Top Yielding Winter Wheat Varieties for Chouteau County
MSU Agriculture Research Centers have three test plots for winter wheat in Chouteau County. Research plots are managed by MSU Western Triangle Agricultural Research Center (WTARC) south of the Knees, MSU Northern Agricultural Research Center (NARC) north of Loma and MSU Central Agricultural Research Center (CARC) west of Geraldine. A special thanks to Justin Vetch (WTARC agronomist), Peggy Lamb (NARC agronomist) and Jed Eberly (CARC agronomist) for establishing and maintaining the Chouteau County test plots. The Extension office would also like to thank the Killion family, the McKeever family and the Davis family for donating the use of their land for MSU research.
WTARC (Knees area) top three yielding winter wheat varieties (five-year means) from 2014-2018 include Keldin at 84.8 bushels per acre, SY Wolf at 77.9 bushels per acre and Yellowstone 76.8 bushels per acre. Judee is the top yielding solid stem sawfly-tolerant variety at 74.6 bushels per acre followed by Warhorse at 69.7 bushels per acre.
NARC (Loma area) top three yielding winter wheat varieties (10- year average yield) from 2011-2020 include Bobcat at 68.5 bushels per acre, SY Monument at 65.1 bushels per acre and Brawl CLP at 64.1 bushels per acre. Bobcat is also the top yielding solid stem sawfly-tolerant variety followed by Judee at 57.3 bushels per acre and Warhorse at 52.8 bushels per acre.
CARC (Geraldine area) top three yielding winter wheat varieties for 2017-2019 were Keldin at 86.3, SY Monument at 83.8 and Northern at 82.6 bushels per acre. Judee was the top yielding solid stem sawfly-tolerant variety yielding 74.1 bushels per acre followed by Warhorse at 73.1 bushels per acre.
Nutrien Ag Solutions has a plot between Carter and Fort Benton Montana. Top three yielding winter wheat varieties for multiple years were SY Monument at 70.9 bushels per acre, Milestone at 70.8 bushels per acre and Ramsay at 68.3 bushels per acre. The top yielding solid stem variety was Warhorse 65.1 bushels per acre followed by StandClear CLP at 61.3 bushels per acre and WB4483 at 60.1 bushels per acre. Please contact the Chouteau County Extension office at 622-3751 for additional information.
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