Baronesse and
Camas. It is a two-row spring barley that has a semi-erect to
intermediate growth habit. Champion has fair to good
resistance to lodging and shattering. It also shows strengths
to neck breaking and drought.
2014 Barley Planted by Type
Percent Total Planted

80.0

66.7%

60.0
40.0

13.5%

20.0

14.8%
5.0%

0.0
Malt

Forage

Feed

Other

Data compiled and summarized by the Montana Field Office of the National Agricultural
Statistics Service, an agency of USDA, as a service provided for the Montana Wheat and Barley Committee
Eric Sommer, State Statistician
USDA, NASS, MT Field Office

Ron de Yong, Director
Montana Department of Agriculture

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Northwest
Variety
(000)
%
0.5
AC Metcalfe
3.6
-Hockett
-7.6
Haxby
50.8
-Moravian 115
-1.3
Haybet
8.9
-Conrad
--Merit 57
--Tradition
-1.1
Lavina
7.0
0.1
Harrington
0.8
0.7
Hays
4.6
0.4
Champion
2.7
-Conlon
--Stockford
--BG 46e
--CDC Copeland
--Voyager
--Gallatin
--Hector
--Horsford
-0.1
Baronesse
0.9
-Merit
--Moravian 37
-Other & Unknown
3.2
20.7
All Varieties
15.0 100.0
--Data not published for given year.

Barley: 2014 Seeded Acreage and Percent of Total Seeded by District
North Central
Northeast
Central
Southwest
South Central
(000)
%
(000)
%
(000)
%
(000)
%
(000)
%
257.5
-24.3
20.9
-51.5
-13.5
34.8
-74.2
4.0
13.0
5.1
8.3
14.8
4.7
7.2
8.5
12.7
18.4
4.7
52.6
0.5
4.6
3.7
5.5
29.2
0.8
7.1
34.0
0.5
6.8
4.8
31.7
6.8
0.6
3.8
8.0
48.8
12.6
25.8
18.0
1.6
3.0
2.5
30.4
10.0
2.7
4.6
11.6
3.8
5.6
2.2
6.7
2.3
4.5
3.1
3.6
10.3
19.0
-4.5
1.5
0.5
3.8
-2.5
2.5
0.8
-20.3
----23.9
---3.9
3.8
5.9
2.1
1.0
0.8
4.5
3.3
3.5
1.6
9.2
-2.2
5.9
0.2
1.8
-1.2
9.9
0.3
3.4
3.4
2.9
2.0
1.7
0.7
4.0
1.6
3.4
2.7
6.3
0.9
4.7
1.4
1.2
1.3
1.0
2.6
2.4
1.8
4.9
-7.4
--1.0
-4.1
----5.2
2.0
1.1
--2.9
3.4
1.7
12.1
-0.4
--2.4
-0.2
--1.5
2.3
-3.7
1.6
0.3
2.7
-6.2
2.5
10.5
-0.5
--2.1
-0.3
---0.4
7.7
---0.5
4.3
--1.0
3.2
2.0
--0.2
3.8
1.1
--1.0
-4.1
-0.1
0.2
-2.3
-0.2
---4.2
----7.0
-2.5
0.4
-0.1
0.1
0.5
0.5
-0.1
0.1
1.0
---2.1
0.2
---3.3
15.4
3.1
11.5
13.4
12.2
6.8
2.0
3.3
1.1
1.5
500.0 100.0
85.0 100.0 180.0 100.0
60.0 100.0
65.0
100.0

Barley: 2013 Seeded Acreage and Percent of Total Seeded by Districts 1/
Northwest
North Central
Northeast
Central
Southwest
South Central
Variety
(000)
%
(000)
%
(000)
%
(000)
%
(000)
%
(000)
%
AC Metcalfe
0.4
2.9 270.6
48.1
1.1
1.4
31.1
16.8
14.6
29.2
0.8
1.2
Haxby
8.1
57.8
33.7
6.0
5.2
6.8
53.7
29.0
2.6
5.2
7.0
10.1
Hockett
--78.1
13.9
--27.2
14.7
2.0
3.9
5.0
7.2
Moravian 115
--39.4
7.0
0.7
0.9
--5.7
11.4
34.1
49.4
Haybet
1.0
6.8
11.2
2.0
14.4
19.0
11.3
6.1
0.9
1.7
1.9
2.7
Conrad
--23.0
4.1
5.9
7.7
5.6
3.0
3.4
6.7
7.0
10.1
Merit 57
--31.0
5.5
--5.2
2.8
1.4
2.7
0.3
0.5
Conlon
--11.8
2.1
0.7
0.9
10.7
5.8
----Harrington
--9.1
1.6
1.9
2.5
3.5
1.9
6.2
12.5
--Tradition
----17.7
23.3
------Champion
0.6
4.3
1.6
0.3
3.6
4.7
9.8
5.3
0.3
0.6
1.7
2.5
Hector
--7.0
1.2
1.4
1.9
7.8
4.2
--0.2
0.3
Hays
0.5
3.8
2.7
0.5
2.1
2.8
1.5
0.8
2.8
5.6
2.2
3.2
Voyager
--11.3
2.0
--0.4
0.2
----Lavina
1.2
8.8
1.1
0.2
1.9
2.5
0.7
0.4
0.1
0.3
0.5
0.8
CDC Copeland
--3.2
0.6
0.5
0.6
--1.7
3.5
1.2
1.7
Moravian 37
--3.2
0.6
--1.1
0.6
--1.7
2.5
Baroneese
0.2
1.5
2.1
0.4
--1.5
0.8
2.4
4.8
0.1
0.2
Moravian 69
--2.7
0.5
----0.6
1.3
2.9
4.2
Boulder
0.4
2.5
4.3
0.8
--------Stockford
--0.5
0.1
0.4
0.5
0.4
0.2
0.9
1.7
1.2
1.8
Horsford
--1.1
0.2
1.7
2.2
0.9
0.5
0.1
0.3
0.2
0.2
Stark
----2.5
3.3
----0.6
0.9
Other & Unknown
1.6
11.6
14.3
2.6
14.3
19.0
12.6
6.9
4.3
8.6
0.4
0.6
All Varieties
14.0 100.0 563.0 100.0
76.0 100.0 185.0 100.0
50.0 100.0
69.0
100.0
1/ Revised
--Data not published for given year.

Variety
AC Metcalfe
Hockett
Haxby
Moravian 115
Haybet
Conrad
Merit 57
Tradition
Lavina
Harrington
Hays
Champion
Conlon
Stockford
BG 46e
CDC Copeland
Voyager
Gallatin
Hector
Horsford
Baronesse
Moravian 37
Merit
Moravian 69
Boulder
Stark
Other & Unknown
All Varieties

2008
23.5
-5.1
-8.8
5.4
-6.0
-19.1
1.9
-3.1
--0.8
--0.4
0.9
3.5
3.4
4.9
--0.9
12.3
100.0

Southeast
(000)
%
0.5
1.5
--3.9
11.3
5.5
15.7
11.6
33.2
----1.0
2.9
0.9
2.5
--1.4
4.1
--0.4
1.2
4.3
12.2
--2.1
6.0
--0.8
2.2
0.3
1.0
0.9
2.4
------1.4
3.8
35.0 100.0

Southeast
(000)
%
--2.7
8.2
0.1
0.4
0.1
0.3
11.2
33.8
1.8
5.6
--2.4
7.2
--2.0
6.1
--0.8
2.4
1.4
4.2
--2.6
7.8
--0.5
1.4
------1.0
3.0
0.1
0.2
0.6
1.7
5.7
17.7
33.0 100.0

Barley: Percent of Total Seeded Acreage 2008-2014 & Seeded Acreage 2013-2014
Percent of Total Seeded Acreage
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
23.0
29.1
33.6
29.8
32.2
32.3
-5.7
8.4
15.6
11.4
11.1
6.2
6.9
7.6
8.3
11.4
9.8
---5.0
8.1
8.9
9.8
14.8
8.2
7.7
5.2
7.9
5.9
5.3
6.1
4.2
4.7
3.2
--4.7
5.2
3.8
2.7
4.4
2.6
2.0
1.9
2.0
2.3
----0.8
2.0
16.2
7.1
4.4
2.5
2.1
1.9
2.2
2.4
1.6
1.3
1.3
1.6
-0.4
1.0
0.8
1.8
1.6
4.1
4.8
4.1
4.7
2.6
1.4
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.7
0.4
1.3
--0.9
--1.3
---0.6
0.7
1.2
----1.2
1.2
1.1
0.7
0.6
0.4
-0.9
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.4
1.7
0.7
1.0
1.2
0.6
0.7
0.4
0.6
1.3
0.9
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.5
5.5
0.5
1.0
0.7
0.7
0.3
3.5
3.1
2.3
1.0
-0.3
-4.6
4.6
1.0
0.6
-0.7
0.5
--0.5
-0.9
0.5
--0.4
-12.8
7.7
6.5
6.9
5.4
5.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

State Total
(000)
%
303.7
32.3
104.6
11.1
92.3
9.8
83.3
8.9
73.9
7.9
29.9
3.2
25.5
2.7
21.3
2.3
18.7
2.0
17.6
1.9
15.5
1.6
14.9
1.6
12.7
1.4
12.6
1.3
12.5
1.3
11.2
1.2
11.0
1.2
8.9
0.9
6.5
0.7
6.1
0.6
4.3
0.5
3.1
0.3
3.1
0.3
46.8
5.0
940.0 100.0

State Total
(000)
%
318.6
32.2
113.0
11.4
112.4
11.4
80.0
8.1
51.9
5.2
46.7
4.7
37.9
3.8
25.6
2.6
20.7
2.1
19.7
2.0
17.6
1.8
17.2
1.7
13.2
1.3
11.7
1.2
8.1
0.8
6.6
0.7
6.5
0.7
6.3
0.6
6.2
0.6
4.7
0.5
4.4
0.4
4.1
0.4
3.7
0.4
53.2
5.4
990.0
100.0

Seeded Acres (000)
2013
2014
318.6
303.7
112.4
104.6
113.0
92.3
80.0
83.3
51.9
73.9
46.7
29.9
37.9
25.5
19.7
21.3
8.1
18.7
20.7
17.6
13.2
15.5
17.6
14.9
25.6
12.7
4.4
12.6
-12.5
6.6
11.2
11.7
11.0
-8.9
17.2
6.5
4.1
6.1
6.3
4.3
6.5
3.1
-3.1
6.2
-4.7
-3.7
-53.2
46.8
990.0
940.0