Treasure Valley Small Grain Variety Performance
Public and private small grain breeding programs are not located in the Treasure Valley and their germplasm evaluations do not always include the specific environments of this area. Information is needed by the small grain industry to determine the local adaptability of new releases for this area. Producers need to know which varieties are the most economical to produce and seed dealers need to know which varieties to increase and inventory. Breeders need to know how well their potential releases are adapted to Treasure Valley conditions in order to decide which advanced lines to release or market in the area. The Southwestern Idaho Cooperative Extension Winter and Spring Small Grain Performance Trials, supported by the Idaho Wheat Commission and Idaho Barley Commission, enable the testing of public and private varieties and advanced lines under the irrigated and dryland conditions of western Idaho.
The Southwestern Idaho Cooperative Extension Winter and Spring Small Grain Performance Trials have been conducted since 1985. The results for individual years back to 1998 are available from this page. Click on the year of interest for that year's results. Information on individual site year performance as well as longer term performance is also available in some of the Cereal Sentinel newsletters also available on this website.
Variety performance at the Oregon State University Malheur Experiment Station can be viewed online from the Oregon State University Cereals Extension web site. Variety performance at other southern Idaho locations can be viewed at the Aberdeen Idaho Cooperative Extension Program website. Variety performance in Utah can be viewed at Utah State Wheat.