2026 Spring Cereal Forages

Cultivar

Crop

Plant Height

(in)

Heading

Date

(julian)

Forage Moisture

(%)

Forage Yield

(tons/ac)

Crude Protein

(%)

ADF

(%)

NDF

(%)

DDM

(%)

RFV

(%)

Grain Moisture

(%)

Grain Yield

(bu/ac)

Grain Protein

(%)

Grain Test Weight

(lbs/bu)

Lavina

Barley

30.5

185.5

53.4

3.45

10.3

45.9*

15.6

44.1

Haymaker

Barley

29.0

186.0

55.7*

2.48

10.5

43.8

13.8

47.1

MT Cowgirl

Barley

31.2

186.0

52.7

3.17

10.6

44.4

15.6

44.6

MT Double Barrel

Barley

27.6

187.5

54.3

2.69

10.5

40.7

14.0

45.0

SD Titan

Oat

33.0

184.5

49.4

2.88

10.7

45.7

15.0

38.2

SD Momentum

Oat

34.5

186.8

47.0

3.23

10.9

45.7

15.0

37.9

Goliath

Oat

35.5

185.0

48.0

2.79

10.6

45.1

15.3

40.3

HST18004LR1

Triticale

42.5*

189.5

47.6

2.57

9.7

19.6

16.0

51.3*

Tyndal

Triticale

36.4

180.0*

50.4

2.50

11.9*

29.3

16.3

50.1

MT Cowgirl + Arvika

Barley + Pea

31.6

185.5

53.3

3.00

10.5

37.7

15.8

44.3

Goliath + Arvika

Oat + Pea

35.9

184.8

51.4

2.49

10.5

44.8

15.4

38.6

Mean

33.4

185.5

51.2

2.84

10.6

40.3

15.3

43.8

CV%

5.00

0.55

4.86

23.18

1.58

13.98

8.30

2.74

LSD (0.05)¹

2.4

1.5

3.59

NS

0.2

8.1

NS

1.7

P-value

<0.01

<0.01

<0.01

0.42

<0.01

<0.01

0.20

<0.01