Most Recent Update
June 23 – Results are available for:
- Wiregrass Research & Extension Center
- Ryegrass – Late Season, Season Total
- Black Belt Research and Extension Center
- Ryegrass – Late Season, Season Total
- Summary tables have been added
Previous Updates
June 10 – Results are available for:
- Chilton Research & Extension Center
- Ryegrass – Harvest 4, Late Season, Season Total
- Sand Mountain Research and Extension Center
- Ryegrass – Harvest 4, Late Season, Season Total
- Wheat, Oats, Triticale, Rye – Late Season, Season Total
Additionally, seed availability information for varieties evaluated by the Auburn University Official Variety Testing (OVT) program during the 2025-2026 season is available. Availability is subject to change and will be updated as participating companies provide additional information. The list is intended to assist growers in sourcing seed for varieties of interest. Growers are encouraged to contact seed suppliers directly for the most current availability.
June 2 – Ryegrass harvest 3 results are available from the Sand Mountain Research and Extension Center.
May 19 – The following results are now available.
- Wiregrass Research & Extension Center
- All Species – Heading Dates (variety selection tool only)
- Tennessee Valley Research & Extension Center
- All Species – Heading Dates
- Gulf Coast Research & Extension Center
- Oat – Harvest 4, Updated Harvest 1, Harvest 3, Late Season, Season Total
- Ryegrass – Harvest 4, Late Season, Season Total
- Black Belt Research and Extension Center
- Ryegrass Harvest 4
May 8 – The following results are now available.
- Sand Mountain Research & Extension Center
- Wheat, Oat, Triticale, Rye – Harvest 2
- Wiregrass Research & Extension Center
- Wheat, Oat, Triticale, Rye – Harvest 3, Late Season, Season Total
- Black Belt Research & Extension Center
- Wheat & Oat – Harvest 2, Late, Season Total
- Triticale – Harvest 3, Late, Season Total
- Rye – Late, Season Total
- Chilton Research & Extension Center
- Wheat & Oat – Harvest 2
- Triticale & Rye – Harvest 3, Late Season, Season Total
- Gulf Coast Research & Extension Center
- All species – Heading dates (variety selection tool only)
- EV Smith Research & Extension Center
- All species – Heading dates (variety selection tool only)
April 30 – The following results are now available.
- Black Belt Research & Extension Center
- Ryegrass – Harvest 3
- Chilton Research & Extension Center
- Ryegrass – Harvest 3
- EV Smith Research Center
- Ryegrass – Harvest 5, Late Season, Season Total, Heading Dates
- Wiregrass Research & Extension Center
- Ryegrass – Harvest 3
- Sand Mountain Research and Extension Center
- Ryegrass – Harvest 2
April 6 – The following results are now available.
- Black Belt Research & Extension Center
- Rye, Triticale, Ryegrass – Harvest 2 & Early Season
- Oat & Wheat – Harvest 1 & Early Season
- Chilton Research & Extension Center
- Wheat & Oat – Early
- Oat – Harvest 2, Cold Damage, Early Season
- Rye, Triticale, Ryegrass – Harvest 2 & Early Season
- EV Smith Research Center
- All Species – Harvest 4
- Small Grain Forages – Early Season, Late Season, Season Total
- Gulf Coast Research & Extension Center
- All Species – Harvest 3
- Ryegrass – Early Season
- Small Grain Forages – Early Season, Late Season, Season Total
- Sand Mountain Research & Extension Center
- All Species – Harvest 1
- Wiregrass Research & Extension Center
- All Species – Harvest 2 & Early Season
March 24 – The following results are now available.
- Chilton Research & Extension Center
- Wheat – Harvest 1
- Oat – Harvest 1, Cold Damage, Early Season
- Triticale – Harvest 2
- Rye – Harvest 2
- Ryegrass – Harvest 1
- EV Smith Research Center
- All Species – Harvest 3 & Early Season
- Wiregrass Research and Extension Center (WREC)
- All Species – Harvest 2
- Gulf Coast Research and Extension Center (GCREC)
- All Species – Harvest 2
March 4 – The following results are now available.
- Black Belt Research & Extension Center (BBREC)
- Harvest 1 Rye & Triticale
- Harvest 1 Ryegrass – cereal rye and ryegrass blended plots only
- Oat cold damage ratings
- EV Smith Research Center (EVSRC)
- Wheat Harvest 2 Quality
- Wiregrass Research & Extension Center (WREC)
- Harvest 1 – wheat, oat, triticale, rye, ryegrass
- Chilton Research & Extension Center (CREC)
- Harvest 1 Rye & Triticale
- Ryegrass – Harvest cereal rye and ryegrass blended plots only
February 13
- Three blended entries were included in several of this year’s ryegrass trials: one 50/50 blend of two ryegrass varieties, and two 50/50 blends combining cereal rye with annual ryegrass. These mixes allow us to compare how variety and species combinations perform for forage yield, quality, and seasonal distribution under Alabama conditions.
- Harvest 1 results from the Gulf Coast Smith Research & Extension Center are now available.
- Wheat
- Oats
- Triticale
- Rye
- Ryegrass
- Harvest 2 ryegrass results from the EV Smith Research Center are available.
February 4 – The following results from the EV Smith Research Center are now available.
- Harvest 2 yields for wheat, oat, triticale, rye
- Harvest 1 quality (variety selection tool only) for wheat, oat, triticale, rye, & ryegrass. Click on the quality tab under the trial page or add the data fields in analytics.
January 16 – EVSRC ryegrass harvest 1 results are now available.
January 9 -The first yield results for the 2025-2026 season are available from the EV Smith Research Center (EVSRC) in Tallassee – wheat, oats, triticale, and rye.
Harvest 1 of the EVSRC ryegrass was conducted this week. Yield results for this trial will be available soon!
Summary Tables
2025-2026 Seed Availability
This link provides seed availability information for varieties evaluated by the Auburn University Official Variety Testing (OVT) program during the 2025–2026 season. Availability is subject to change and will be updated as trial participants provide additional information. This resource is intended to assist growers in identifying and sourcing seed for varieties of interest.
Growers are encouraged to contact seed suppliers directly for the most current availability.