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Barley Varieties

Spring Barley

Rasmusson

Rasmusson is a high yielding spring malting variety with improved malting quality characteristics released by Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station in 2008. It is a six-rowed, semi-smooth awn, white aleurone variety with good kernel plumpness. Rasmusson is shorter than most current six-rowed malting varieties in the Midwest with very good lodging resistance. It is similar to Robust for scab reaction and is resistant to spot blotch. Rasmusson is a U.S. Plant Protected Variety (PVPA 1994). Seed of Rasmusson can legally be produced and labeled for sale only as a class of certified seed. A license is required for seed production.

DKG Seed Farms
5043 Coal Bank Rd., Orrville, OH 44667
Wayne Co (330)465-7079

Winter Barley

Regina

REGINA is a German bred winter variety from Bruen. It is a 2-Row malting barley for craft malt and beer. Regina has good winter hardiness and reliable robustness with high marketable content. Depending on the location and the fertility of the soil, Regina is very versatile. It is AMBA recommended in the US. A license is required for seed production.

Ohio Crafted Malt House
8000 Walton Parkway, Suite 200, New Albany, Ohio 43054
Franklin Co. procurement@originmalt.com

 

Secretariat

Secretariat is a high-yield, high-test weight, moderately early heading, short stature, six row winter barley having good winter hardiness. The spikes of Secretariat are erect, strap, and slightly waxy with no overlapping lateral kernels and short awns. It is a potential commodity for feed, food, and fuel ethanol production. Grain of Secretariat is superior overall to those of many hulled varieties. It is resistant to all of the prevalent diseases in the eastern U.S. except for Fusarium Head Blight.

Wensink Farm Seeds, Inc.
4704 Wood Rd., Rt. #1 Monroeville, OH 44847
Erie Co. (419)359-1501

Thoroughbred

THOROUGHBRED is a high yielding, full season, awned, six-row hulled winter feed barley having very good straw strength, high test weight and bright plump seed. On average, head emergence of Thoroughbred is 2 days later than Wysor, 4 days later than Nomini and Price, and 6 days later than Callao. Average plant height is 3-4 inches taller than Callao and Price, and 3-4 inches shorter than Wysor and Nomini. Straw strength is similar to those of Price and Nomini, and better than those of Wysor and Callao. As a feed grain and rotational crop, Thoroughbred is superior to Nomini and Callao. Thoroughbred is resistant to powdery mildew and barley yellow dwarf virus. It is moderately susceptible to leaf rust and net blotch.

DKG Seed Farms
5043 Coal Bank Rd, Orrville, OH 44667
Wayne Co. (330)465-7079

Valor

VALOR is a very winter hardy, high yielding, disease resistant, six-row feed barley with a high test weight. The awns on Valor are short. Valor has very high yields in Penn State University winter barley trials with very good standability. It is quick to establish with early maturity and exceptionally winter hardy in Michigan, Indiana, New York, and Pennsylvania trials. It has excellent resistance to powdery mildew and leaf rust. Valor made into haylage has excellent forage quality.

Burch Seed Co, Inc
4742 Tama Rd., Celina, OH 45822
Mercer Co. (419)363-3713

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