Variety Selection and Testing
The 2026 variety trial data, for the winter crop, is now available on the WSU Small Grains website. Variety testing data is intended to provide wheat and barley growers with unbiased information on variety performance and relevant traits to help support optimal on-farm production, provide samples for rigorous end-use quality evaluation, allow comparison to new and up-and-coming variety candidates, and support market class production decisions.
Thank you to the Washington Grain Commission for funding that supports the trials and tours as well as the county wheat growers associations and co-sponsors for programs and meals associated with the field days. Finally, a big thank you to the grower cooperators for their time and resources to host the variety trials. We truly appreciate all the continued support.
Timely Topics
- 2026 Winter Wheat Variety Trial Performance
- WSU Wheat Academy: 10 Years of Educating Wheat Growers and Crop Consultants
- WSU Cereal Variety Testing Program Harvest Wrap-Up and Start of Winter Planting
Report Findings Include:
- Yield – Single and Multi-Year Regional Averages
- Test Weight
- Protein
- Plant Height
- Head Date
- Lodging
- Emergence
- Winter Survival
- Stripe Rust Rating
- Cephalosporium Stripe Rating
- Straw Breaker Foot Rot Rating
- Snow Mold Rating
- Hessian Fly Rating
- Aluminum Tolerance
- End Use Quality Rating
- Falling Number Rating
Direct Questions to:
Tricia DeMacon
Email: patricia.demacon@wsu.edu
WSU Variety Selection Tool
A preliminary edition of the WSU Variety Selection Tool is available, although it does not contain all varieties yet.
This interactive tool helps wheat growers select what variety of crops to grow based on rainfall zone.
Mission
The WSU Extension Cereal Variety Testing Program provides growers and the agribusiness industry with comprehensive information on the adaptation and performance of winter and spring wheat and barley varieties across the different climatic regions of eastern Washington.