Spring Barley Recommended Varieties.

Spring barley yields have increased significantly over the past 20 years, with yields of over 9 t/ha common enough on farms in good growing years.

When choosing a Spring Barley variety, characteristics such as straw strength and a good specific weight are important factors to consider to meet malting specifications.

For specific malting markets, traits such as Zero-GN are important, while feed barley markets require large grain sizes for rolling. Seedtech has a very large spring barley selection program focused on malting and feed barley markets.