Wheat Varieties for Montana, USA
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Released: July 13, 2009
For more information contact: Alena Ogg or Steve Anderson at 1-800-835-2612 |
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WINTER WHEAT
Montana planted 2.45 million acres of winter wheat in 2009, down from
the 2.6 million acres planted in 2008. Montana is ranked fifth for winter
wheat planted acres in the United States. The top four varieties listed
below account for nearly fifty-three percent of the total winter wheat
planted in Montana for 2009.
Genou is the top winter wheat variety planted in Montana for the third
year in a row. Farmers planted 598,700 acres of the variety, which accounts
for 24.5 percent of the total winter wheat acreage. The variety was released
by Montana State University in 2004. Genou is a solid-stem, hard red winter
wheat with enhanced yield potential and cold tolerance in comparison to
Rampart. Test weight, maturity, height, and protein qualities are similar
to Rampart and Vanguard varieties. Genou is resistant to the wheat stem
sawfly.
Yellowstone is the second most common winter wheat variety for 2009, up
from third in 2008. It accounts for 12.7 percent of the state's planted
acreage with 311,800 acres seeded. Yellowstone is a hard red winter wheat
developed by the Montana Agricultural Experiment Station and was released
in 2005. The variety is very high yielding with medium test weight, maturity,
height, and grain protein. It has excellent baking quality and good noodle
quality. It is moderately resistant to dwarf smut and stripe rust but
is susceptible to stem rust.
CDC Falcon is the third most common winter wheat variety planted in Montana
in 2009. A total of 225,600 acres were planted, or 9.2 percent of the
state's total acreage. CDC Falcon is a semi-dwarf, hard red winter wheat
developed by the Crop Development Center in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and
was registered in 1998. It is a high yielding wheat with a short strong
straw, good winter-hardiness, and a resistance to stem and leaf rust.
This variety has shown average to above average yields on dryland and
good performance for irrigated fields.
Ledger is the fourth leading winter wheat variety planted in Montana during
2009 with 153,600 acres or 6.3 percent of the total winter wheat planted.
Ledger is a hard red winter wheat that was developed by WestBred LLC and
was released in 2004. It is an early maturing, semidwarf wheat with medium
winter hardiness. It has average yield and protein and above average test
weights. Ledger is moderately resistant to stripe rust and susceptible
to stem rust.
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| Winter
Wheat: 2009 Seeded Acreage and Percent of Total Seeded by Districts |
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Northwest |
North Central |
Northeast |
Central |
Southwest |
South Central |
Southeast |
State Total |
| Variety 1/ |
(000) |
% |
(000) |
% |
(000) |
% |
(000) |
% |
(000) |
% |
(000) |
% |
(000) |
% |
(000) |
% |
| Genou |
-- |
-- |
558.3 |
38.5 |
13.8 |
5.3 |
14.4 |
3.8 |
3.4 |
12.5 |
8.8 |
4.9 |
-- |
-- |
598.7 |
24.5 |
| Yellowstone |
1.1 |
6.0 |
129.1 |
8.9 |
52.0 |
20.0 |
69.9 |
18.4 |
6.4 |
23.7 |
39.1 |
21.7 |
14.2 |
10.5 |
311.8 |
12.7 |
| CDC
Falcon |
-- |
-- |
150.8 |
10.4 |
16.1 |
6.2 |
49.0 |
12.9 |
3.6 |
13.4 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
5.4 |
4.0 |
225.6 |
9.2 |
| Ledger
|
-- |
-- |
124.7 |
8.6 |
-- |
-- |
28.9 |
7.6 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
153.6 |
6.3 |
| Rampart
|
-- |
-- |
126.2 |
8.7 |
-- |
-- |
3.4 |
0.9 |
-- |
-- |
4.3 |
2.4 |
-- |
-- |
133.9 |
5.5 |
| Jaqalene |
0.1 |
0.4 |
36.3 |
2.5 |
6.8 |
2.6 |
66.5 |
17.5 |
-- |
-- |
11.9 |
6.6 |
8.9 |
6.6 |
130.5 |
5.3 |
| Morgan
|
-- |
-- |
97.2 |
6.7 |
14.3 |
5.5 |
2.7 |
0.7 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
114.2 |
4.7 |
| Jerry
|
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
63.7 |
24.5 |
3.8 |
1.0 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
31.3 |
23.2 |
98.8 |
4.0 |
| Tiber |
-- |
-- |
18.9 |
1.3 |
27.0 |
10.4 |
12.5 |
3.3 |
-- |
-- |
18.2 |
10.1 |
19.6 |
14.5 |
96.2 |
3.9 |
| Pryor
|
-- |
-- |
24.7 |
1.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
12.2 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
12.9 |
7.9 |
4.4 |
3.6 |
2.7 |
51.9 |
2.1 |
| Promontory
|
4.8 |
26.9 |
-- |
-- |
3.1 |
1.2 |
21.7 |
5.7 |
2.2 |
8.3 |
13.9 |
7.7 |
3.4 |
2.5 |
49.1 |
2.0 |
| Neeley |
-- |
-- |
10.2 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
23.2 |
6.1 |
2.6 |
9.8 |
5.8 |
3.2 |
5.3 |
3.9 |
48.1 |
2.0 |
| Redwin |
-- |
-- |
1.5 |
0.1 |
13.5 |
5.2 |
6.8 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
2.1 |
13.6 |
10.1 |
39.6 |
1.6 |
| Above
|
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
20.9 |
11.6 |
-- |
-- |
20.9 |
0.9 |
| Vanguard
|
-- |
-- |
16.0 |
1.1 |
-- |
-- |
3.8 |
1.0 |
-- |
-- |
0.5 |
0.3 |
-- |
-- |
20.3 |
0.8 |
| Big
Sky |
-- |
-- |
16.0 |
1.1 |
-- |
-- |
4.2 |
1.1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
20.2 |
0.8 |
| Norris
|
-- |
-- |
8.7 |
0.6 |
-- |
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5.7 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
4.1 |
2.3 |
-- |
-- |
19.1 |
0.8 |
| Rocky
|
-- |
-- |
17.4 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
17.7 |
0.7 |
| Carlisle |
2.3 |
12.5 |
7.3 |
0.5 |
-- |
-- |
5.7 |
1.5 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
15.3 |
0.6 |
| Bynum
|
-- |
-- |
11.6 |
0.8 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.5 |
0.3 |
-- |
-- |
12.1 |
0.5 |
| Carter
|
-- |
-- |
10.2 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
11.2 |
0.5 |
| Willow
Creek |
-- |
-- |
1.5 |
0.1 |
6.5 |
2.5 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
10.6 |
0.4 |
| Winalta |
-- |
-- |
1.5 |
0.1 |
6.8 |
2.6 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1.9 |
1.4 |
10.2 |
0.4 |
| Other
& Unknown |
9.7 |
54.2 |
81.9 |
5.7 |
34.1 |
13.1 |
44.5 |
11.7 |
3.8 |
14.2 |
38.9 |
21.6 |
27.5 |
20.4 |
240.4 |
9.8 |
| All Varieties |
18.0 |
100.0 |
1,450.0 |
100.0 |
260.0 |
100.0 |
380.0 |
100.0 |
27.0 |
100.0 |
180.0 |
100.0 |
135.0 |
100.0 |
2,450.0 |
100.0 |
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1/ Hard
red variety. --Data
not published for the given year. |
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| Winter Wheat: Percent of Total Seeded
Acreage 2003-2009 & Seeded Acreage 2008-2009 |
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Percent of Total Seeded Acreage |
Seeded Acres (000) |
| Variety 1/ |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 2/ |
2009 |
2008 2/ |
2009 |
| Genou |
-- |
-- |
-- |
2.2 |
15.8 |
19.5 |
24.5 |
507.6 |
598.7 |
| Yellowstone |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
3.7 |
8.2 |
12.7 |
212.8 |
311.8 |
| CDC
Falcon |
-- |
1.8 |
3.9 |
10.9 |
13.3 |
13.2 |
9.2 |
343.0 |
225.6 |
| Ledger
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-- |
-- |
-- |
2.4 |
5.8 |
6.8 |
6.3 |
177.4 |
153.6 |
| Rampart
|
25.7 |
28.6 |
24.8 |
19.2 |
9.6 |
7.4 |
5.5 |
192.6 |
133.9 |
| Jaqalene |
-- |
-- |
1.5 |
6.2 |
5.6 |
5.7 |
5.3 |
147.9 |
130.5 |
| Morgan
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7.3 |
7.6 |
7.4 |
7.1 |
5.3 |
4.6 |
4.7 |
124.8 |
114.2 |
| Jerry
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-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.7 |
2.9 |
4.0 |
74.3 |
98.8 |
| Tiber |
9.5 |
9.3 |
10.0 |
7.1 |
5.0 |
5.6 |
3.9 |
145.2 |
96.2 |
| Pryor
|
-- |
0.6 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
4.6 |
3.5 |
2.1 |
91.5 |
51.9 |
| Promontory
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1.3 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
21.9 |
49.1 |
| Neeley |
16.8 |
15.4 |
12.6 |
9.3 |
7.8 |
4.2 |
2.0 |
108.2 |
48.1 |
| Redwin |
3.0 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
25.0 |
39.6 |
| Above
|
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.9 |
-- |
20.9 |
| Vanguard
|
6.8 |
7.6 |
6.8 |
2.9 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
44.9 |
20.3 |
| Big
Sky |
-- |
0.9 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
31.8 |
20.2 |
| Norris
|
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.5 |
0.8 |
12.7 |
19.1 |
| Rocky
|
8.0 |
6.0 |
7.6 |
7.1 |
4.4 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
53.7 |
17.7 |
| Carlisle |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.6 |
0.6 |
14.4 |
15.3 |
| Bynum
|
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.5 |
-- |
12.1 |
| Carter
|
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.5 |
-- |
11.2 |
| Willow
Creek |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.4 |
-- |
10.6 |
| Winalta |
1.2 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
9.5 |
10.2 |
| Big
Horn |
1.8 |
2.1 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
-- |
14.0 |
-- |
| Judith
|
-- |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
-- |
25.1 |
-- |
| Roughrider
|
1.0 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.7 |
-- |
17.3 |
-- |
| Tomahawk
|
.5 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
.7 |
.8 |
.4 |
-- |
10.4 |
-- |
| Other
& Unkown |
17.1 |
13.3 |
13.6 |
11.3 |
8.8 |
7.5 |
9.8 |
194.0 |
240.4 |
| All
Varieties |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
2,600.0 |
2,450.0 |
| 1/
Hard red variety unless otherwise noted. 2/ Revised
--Data not published for the given year. |
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Wheat: 2008 Seeded Acreage and Percent of Total Seeded by Districts
2/ |
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North Central |
Northeast |
Central |
South Central |
Southeast |
Other Districts |
State Total |
| Variety 1/ |
(000) |
% |
(000) |
% |
(000) |
% |
(000) |
% |
(000) |
% |
(000) |
% |
(000) |
% |
| Genou |
472.6 |
31.3 |
2.5 |
1.1 |
17.9 |
3.9 |
6.2 |
2.7 |
-- |
-- |
8.4 |
21.3 |
507.6 |
19.5 |
| CDC
Falcon |
228.0 |
15.1 |
8.5 |
3.8 |
99.6 |
21.7 |
3.0 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
4.6 |
343.0 |
13.2 |
| Yellowstone |
77.0 |
5.1 |
26.9 |
12.0 |
34.0 |
7.4 |
61.4 |
26.7 |
2.8 |
2.0 |
10.7 |
27.2 |
212.8 |
8.2 |
| Rampart
|
163.1 |
10.8 |
5.4 |
2.4 |
16.5 |
3.6 |
7.6 |
3.3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
192.6 |
7.4 |
| Ledger
|
149.5 |
9.9 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
26.2 |
5.7 |
-- |
-- |
1.2 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
177.4 |
6.8 |
| Jaqalene |
30.2 |
2.0 |
3.8 |
1.7 |
77.1 |
16.8 |
31.1 |
13.5 |
5.4 |
3.9 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
147.9 |
5.7 |
| Tiber |
27.2 |
1.8 |
35.2 |
15.7 |
11.9 |
2.6 |
33.6 |
14.6 |
36.2 |
26.3 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
145.2 |
5.6 |
| Morgan
|
93.6 |
6.2 |
21.7 |
9.7 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
9.5 |
6.9 |
-- |
-- |
124.8 |
4.6 |
| Neeley |
15.1 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
1.0 |
57.4 |
12.5 |
24.6 |
10.7 |
3.3 |
2.4 |
5.6 |
14.2 |
108.2 |
4.2 |
| Pryor
|
28.7 |
1.9 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
48.7 |
10.6 |
9.0 |
3.9 |
3.4 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
91.5 |
3.5 |
| Jerry
|
-- |
-- |
49.5 |
22.1 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
-- |
-- |
23.0 |
16.7 |
-- |
-- |
74.3 |
2.9 |
| Rocky
|
45.3 |
3.0 |
4.7 |
2.1 |
3.7 |
0.8 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
53.7 |
2.1 |
| Vanguard
|
25.7 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
1.2 |
16.5 |
3.6 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
44.9 |
1.7 |
| Big
Sky |
25.7 |
1.7 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
5.0 |
1.1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
31.8 |
1.2 |
| Judith
|
24.2 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
25.1 |
1.0 |
| Redwin |
10.6 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
9.4 |
6.8 |
-- |
-- |
25.0 |
1.0 |
| Promontory
|
3.0 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
7.3 |
1.6 |
4.8 |
2.1 |
-- |
-- |
5.2 |
13.2 |
21.9 |
0.8 |
| Roughrider
|
-- |
-- |
7.8 |
3.5 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
9.5 |
6.9 |
-- |
-- |
17.3 |
0.7 |
| Carlisle |
4.5 |
0.3 |
-- |
-- |
6.0 |
1.3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
3.9 |
9.9 |
14.4 |
0.6 |
| Big
Horn |
-- |
-- |
2.0 |
0.9 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1.8 |
1.3 |
-- |
-- |
14.0 |
0.5 |
| Norris
|
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
12.7 |
0.5 |
| Tomahawk
|
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
10.4 |
0.4 |
| Winalta |
-- |
-- |
5.4 |
2.4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
4.1 |
3.0 |
-- |
-- |
9.5 |
0.4 |
| Other
& Unknown |
75.5 |
5.0 |
39.9 |
17.8 |
19.3 |
4.2 |
32.3 |
14.1 |
25.9 |
18.9 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
194.0 |
7.5 |
| All Varieties |
1,510.0 |
100.0 |
224.0 |
100.0 |
459.0 |
100.0 |
230.0 |
100.0 |
137.6 |
100.0 |
39.4 |
100.0 |
2,600.0 |
100.0 |
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1/ Hard red variety
unless otherwise noted. 2/ Revised.–Data not published for the given
year. |
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| Did you know? One bushel of wheat will produce 73 one-pound
loaves of bread.
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SPRING WHEAT
In 2009, there were 2.45 million acres of spring wheat planted. Montana
remains the second largest spring wheat producer in the United States.
The top four spring wheat varieties account for sixty percent of all Montana's
spring wheat acreage.
Reeder is the leading spring wheat variety planted this year with 555,300
acres planted or 22.5 percent of all spring wheat planted in Montana,
down from last year's 637,700 acres. Reeder was developed by the North
Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and released in 1999. It is an
awned, semi-dwarf, hard red spring wheat resistant to upper Midwest stem
and leaf rust. It was developed from a cross of a relative of Stoa and
germplasm from Brazil. Its stay-green trait allows for a longer grain-fill
period and a higher yield.
Choteau is the second most common variety planted in 2009 with 547,700
acres or 22.2 percent of Montana's spring wheat acreage. Choteau was developed
by the Montana Agricultural Experiment Station in 2003. It is a semi-dwarf,
hard red spring wheat with solid stems which lends tolerance to the wheat
stem sawfly. The spike is lax and tapered with white awns and glumes.
Kernels are red ovate with a medium crease and brush. Choteau is resistant
to the prevalent stem rust in Montana and is tolerant to the Hessian fly.
Yields are similar to McNeal in Montana.
McNeal is ranked third for the third year in a row with 256,400 acres
seeded or 10.5 percent of the acres planted. McNeal was developed by the
Montana Agricultural Experiment Station and released in March 1995. It
is a semi-dwarf, hard red spring wheat with red chaff and tan straw. The
variety is moderately resistant to lodging and to prevalent races of stem
rust and wheat streak mosaic virus. It is somewhat susceptible to leaf
rust and stripe rust, and is also fairly vulnerable to Russian wheat aphid
and the wheat stem sawfly. McNeal has shown above average yields similar
to Reeder and Choteau.
Vida is the fourth leading spring wheat variety planted in 2009, surpassing
the popular variety Fortuna that was fourth in 2008. Montana producers
planted 119,000 acres of Vida this year, accounting for 4.9 percent of
the total acres planted. Vida was derived from a cross of Scholar and
Reeder in 1998 by the Montana Agricultural Experiment Station and was
released in 2005. It is a high yielding hard red spring wheat with moderate
resistance to leaf and stripe rust. Vida is a semidwarf with white glumes
and awns. Its kernels are red, ovate with rounded cheeks and has good
milling and baking characteristics.
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| Spring Wheat: 2009 Seeded Acreage
and Percent of Total Seeded by Districts |
| |
Northwest |
North
Central |
Northeast |
Central |
Southwest |
South
Central |
Southeast |
State
Total |
| Variety
1/ |
(000) |
% |
(000) |
% |
(000) |
% |
(000) |
% |
(000) |
% |
(000) |
% |
(000) |
% |
(000) |
% |
| Reeder |
-- |
-- |
8.0 |
1.0 |
497.0 |
42.3 |
20.7 |
12.2 |
-- |
-- |
3.7 |
5.7 |
25.9 |
18.8 |
555.3 |
22.5 |
| Choteau |
-- |
-- |
331.2 |
41.4 |
168.0 |
14.3 |
32.3 |
19.0 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
4.2 |
11.7 |
8.5 |
547.7 |
22.2 |
| McNeal |
-- |
0.1 |
72.0 |
9.0 |
128.1 |
10.9 |
9.0 |
5.3 |
5.7 |
8.2 |
12.5 |
19.2 |
29.1 |
21.1 |
256.4 |
10.5 |
| Vida |
-- |
-- |
11.2 |
1.4 |
99.9 |
8.5 |
3.6 |
2.1 |
-- |
-- |
0.7 |
1.0 |
3.6 |
2.6 |
119.0 |
4.9 |
| Corbin |
-- |
-- |
96.8 |
12.1 |
2.4 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
99.8 |
4.1 |
| Conan |
-- |
-- |
72.8 |
9.1 |
9.4 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
-- |
-- |
0.2 |
0.3 |
-- |
-- |
82.6 |
3.4 |
| Fortuna |
-- |
-- |
56.0 |
7.0 |
-- |
-- |
3.7 |
2.2 |
-- |
-- |
3.8 |
5.9 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
64.6 |
2.6 |
| Hank |
1.2 |
3.6 |
2.4 |
0.3 |
5.9 |
0.5 |
23.1 |
13.6 |
4.6 |
6.5 |
5.9 |
9.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
43.2 |
1.8 |
| AC Lillian |
-- |
-- |
15.2 |
1.9 |
21.2 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.1 |
3.3 |
-- |
-- |
40.7 |
1.7 |
| Westbred 936 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
-- |
-- |
8.2 |
4.8 |
16.6 |
23.7 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
9.9 |
7.2 |
36.7 |
1.5 |
| Ernest |
-- |
-- |
26.4 |
3.3 |
9.4 |
0.8 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.4 |
0.3 |
36.2 |
1.5 |
| ONeal |
-- |
-- |
13.6 |
1.7 |
8.2 |
0.7 |
5.6 |
3.3 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
30.7 |
1.3 |
| Kuntz |
3.2 |
10.0 |
2.4 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
0.2 |
14.8 |
8.7 |
2.8 |
4.0 |
3.3 |
5.0 |
-- |
-- |
28.9 |
1.2 |
| Scholar |
-- |
-- |
0.8 |
0.1 |
27.0 |
2.3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.6 |
0.4 |
28.4 |
1.2 |
| Freyr |
0.3 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
7.1 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
7.5 |
10.7 |
2.3 |
3.6 |
8.0 |
5.8 |
28.3 |
1.2 |
| Kelby |
1.7 |
5.4 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
9.4 |
0.8 |
6.5 |
3.8 |
6.9 |
9.8 |
-- |
-- |
0.7 |
0.5 |
26.0 |
1.1 |
| Amidon |
-- |
-- |
4.0 |
0.5 |
20.0 |
1.7 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1.1 |
0.8 |
25.1 |
1.0 |
| Solano |
6.7 |
21.0 |
-- |
-- |
3.5 |
0.3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
12.1 |
18.6 |
-- |
-- |
22.3 |
0.9 |
| Jedd |
3.4 |
10.5 |
11.2 |
1.4 |
-- |
-- |
5.3 |
3.1 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
-- |
-- |
20.5 |
0.8 |
| Newana |
-- |
-- |
7.2 |
0.9 |
5.9 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
-- |
-- |
4.6 |
7.0 |
-- |
-- |
18.4 |
0.8 |
| AP 604 CL |
-- |
-- |
6.4 |
0.8 |
3.5 |
0.3 |
6.0 |
3.5 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
15.9 |
0.6 |
| Parshall |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
11.8 |
1.0 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
11.8 |
0.5 |
| Steele |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
7.1 |
0.6 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
4.6 |
3.3 |
11.7 |
0.5 |
| Express |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
10.4 |
0.4 |
| Other & Unknown |
15.2 |
47.7 |
58.4 |
7.3 |
127.8 |
10.9 |
26.1 |
15.4 |
11.2 |
16.1 |
10.2 |
15.8 |
40.5 |
29.3 |
289.4 |
11.8 |
| All Varieties |
32.0 |
100.0 |
800.0 |
100.0 |
1,175.0 |
100.0 |
170.0 |
100.0 |
70.0 |
100.0 |
65.0 |
100.0 |
138.0 |
100.0 |
2,450.0 |
100.0 |
|
1/ Hard red variety. --Data not published for the
given year. |
|
|
|
| Spring
Wheat: Percent of Total Seeded Acreage 2003-2009 & Seeded Acreage
2008-2009 |
| |
Percent of Total Seeded Acreage |
Seeded Acres (000) |
| Variety 1/ |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008
2/ |
2009 |
2008
2/ |
2009 |
| Reeder |
18.4 |
22.7 |
26.4 |
27.6 |
28.1 |
25.0 |
22.5 |
637.7 |
555.3 |
| Choteau |
-- |
-- |
1.5 |
16.5 |
22.4 |
21.6 |
22.2 |
551.4 |
547.7 |
| McNeal |
35.9 |
31.7 |
29.0 |
21.3 |
14.9 |
12.1 |
10.5 |
309.3 |
256.4 |
| Vida |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
4.9 |
-- |
119.0 |
| Corbin |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
2.2 |
3.4 |
4.1 |
85.5 |
99.8 |
| Conan |
3.7 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
6.8 |
5.0 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
69.6 |
82.6 |
| Fortuna |
3.8 |
4.6 |
5.7 |
4.1 |
4.3 |
4.1 |
2.6 |
105.3 |
64.6 |
| Hank |
1.2 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
1.8 |
66.4 |
43.2 |
| AC Lillian |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
2.9 |
1.7 |
72.8 |
40.7 |
| Westbred 936 |
1.1 |
.9 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
21.2 |
36.7 |
| Ernest |
11.0 |
10.0 |
10.7 |
5.5 |
3.1 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
57.8 |
36.2 |
| ONeal |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1.3 |
-- |
30.7 |
| Kuntz |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1.2 |
-- |
28.9 |
| Scholar |
3.0 |
2.2 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
18.6 |
28.4 |
| Freyr |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
.7 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
16.5 |
28.3 |
| Kelby |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1.0 |
1.1 |
25.8 |
26.0 |
| Amidon |
4.0 |
3.0 |
2.5 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
44.2 |
25.1 |
| Solano |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.9 |
-- |
22.3 |
| Jedd |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.8 |
-- |
20.5 |
| Newana |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
-- |
0.6 |
0.8 |
14.3 |
18.4 |
| AP 604 CL |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.6 |
-- |
15.9 |
| Parshall |
1.6 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
24.0 |
11.8 |
| Steele |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.5 |
-- |
11.7 |
| Express |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.4 |
-- |
10.4 |
| Outlook |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
-- |
38.3 |
-- |
| Howard |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.6 |
-- |
16.4 |
-- |
| NorPro |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.8 |
0.8 |
-- |
20.8 |
-- |
| Westbred 926 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
-- |
16.1 |
-- |
| Other & Unknown |
14.9 |
13.6 |
10.3 |
10.6 |
10.9 |
13.3 |
11.8 |
338.0 |
289.4 |
| All Varieties |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
2,550.0 |
2,450.0 |
| 1/ Hard red variety. 2/ Revised. –Data not published
for the given year. |
|
|
|
| Spring Wheat: 2008 Seeded Acreage
and Percent of Total Seeded by Districts 2/ |
| |
Northwest |
North
Central |
Northeast |
Central |
Southwest |
South
Central |
Southeast |
State
Total |
| Variety
1/ |
(000) |
% |
(000) |
% |
(000) |
% |
(000) |
% |
(000) |
% |
(000) |
% |
(000) |
% |
(000) |
% |
| Reeder |
0.7 |
2.1 |
8.6 |
1.1 |
554.1 |
43.8 |
30.9 |
16.8 |
-- |
-- |
15.5 |
16.5 |
27.9 |
20.8 |
637.7 |
25.0 |
| Choteau |
-- |
-- |
283.1 |
36.2 |
211.3 |
16.7 |
33.3 |
18.1 |
4.0 |
6.7 |
16.5 |
17.6 |
3.2 |
2.4 |
551.4 |
21.6 |
| McNeal |
-- |
-- |
43.8 |
5.6 |
196.1 |
15.5 |
20.6 |
11.2 |
15.0 |
25.0 |
17.0 |
18.1 |
16.8 |
12.5 |
309.3 |
12.1 |
| Fortuna |
-- |
-- |
82.9 |
10.6 |
3.8 |
0.3 |
9.6 |
5.2 |
3.3 |
5.5 |
5.7 |
6.1 |
-- |
-- |
105.3 |
4.1 |
| Corbin |
-- |
-- |
79.0 |
10.1 |
6.3 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
85.5 |
3.4 |
| AC Lillian |
-- |
-- |
46.1 |
5.9 |
19.0 |
1.5 |
5.2 |
2.8 |
-- |
-- |
2.5 |
2.7 |
-- |
-- |
72.8 |
2.9 |
| Conan |
-- |
-- |
61.8 |
7.9 |
7.6 |
0.6 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.2 |
0.2 |
-- |
-- |
69.6 |
2.9 |
| Hank |
10.5 |
33.9 |
8.6 |
1.1 |
6.3 |
0.5 |
25.4 |
13.8 |
2.9 |
4.9 |
11.6 |
12.3 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
66.4 |
2.6 |
| Ernest |
-- |
-- |
36.8 |
4.7 |
19.0 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
-- |
-- |
0.5 |
0.4 |
57.8 |
2.3 |
| Amidon |
-- |
-- |
5.5 |
0.7 |
38.0 |
3.0 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.5 |
0.4 |
44.2 |
1.7 |
| Outlook |
-- |
-- |
18.0 |
2.3 |
19.0 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
38.3 |
1.5 |
| Kelby |
1.1 |
3.7 |
2.3 |
0.3 |
11.4 |
0.9 |
5.3 |
2.9 |
-- |
-- |
1.3 |
1.4 |
4.4 |
3.3 |
25.8 |
1.0 |
| Parshall |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
24.0 |
1.9 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
24.0 |
0.9 |
| Westbred 936 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
8.1 |
4.4 |
5.0 |
8.4 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
7.5 |
5.6 |
21.2 |
0.8 |
| NorPro |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
10.1 |
0.8 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.8 |
0.8 |
9.9 |
7.4 |
20.8 |
0.8 |
| Scholar |
-- |
-- |
4.7 |
0.6 |
6.3 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
6.7 |
5.0 |
18.6 |
0.7 |
| Freyr |
-- |
-- |
2.3 |
0.3 |
8.9 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
3.7 |
6.2 |
-- |
-- |
0.7 |
0.5 |
16.5 |
0.6 |
| Howard |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
16.4 |
1.3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
16.4 |
0.6 |
| Westbred 926 |
6.9 |
22.2 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
-- |
-- |
2.6 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
2.4 |
16.1 |
0.6 |
| Newana |
-- |
-- |
7.8 |
1.0 |
-- |
-- |
0.9 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
3.9 |
2.9 |
14.3 |
0.6 |
| Other & Unknown |
11.8 |
38.1 |
89.9 |
11.5 |
107.4 |
8.5 |
37.9 |
20.6 |
25.0 |
41.6 |
18.3 |
19.5 |
47.7 |
35.6 |
338.0 |
13.3 |
| All Varieties |
31.0 |
100.0 |
782.0 |
100.0 |
1,265.0 |
100.0 |
184.0 |
100.0 |
60.0 |
100.0 |
94.0 |
100.0 |
134.0 |
100.0 |
2,550.0 |
100.0 |
|
1/ Hard red variety. 2/ Revised. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Did you know? Each American consumes, on average, 53 pounds of bread
per year.
|
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|
DURUM WHEAT
Montana producers planted 530,000 acres of durum wheat, down from the
590,000 acres planted in 2008. Montana ranks second in the U.S. for durum
wheat planted acres, behind North Dakota. The top four varieties, Mountrail,
Kyle, Lebsock, and Strongfield account for nearly sixty percent of the
total durum wheat planted in Montana during 2009.
Mountrail has been the leading durum wheat variety planted in Montana
for the past six years. It was seeded on 184,400 acres, or 35 percent
of Montana's total planted acreage. Mountrail was developed from the cross
of D8479 and Renville by the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station
in 1999. This variety is a medium height, late maturing, stiff-strawed
durum. It is resistant to both leaf and stem rusts. Mountrail has an above
average yield, an average test weight, medium to large kernels, and average
protein. It is also known for having a high semolina extract with strong
gluten.
Kyle is the second most common durum wheat variety planted in 2009. There
were 45,500 acres seeded in the state, accounting for 8.6 percent of the
state's total acres, down from the 83,800 acres or 14.2 percent of the
planted acres in 2008. Kyle was developed by the Agriculture Canada Research
Station in Swift Current, Saskatchewan and released in 1984. It has white
glumes, and long spreading awns that turn black at maturity. Kyle is resistant
to leaf and stem rust. It is moderately susceptible to tan spot and Septoria
leaf spot and susceptible to loose smut. Kyle has the highest tolerance
to color-loss from rainfall.
Lebsock rose from fifth in 2008 with 34,800 acres to third in 2009 with
40,400 acres planted in Montana. It accounts for 7.6 percent of the total
durum acres planted. Lebsock was released in 1999 by the North Dakota
Agricultural Experiment Station. It is a stiff-strawed durum with medium
height and maturity. Lebsock is resistant to stem and leaf rust and is
moderately resistant to tan spot.
Strongfield is ranked as the fourth most common durum variety with 40,000
acres planted in 2009, or 7.5 percent of Montana's total acres. Strongfield
was released by Ag Canada in 2004. It is medium in height and maturity
and has good resistance to leaf and stem rusts. It is only moderately
resistant to common bunt. The variety exhibits good end use qualities
by having high protein, low grain cadmium concentration, high yellow pigment,
and a moderately strong gluten content.
|
|
|
| Durum
Wheat: 2009 Seeded Acreage and Percent of Total Seeded by Districts |
| |
North Central |
Northeast |
Other Districts |
State Total |
| Variety |
(000) |
% |
(000) |
% |
(000) |
% |
(000) |
% |
| Mountrail
|
0.1 |
0.2 |
177.7 |
37.8 |
7.0 |
58.3 |
184.8 |
35.0 |
| Kyle
|
2.3 |
4.8 |
43.2 |
9.2 |
-- |
-- |
45.5 |
8.6 |
| Lebsock |
-- |
-- |
40.4 |
8.6 |
-- |
-- |
40.4 |
7.6 |
| Strongfield |
0.7 |
1.4 |
39.0 |
8.3 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
40.0 |
7.5 |
| Alzada |
28.8 |
59.9 |
8.0 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
16.5 |
38.8 |
7.3 |
| Grenora |
-- |
-- |
31.5 |
6.7 |
-- |
-- |
31.5 |
5.9 |
| Divide
|
-- |
-- |
29.6 |
6.3 |
-- |
-- |
29.6 |
5.6 |
| Alkabo |
-- |
-- |
24.4 |
5.2 |
-- |
-- |
24.4 |
4.6 |
| AC
Avonlea |
4.2 |
8.8 |
12.2 |
2.6 |
-- |
-- |
16.4 |
3.1 |
| Monroe |
1.6 |
3.3 |
10.8 |
2.3 |
-- |
-- |
12.4 |
2.3 |
| Pierce
|
-- |
-- |
10.3 |
2.2 |
-- |
-- |
10.3 |
1.9 |
| AC
Morse |
4.3 |
9.0 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
4.3 |
0.8 |
| Ward
|
-- |
-- |
3.3 |
0.7 |
-- |
-- |
3.3 |
0.6 |
| Dilse |
0.6 |
1.3 |
2.4 |
0.5 |
-- |
-- |
3.0 |
0.6 |
| Ben
|
0.6 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
-- |
-- |
2.5 |
0.5 |
| Other
& Unknown |
4.8 |
10.1 |
35.3 |
7.5 |
2.7 |
22.7 |
42.8 |
8.1 |
| All Varieties |
48.0 |
100.0 |
470.0 |
100.0 |
12.0 |
100.0 |
530.0 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
| Durum Wheat: Percent of Total Seeded
Acreage 2003-2009 & Seeded Acreage 2008-2009 |
| |
Percent of Total Seeded Acreage |
Seeded Acres (000) |
| Variety |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 1/ |
2009 |
2008 1/ |
2009 |
| Mountrail
|
35.7 |
42.1 |
52.9 |
52.6 |
44.8 |
40.8 |
35.0 |
241.0 |
184.8 |
| Kyle
|
38.0 |
34.1 |
21.4 |
15.7 |
15.4 |
14.2 |
8.6 |
83.8 |
45.5 |
| Lebsock |
3.4 |
2.3 |
5.4 |
10.1 |
12.3 |
6.0 |
7.6 |
34.8 |
40.4 |
| Strongfield |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1.2 |
8.6 |
7.5 |
51.0 |
40.0 |
| Alzada |
-- |
-- |
1.3 |
4.8 |
5.1 |
6.4 |
7.3 |
38.0 |
38.8 |
| Grenora |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.6 |
4.0 |
5.9 |
23.6 |
31.5 |
| Divide
|
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.7 |
4.0 |
5.6 |
23.0 |
29.6 |
| Alkabo |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1.5 |
4.6 |
9.1 |
24.4 |
| AC
Avonlea |
4.3 |
7.2 |
5.3 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
3.1 |
7.6 |
16.4 |
| Monroe |
3.4 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
12.3 |
12.4 |
| Pierce
|
-- |
-- |
1.3 |
5.6 |
5.3 |
2.7 |
1.9 |
16.1 |
10.3 |
| AC
Morse |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
4.3 |
| Ward
|
2.4 |
2.8 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
-- |
0.6 |
-- |
3.3 |
| Dilse |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.8 |
2.8 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
4.8 |
3.0 |
| Ben
|
4.3 |
2.6 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
-- |
-- |
0.5 |
-- |
2.5 |
| Grande
D'Oro |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1.9 |
2.1 |
-- |
12.3 |
-- |
| Maier
|
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
-- |
6.4 |
-- |
| Other
& Unknown |
8.2 |
6.8 |
7.4 |
4.3 |
5.8 |
4.1 |
8.1 |
24.4 |
42.8 |
| All
Varieties |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
590.0 |
530.0 |
| 1/
Revised. –Data not published for the given year. |
|
|
|
| Durum
Wheat: 2008 Seeded Acreage and Percent of Total Seeded by Districts
1/ |
| |
North Central |
Northeast |
Other Districts |
State Total |
| Variety |
(000) |
% |
(000) |
% |
(000) |
% |
(000) |
% |
| Mountrail
|
-- |
-- |
241.0 |
45.0 |
-- |
-- |
241.0 |
40.8 |
| Kyle
|
6.2 |
13.7 |
77.6 |
14.5 |
-- |
-- |
83.8 |
14.2 |
| Strongfield |
0.1 |
0.3 |
50.9 |
9.5 |
-- |
-- |
51.0 |
8.6 |
| Alzada |
28.5 |
62.6 |
7.0 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
27.8 |
38.0 |
6.4 |
| Lebsock |
-- |
-- |
34.8 |
6.5 |
-- |
-- |
34.8 |
6.0 |
| Grenora |
-- |
-- |
23.6 |
4.4 |
-- |
-- |
23.6 |
4.0 |
| Divide
|
0.5 |
1.1 |
22.5 |
4.2 |
-- |
-- |
23.0 |
4.0 |
| Pierce
|
-- |
-- |
16.1 |
3.0 |
-- |
-- |
16.1 |
2.7 |
| Grande
D'Oro |
-- |
-- |
12.3 |
2.3 |
-- |
-- |
12.3 |
2.1 |
| Monroe |
-- |
-- |
9.6 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
30.3 |
12.3 |
2.1 |
| Alkabo |
-- |
-- |
9.1 |
1.7 |
-- |
-- |
9.1 |
1.5 |
| AC
Avonlea |
0.6 |
1.3 |
7.0 |
1.3 |
-- |
-- |
7.6 |
1.3 |
| Maier
|
-- |
-- |
3.7 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
30.3 |
6.4 |
1.1 |
| Dilse |
-- |
-- |
4.8 |
0.9 |
-- |
-- |
4.8 |
0.8 |
| AC
Morse |
1.8 |
3.9 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1.8 |
0.3 |
| Other
& Unknown |
7.8 |
17.1 |
15.5 |
2.9 |
1.1 |
11.6 |
24.4 |
4.1 |
| | |