This page is a RESOURCE!

Here we curate info about many modern varieties as an educational tool for our indsutry.

MSU is NOT able to supply varieties other than those generated from our program!


Learn about MSU released barley varieties HERE!

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*Please note - this dictionary is an educational resource only - we are not a seedbank and are unable to provide seed for any varieties other than those produced from our program!

Breeding Programs

Agrii

Ackerman

Saatzucht

(AS)

Agriculture

&

Agri-Food

Canada

(AAC)

Aheuser

Busch

Inbev

(ABI)

Coors

Cornell

Crop

Development

Center

(CDC)

KWS

Limagrain

-

Breun

(LCS/LG)

Malteurop

(ME)

Montana

State

University

(MSU)

North

Dakota

State

University

(NDSU)

 

Oregon

State

University

(OSU)

Syngenta

Seeds

(SY)

Virginia

Tech

(VT)

UC Davis

(UCD)

USDA

University

of

Minnesota

(UM)

Washington

State

University

(WSU)

Welcome to MSU's Variety Dictionary


Coming Soon! Variety Selection Tool!

This tool will allow you to review both agronomic and malting data of varieties we test in our Intrastate and Off-station trials, sorting by variety, location, year and more!


In this section of the site we strive to offer useful information about malt varieties commonly grown in the region. We hope that this resource may be informative for those in the Craft industry including farmers, maltsters, brewers and distillers as they determine what variety or varieties would be best for their needs.

 

Know your 2020 Malting Barley Varieites - AMBA Report

2020 AMBA Recommended Varieties:

Two Row

Six Row

Winter

AAC Connect
AAC Synergy
ABI Eagle
ABI Growler
ABI Voyager
AC Metcalfe
Bill Coors 100
CDC Copeland
ND Conlon
ABI Conrad
ME Expedition
Agrii Explorer
MSU Hockett
LCS Genie
LCS Odyssey
ME Mayflower
ABI Merit 57
Moravian 37
Moravian 69
Moravian 164
Moravian 165
Moravian 170
Moravian 179
ND Genesis
AC Newdale
ND Pinnacle
ABI Celebration
ABI Innovation
UM Lacey
ABI Legacy
UM Quest
ABI Tradition
USDA Charles
USDA Endeavor
AS Flavia
LCS Violetta
LCS Puffin
OSU Thunder
KWS Wintmalt
VT Thoroughbred*

 

*six row

 

Montana Barley Variety Survey- % Acreage

Variety

2016

%

2017

%

2018

%

2019

%

2020

%

AC Metcalfe

12.7

16.2

16.8

12.9

26.8

BC 100

0.3

8.8

7.2

6.9

14.1

Moravian 165

2.0

4.7

4.3

3.7

5.1

MSU Hockett

9.5

4.2

1.7

4.6

26.4

ME Expedition

0.5

1.4

1.3

3.3

3.4

ABI Voyager

---

---

1.5

1.6

6.1

CDC Copeland

1.0

1.1

1.3

0.2

2.1

ABI Merit 57

1.0

---

1.3

1.8

4.3

ABI Eagle

2.0

1.1

0.7

1.6

0.5

AAC Synergy

1.7

1.0

0.3

0.6

1.1

ABI Conrad

0.2

0.8

0.5

0.8

2.0

Agrii Explorer

1.2

---

0.3

 0.3

0.3

ABI Legacy

---

0.1

0.6

0.3

0.8

OSU Full Pint

0.2

0.1

---

---

---

Unknown

 59.4

60.0

62.6

61.8

60

 

 2017 Spring Barley Agronomic Performance:

Please find here the link to MSU's variety report on agronomics