Looking at Malt, Hard Wheat and Winter Wheat Varieties

I really saw the differences in cereal varieties this year. While yield was generally good, other traits showed up:

• Barrie and Superb wheats needed fungicide for leaf and stripe rust(We used TILT of 2000 to 3000 ac.), even in our dry conditions
• Bounty and Mckenzie wheat had rust, but it moved very slowly and did not require fungicide
• Legacy six-row malt wieghted and yielded well in very bad conditions
• Some winter wheat varieties yield a lot higher than others. I don't have a handle on this yet, but caution in selection is needed.
• Mckenzie wheat had decent protein, while some others were very high. (This is a tough one, with dry conditions and different soil, rain and seeding dates, but it looks that way?)
• Imagine wheat yielded well, but looks to be prone to leaf disease (could be that huge flag leaf)?

Check out the last three posts from Alberta. I know we have our own information in Manitoba, but it does not hurt to look.