Small Grain Forage Variety Trials

Small Forage Grain Variety Trials

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AU Small Grain Forages Variety Selection Platform

Auburn University has partnered with Medius Ag to create a variety selection tool.  This tool will allow users to look at small plot variety trial data and large plot on-farm data in one location.

Performance of Small Grain Forages in Alabama, 2023-2024

April 16 - Yield results are available for: Chilton Research & Extension Center (CREC) in Clanton Wheat, Oat, Triticale, Rye - Harvest 3 Wiregrass Research & Extension Center (WREC) in Headland Wheat, Oat, Triticale, Rye Harvest 3 (final harvest) Late Season...

2024 Cool Season Forages Baleage Field Day

Come join us for the 2024 Baleage Production Workshop on April 11, 2024.  The workshop is free and lunch will be provided.   Please RSVP by April 9th to reserve lunch - Register Online Agenda 8:30 – 9:00 Registration9:00 – 9:15 Welcome & Introductions (Rickey...

2024 Beef & Forage Field Days

Multiple opportunities are available to visit the Auburn University Research and Extension Centers, learn from and interact with forage specialists, and see current forage/beef cattle research in person.  The dates and locations are below. Details When: March 15,...

2022-2023 Winter Forage Summary Tables

September 14 Quality data from Clanton and EV Smith, both located in the Central Region, have been added to the variety selection platform.  As a result, the Central Region summary tabs have been updated. Note:  Forage quality at Clanton was reduced for the first...

Hessian Fly Ratings, 2022-2023

BY: Henry G. Jordan Jr., AU Variety Testing Manager Dr. David Buntin, UGA Professor of Entomology Dr. Katelyn Kesheimer, AU Extension Entomologist Spring 2023 saw a serious infestation of Hessian fly in wheat across the southern United States, and variety selection is...

2023 Baleage Production Workshop

Come join us for the 2023 Baleage Production Workshop on April 20, 2023.  The workshop is free and lunch will be provided.  Please RSVP at 256-362-6187 by April 18tth to reserve lunch. Agenda 8:30-9:00 AM  Registration 9:00-9:15 AM  Welcome and Introduction - Henry...

2023 AU Forage Field Days

Multiple opportunities are available to visit the Auburn University Research and Extension Centers, learn from and interact with forage specialists, and see current forage/beef cattle research in person.  The dates and locations are below.   March 16 Wiregrass...

2022-2023 Forage Cold Damage Update

During the 2022 Christmas break, Alabama experienced a SEVERE cold snap.  What makes this event unusual is how fast temperatures dropped.  It went from t-shirt weather to sub-freezing overnight, and temperatures remained below freezing for several days.  As a result,...

Performance of Small Grain Forages in Alabama, 2021-2022

August 10 Quality data is now available (variety selection platform only) for the wheat, oat, rye, and triticale trials at the Wiregrass Research and Extension Center in Headland.  Each quality variable now has a "top group" data field for early-season, late-season,...

2022 Central Alabama Cattle & Forages Field Day

May 5 - The schedule for the field day is now available. April 19 - The announcement for the field day is now available and registration is open. April 5 - The EV Smith Research Center is hosting a Cattle & Forage Field Day Friday, May 13, 2022 on site. Please...

2022 Beef – Forage Field Day

The Wiregrass Research & Extension Center is hosting a Beef – Forage Field Day Thursday, March 17, 2022 on site.  Please plan to join us and learn first-hand about the current beef and forage research projects and demonstrations on the research farm.  The field...

Performance of Small Grain Forages in Alabama, 2020-2021

  These trials were conducted through collaboration with Auburn University, the University of Georgia, and the University of Florida. April 23 - Yield data is avaialable for wheat, triticale, oat, and rye forages at both locations.  Forage yields for the dual...

2021 Beef Forage Field Day

The Wiregrass Research & Extension Center is hosting a Beef – Forage Field Day Friday, March 26, 2021 on site.  Please plan to join us and learn first-hand about the current beef and forage research projects and demonstrations on the research farm.  The field day...

Performance of Small Grain Forages in Alabama, 2019-2020

Performance of Small Grain Forages in Alabama, 2019-2020

During the 2019-2020 season, small grain forage variety trials were conducted at the Wiregrass Research and Extension Center, Headland, AL and at the Chilton Research and Extension Center, Clanton, AL. Wheat, triticale, rye, and oat forages were evaluated in addition...

Performance of Small Grain Forages in Alabama 2018-2019

Performance of Small Grain Forages in Alabama 2018-2019

During the 2018-2019 season, small grain forage variety trials were conducted in Alabama.  The trials were conducted at the Wiregrass Research and Extension Center, Headland, AL. Wheat, triticale, rye, and oat forages were evaluated in addition to dual-purpose wheat. ...

Small grain variety report 1981-1982

Cliff G. Currier 1 IntroductionWheat, oats, barley, and rye are tested annually at several locations throughout Alabama by the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station. These tests are designed to provide information on relative performance of varieties in given...

Small grain variety report 1980-1981

Cliff G. Currier 1 Introduction Wheat, oats, barley, and rye are tested annually at several locations throughout Alabama by the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station. These tests are designed to provide information on relative performance of varieties in given...

Small Grain Variety Report 1978-1979

Cliff G. Currier 1  Wheat, oats, barley, and rye are tested annually at several locations throughout Alabama by the Auburn University Agricultural Experiment Station. These tests are designed to provide information on relative performance of varieties in given regions...

Small grain variety report 1977-1978

.Cliff G. Currier and Emmett L. Cardenl /Wheat, oats, barley, and rye are tested annually at several locations throughout Alabama by the Auburn University Agricultural Experiment Station. The tests are designed to provide information on relative performance of...

1976-1977 small grain variety report

Emmett L. CardenWheat, rye,oats, and barley are tested annually at several locations throughout Alabama by the Auburn University Agricultural Experiment Station. The tests are designed to provide information on relative performance of varieties in given regions of the...

Small grain variety report 1975-1976

Emmett L. CardenWheat, rye, oats, and barley are tested annually at several locations throughout Alabama by the Auburn University Agricultural Experiment Station.  The tests are designed to provide information on relative performance of varieties in given regions of...

Small grain variety report 1974-1975

David H. TeemSmall grain varieties were tested during the 1974-75 season by the Auburn University Agricultural Experiment Station at 13 locations in the State. These tests were conducted to furnish information on the relative performance of varieties and not as an...

1973-1974 small grain variety report

David H. TeemOat, wheat, barley, and rye varieties were tested during the 1973-74 season by the Auburn University Agricultural Experiment Station at 13 locations in the State. Tests were conducted to furnish information on the relative performance of varieties and not...

1972-1973 small grain variety report

David H. Teem Oat, wheat, barley, rye, and triticale varieties were tested during the 1972-73 season by the Auburn University Agricultural Experiment Station at 13 locations in the State. Tests were conducted to furnish information on the relative performance of...

1971-1972 small grain variety report

David H. Teem Oat, wheat, barley, rye, and triticale varieties were tested during the 1971-72 season by the Auburn University Agricultural Exreriment Station at 13 locations in the State. The 1971-72 growing season was characterized by an unusually warm season until...

1967-1968 small grain variety report

DAVID TEEM, Instructor of Agronomy and SoilsOAT, WHEAT, BARLEY, AND RYE varieties were tested during the 1967-68 season by the Auburn University Agricultural Experiment Station at 14 locations in the State.  Since small grains are grown for both forage and grain...

Experiments with oats 1906

J. F. DUGGAR. Experiments extending over a period of ten years are -summarized in this bulletin.  The oat may be made a much more profitable crop in Alabama than it now is, provided farmers will make the two following innovations in the usual method of caring for the...

Wheat 1892

A. J. BONDUR NAN, Agriculturist. JAS. CLAYTON, Assistant Agriculturist. In 1890 the Agricultural Experiment Station began some experiments in wheat culture. Application for varieties of wheat, was made to the Agricultural Department at Washington, D. C., but only two...

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