ESKER2020 is an oat variety released by the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2019. Esker2020 has shown better yields and disease resistance than Esker and is a top yield performer in the Midwest. Flower time is intermediate with a heading date comparable to Horsepower and Esker. Lodging is less than Drumlin and Vista and is similar to Esker. Esker2020 is a U.S. Plant Protected Variety.

Growers
Peter & Hannah Martens Farm, LLC
2022 North Ave
Penn Yan, NY 14527
315-694-1265

HAYDEN is an oat variety released by the South Dakota Ag Experiment Station. Hayden is a mid to late maturing variety with excellent yield potential and high test weight. Hayden ranked first for yield in the 2013 and 2014 South Dakota yield trials and ranked second for yield in the Minnesota yield trials. Hayden is resistant to smut and moderately resistant to barley yellow dwarf virus. Hayden has been issued U.S. Plant Variety Protection (PVPA 1994), to be sold by variety name only as a class of certified seed. There is a $0.30 per bushel research fee on the sale of Certified Hayden oats.

Growers
Eldred Hay, Grain & Seed LLC
5287 Route 38A
Auburn, NY 13021
315-784-5035

Kent Farms Inc.
1764 Jones Road
Andover NY 14806
607-478-8805

Newtrend Seed Farm, LLC
2 Katie Lane
Marathon, NY 13803
716-895-7333

STEUBEN (MN 09255) is a white oat developed by the University of Minnesota from a cross between SA050128/ND 020965. Plant height is about 88cm compared to 78 cm for Corral and 86 cm for Hayden. Heading date is two days later than Hayden and three days later than Corral. Steuben has good lodging resistance, slightly more than Hayden but less than Corral. Steuben is resistant to current races of Crown rust. Steuben yields about 3 bushels less than Hayden but 7 bushels more than Corral. Steuben has the highest test weight, 36.7 LBS/BU, of our current varieties. This is 4.6 LBS/BU more than Corral and 1.2 LBS/BU more than Hayden. Research assessment on STEUBEN OATS is $0.40 per bushel.

Growers
Newtrend Seed Farm, LLC
2 Katie Lane
Marathon, NY 13803
716 – 895 – 7333

Seedway LLC
PO Box 250
Hall, NY 14463
585 – 526 – 6391

EXCELSIOR GOLD is the first variety of two-row spring malting barley varieties released by the Cornell Small Grains Program/Cornell University. Excelsior Gold is derived from a cross between AAC Synergy and Craft. In four years of testing, it has yielded 64 bu/a, 7 bu/a lower grain yield than AAC Synergy and 1 bu/a lower than Newdale and ND Genesis. Excelsior Gold has had very low lodging in the past four years of trials and is resistant to preharvest sprouting with a score of 2.5 compared to 5.2 for AAC Synergy. Excelsior Gold is highly resistant to spot blotch and is moderately susceptible to Fusarium head blight. It has satisfactory malting properties comparable to the high malting quality line AAC Synergy and has somewhat elevated beta-glucan, moderate grain protein and good malt extract. There is a $0.06/lb research assessment on Excelsior Gold.

Growers
NYSIP
103C Leland Lab
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
607-255-9869

HudsonNY is the second two-row spring malting barley released by the Cornell Small Grains Program (CSGP), derived from a cross between AAC Synergy and KWS Tinka. In five years of testing, it has averaged 70 bu/a, 1 bu/a lower grain yield than AAC Synergy, 5 bu/a higher than Newdale, and 5 bu/a higher than ND Genesis. Resistance to spot blotch is moderate and over four years is moderately susceptible to Fusarium head blight. HudsonNY has been evaluated for malting quality for four years and has satisfactory malting properties comparable or superior to the high malting quality line AAC Synergy. Lodging has been very low in the CSGP spring malting barley trials the past four years. There is a $0.06/lb research assessment on HudsonNY.

Growers
NYSIP
103C Leland Lab
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
607-255-9869

ERIE (OH02-12686). Erie is a tan chaffed, awnless soft red winter wheat germplasm release by Ohio State University that has excelled in Cornell trials. It is high yielding. Milling quality is lower than recent Ohio varieties, but acceptable in New York. It has a unique combination of strong resistance to many fungal diseases, including excellent resistance to FHB including having low DON accumulation. Erie is certified as a Quality Assurance (QA) variety with two generations (Parent and commercial), and will bear a $0.02/LB royalty. (Information about the Quality Assurance program)

Growers
Eldred Hay, Grain & Seed LLC
5287 Route 38A
Auburn, NY 13021
315 – 784 – 5035

Hu-Lane Farm / Hugh Dudley
13276 Countyhouse Rd
Albion, NY 14411
585 – 589 – 9964

ERISMAN is a soft red winter wheat developed by the University of Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station. It is adapted to Illinois and surrounding states and suitable for organic or low input cropping systems.  Erisman is taller than most current soft red winter varieties.   This variety was selected for superior yield, test weight and milling and baking properties under conventional and organic cropping systems. The coleoptile color is white with erect juvenile plant growth habit. Leaf color at booting is green and the flag leaf is erect. Plant height is 90.9 cm and is 137.3 days to 50% heading. Spike shape is tapering, mid-dense, erect and awned.  Erisman is resistant to Fusarium Head Blight (FHB), Strip Rust, Septoria Leaf Blight and Soil Borne Mosaic Virus (SBMV).  Up to 0.5% tall variants are allowed. Recognized classes of seed are Foundation and Certified.  There is a $2.50 per unit research fee on Erisman.

Growers
Growers Cayuga Ag Enterprises
4254 W. Seneca Road
Trumansburg, NY 14886
607 – 227 – 0836

TOWPATH is an awned, white-chaffed, soft white winter wheat recently released by the Cornell Small Grains Program. Grain yield is higher compared to Caledonia and Medina. Test weight is good to excellent. Good lodging resistance and winter hardiness. Towpath has the highest level of resistance to Fusarium Head Blight (scab) of any variety grown in NY and is rated as moderately resistant. Towpath is resistant to Wheat Spindle Streak Mosaic Virus and moderately resistant to powdery mildew. Towpath has satisfactory milling and baking properties. It is moderately susceptible to pre-harvest sprouting. This line is offered to the New York seed industry as a non-exclusive release variety with Breeder, Foundation, and Certified classes.

Growers
NYSIP
103C Leland Lab
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
607-255-9869

LCS VIOLETTA is a 2-row winter barley bred by Limagrain Cereal Seeds (LCS). Exceptional for malting and has a profile suitable for all-malt beer. Resistant to Barley Yellow Mosaic Virus, 8 as well as great tolerance to powdery mildew, net blotch and leaf rust. Winter-hardy with excellent performance and superior yield potential in the eastern U.S. LCS Violetta is a short, early maturing, barley with long-awns and very strong straw. Production of this seed requires a signed single-season license agreement with LCS.

Growers
Peter & Hannah Martens Farm, LLC
2022 North Ave Penn Yan, NY 14527
315 – 694 – 1265

LIGHTNING is a two-row facultative malting barley developed by Oregon State University (OSU). Lightning was bred for fall-planting, but it will flower under spring-planted conditions as well. Lightning has passed its first year of the American Malting Barley Association (AMBA) pilot scale program, being rated as satisfactory. In New York, over three years of state- wide winter barley trials, Lightning grain yields are 9% above the mean of current check varieties, KWS Scala and Endeavor. It was similar to KWS Scala for height and 4 inches shorter than Endeavor. In New York, Lightning is equal to KWS Scala for winter survival and more winter hardy than Endeavor. Lightning is resistance to scald and Fusarium Head Scab. $0.06/lb research assessment.

Growers
NYSIP
103C Leland Lab
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
607-255-9869

KWS SCALA is a two-row winter malting barley developed by KWS Lochow GMBH. KWS Scala is an early maturing variety, 4 days earlier than Wintmalt, and is 2 cm shorter than Wintmalt. In four years of testing in the Cornell University Winter Barley Summary, Scala has been amongst the highest yielding varieties about 12 bu per acre more than Wintmalt. Intermediate tolerance to Leaf Rust and Powdery Mildew, but is susceptible to BYDV and powdery mildew. KWS Scala is a U.S. Plant Protected Variety (PVPA 1994) to be sold by variety name only as a class of certified seed.

Growers
NYSIP
103C Leland Lab
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
607-255-9869

TriCal FLEX^TM 719 is an awnletted, facultative triticale that has demonstrated excellent winterhardiness, high yields (seed and silage), good straw strength, stripe rust and leaf rust tolerance, has excelled in silage and yield trials 7 and its early vigor make it a good option for winter grazing. TriCal Flex 719 is widely adapted and can be fall planted in the northeast US and spring or fall planted in warmer climates.

Growers
Newtrend Seed Farm, LLC
2 Katie Lane
Marathon, NY 13803
716 – 895 – 7333