Grain, greenfeed or silage
CEREALS
When it comes to producing livestock, a large quantity of high quality feed can mean
the difference between profit and loss. Whether you need feed to background calves,
finish feeders or over-winter a breeding herd, count on Nutrien Ag Solutions to provide
the right cereal variety to meet your needs – like these top-producing barley options.
BARLEY
VARIETY
AC Metcalfe
(chk)
Brahma
YIELD
(% AC
METCALFE) MATURITY LODGING
100 M G
111
M
G
(CM) TEST
WEIGHT PLUMP DESCRIPTION
81 51.7 91.4 –
93.4 An excellent choice of feed barley that offers
growers impressive yields with improved
disease resistance and harvest efficiency.
A great replacement for growers who like
Xena characteristics.
Disease package: Improved resistance
to leaf rusts; I to FHB
90.3 Overall yield winner in Nutrien Ag Solutions
R&D trials from 2014 to 2018. This feed
barley has superior straw strength and high
test weights.
Disease package: Improvement in all
leaf diseases; I to FHB
91.3 A short and heavy stature barley that
is well suited for high input operations
and manured soils. Oreana has excellent
standability without sacrificing yield.
Disease package: S to FHB
HEIGHT
(%)
(LB/BU)
78
52.4
Claymore
116
M/L
G
82
51.5
Oreana
112
M/L
VG
70
52.1
Source: 2015-2018 Nutrien Ag Solutions Local Performance Checks – 12 locations, 162 replicates.
Maturity: E=Early, M=Mid, L=Late | Lodging: P=Poor, F=Fair, G=Good, VG=Very Good
Top silage varieties
(%) (TONNE/
AC) TOTAL
DIGESTIBLE
NUTRIENTS (%) YIELD DRY
MATTER CRUDE
PROTEIN
Austenson 100 10.6 71.6 2.6 7.3
Claymore 100 10.6 71.4 4.1 7.6
VARIETY
YIELD
YIELD
(MT/AC)
(%)
Data from 2018 Regional Silage Variety Trial www.westcentralforage.com
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