Table 1. Advanced Yield Spring Wheat Cultivar Evaluation Nursery Grown On-Station Under No-Till Dryland Fallow Conditions.  Northern Agricultural Research Center.  Havre, MT. 2025. (Exp# 25-3102-SW)

    1/   2/ 3/ 3/   4/
ID   Yield Test Wt Protein Head Maturity Plant HT Sawfly
    bu/ac lb/bu % date date inches %
AAC Concord 49.2 56.8 16.3 165 200 25.7 0.0*
AP Dagr 51.9 58.1 15.9 167 202 27.0 2.0
AP Elevate             51.4 58.8 16.8 167 200 26.2 0.3
AP Gunsmoke CL2 47.8 59.0 17.6 165 200 25.9 0.7
AP Iconic   51.0 58.4 16.7 167 199 28.3 0.7
AP Smith                54.4 59.1 15.9 167 201 27.1 0.3
DAGMAR   48.4 58.5 16.7 165 201 25.8 0.3
DUCLAIR   50.4 57.5 16.6 164 200 25.6 0.3
LANNING   48.8 58.3 17.2 164 200 27.5 2.3
LCS ASCENT   49.3 59.6 15.9 163 199 27.6 0.3
LCS BOOM   50.1 60.4* 16.8 163 199 26.9 0.3
LCS Sentry   45.3 59.3 16.1 165 199 28.7 1.7
McNEAL   47.0 58.7 15.9 166 199 27.1 5.0
MS Charger   51.3 59.7 14.8 166 203 26.6 0.3
MS Nova   50.7 59.3 16.2 164 199 25.6 0.7
MS Ranchero   51.2 58.6 15.5 164 201 26.3 2.3
MT Carlson   52.1 57.0 16.3 165 201 27.6 0.3
MT Dutton   52.2 57.7 16.8 167 202 26.7 0.0
MT Ubet   48.8 58.5 16.5 164 200 24.7 2.3
ND Stampede   44.1 57.8 17.2 165 199 28.5 8.3
NS PRESSER CLP 51.8 57.6 15.6 167 201 27.8 1.0
PG Predator   52.3 59.1 16.8 166 201 25.1 0.3
REEDER   50.7 58.9 16.2 165 201 26.7 2.0
ROCKER   51.5 59.8 15.8 167 201 27.9 2.0
SY Longmire   52.8 60.2 16.5 167 200 26.2 0.7
SY ROCKFORD   49.9 57.3 16.2 167 200 28.2 0.0
THATCHER   39.2 55.3 16.1 169 199 34.8* 1.0
VIDA   57.0 58.6 15.6 167 201 26.7 1.0
WB GUNNISON   52.1 59.2 15.6 166 202 25.9 0.0
CP3055   52.1 53.5 15.6 172 206 27.8 0.3
CP3119A   54.8 54.3 14.4 174 204 27.9 0.0
MT 21074   53.7 58.2 16.9 167 200 28.3 0.3
MT 21174   49.2 58.7 16.8 165 203 26.5 0.3
MT 21484   54.9 59.1 16.5 166 203 27.8 0.3
MT 21487   54.9 58.5 16.5 165 201 28.2 0.3
MT 22073   52.5 57.1 17.7 164 200 27.6 0.7
MT 22083   51.8 59.5 16.3 163 201 25.7 1.7
MT 22182   56.3 57.2 16.2 165 201 27.8 0.7
MT 22205   46.9 59.4 16.7 162 201 26.7 0.7
MT 22345   47.7 57.1 16.1 167 201 27.5 0.3
MT 23039   52.8 56.7 16.4 165 201 26.8 2.0
MT 23052   53.7 59.4 15.9 165 201 25.5 0.3
MT 23067   49.5 59.1 16.3 165 202 26.5 2.0
MT 23085   51.7 57.8 16.4 165 199 25.8 1.0
MT 23098   57.3* 59.0 16.2 164 202 25.6 0.3
MT 23110   48.3 59.2 16.4 162 200 26.4 0.7
MT 23113   48.0 59.2 16.6 167 203 26.8 0.0
MT 23116   49.2 57.3 16.2 165 201 27.4 0.7
MT 23127   56.5 56.2 16.0 167 202 27.5 0.3
MT 23133   50.7 58.7 16.6 162 198 24.7 2.3
MT 23184   55.5 59.8 16.3 164 202 25.7 0.3
MT 23190   48.4 58.6 17.1 164 201 26.6 0.0
MT 23204   50.8 58.2 16.3 164 201 27.2 2.3
MT 23205   54.1 58.8 16.2 167 203 27.4 0.3
MT 23206   52.4 58.2 16.0 161* 199 26.4 3.7
MT 23241   56.8 57.5 15.8 167 200 27.4 0.7
MT 23265   54.8 58.3 16.0 166 201 26.9 0.3
MT 23294   50.9 58.6 16.4 169 201 26.2 0.7
MT 23297   47.3 58.7 16.1 167 202 27.0 2.0
MT 23339   54.4 58.9 16.4 166 203 26.5 0.3
MT 23365   52.8 57.8 16.5 165 202 28.4 0.7
MT 23385   55.2 57.9 15.6 167 201 29.2 0.7
WB 9668   39.2 58.4 18.8* 163 201 23.0 2.0
WB 9879 CLP   46.2 56.6 16.9 167 199 26.9 0.3
EXPERIMENTAL MEANS 51.0 58.3 16.3 165.6 200.9 26.9 1.0
LSD (0.05)   6.1 0.8 0.4 1.4 3.1 2.2 2.1
C.V.%   7.4 0.8 1.3 0.5 1.0 5.1 124.1
P-VALUE (Entries) <.0001 <.0001 <.0001 <.0001 0.0 <.0001 <.0001
1/ Volumetric yields are based on plot weights adjusted to uniform 13 percent grain moisture and 60 lbs/bu as the standard test weight for wheat.
2/ Protein values are adjusted to 13 percent grain moisture.
3/ No. of Days from January 1 (166 = June 15, 201 = July 20).
4/ Sawfly rating is reported as the percentage of cut and lodged stems.
Bold* indicates either the highest or lowest value within a column (whichever is most desirable for the specific characteristic).
Bold indicates values equal to the underlined value within a column based on Fisher’s protected LSD (P=0.05).
                 
Management Information (25-3102-SW)        
Seeding Date: April 11, 2025          
Harvest Date: August 14, 2025          
Fertility: 80-16-8-8            
System: No-till            
Herbicide: Brox M (24 oz/ac)        
Insecticide: none          
Previous Crop: Chemical Fallow-Spring Barley      
Precipitation: 6.27" (Seeding to harvest maturity)    

 

Table 2. Ten-Year Yield  and Test Weight Summary on Selected Entries from Dryland Advanced Spring Wheat Nursery.  Northern Agricultural Research Center.  Havre, Montana.  2016-2025.  (Exp# 3102-SW)

        1/ YIELD (Bushels Per Acre) TEST WEIGHT (Pounds Per Bushel)
      3/ No.           3/ AVE. 4/ % 5/ 10-YR           3/ AVE. 4/ % 5/ 10-YR
      of           for of COMP.           for of COMP.
      YEARS           YEARS CHECK AVE.           YEARS CHECK AVE.
2/ VARIETY TESTED 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 TESTED YIELD YIELD 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 TESTED TEST WT TEST WT
MT DUTTON (+) 7 28.0 42.9 49.0 57.5 52.2 50.5 101.6 47.6 59.0 57.5 56.8 56.8 57.7 58.1 99.7 58.1
DAGMAR (+) 9 25.3 45.6 54.9 58.8 48.4 47.7 100.3 47.0 59.7 59.4 58.6 58.5 58.5 59.5 101.7 59.3
MT CARLSON (+) 6 23.4 43.4 48.7 63.3 52.1 49.2 100.2 46.9 57.4 58.1 56.4 57.9 57.0 58.0 99.9 58.3
VIDA (+) 10 24.7 42.6 47.5 58.7 57.0 46.8 100.0 46.8 58.3 58.2 56.4 57.1 58.6 58.3 100.0 58.3
LCS ASCENT (P+) 5 22.0 42.1 47.6 65.1 49.3 45.2 98.1 46.0 60.8 60.3 58.0 60.1 59.6 59.8 103.6 60.4
ROCKER (P+) 5 28.8 46.2 42.7 55.7 51.5 45.0 97.6 45.7 59.3 59.4 57.0 58.7 59.8 58.8 101.9 59.4
MT SIDNEY (+) 7 22.5 36.1 40.6 59.8   45.4 98.5 45.1 57.9 59.7 58.3 58.6   59.5 101.8 58.9
SY ROCKFORD (P+) 9 24.3 37.8 55.3 57.5 49.9 44.8 95.6 44.8 56.9 59.7 55.9 56.5 57.3 57.8 99.1 57.8
MT UBET (+) 5 22.5 42.2 43.0 62.9 48.8 43.9 95.2 44.6 59.1 57.3 55.4 58.9 58.5 57.9 100.2 58.5
WB9879CLP (P+) 9 25.0 39.3 46.4 53.1   43.4 97.1 44.4 57.7 58.7 58.0 58.3   58.2 100.6 58.2
LANNING (++) 10 21.5 35.2 49.6 57.5 48.8 44.0 93.9 44.0 58.2 57.2 55.3 57.9 58.3 58.2 99.8 58.2
WB-GUNNISON (P+) 10 29.3 36.0 55.1 55.1 52.1 43.8 93.4 43.8 58.5 59.3 58.5 58.2 59.2 59.1 101.3 59.1
SY LONGMIRE (P+) 7 22.4 37.5 39.6 53.9 52.8 45.6 93.0 43.6 59.0 59.3 54.3 57.8 60.2 59.1 101.1 59.0
SY INGMAR (P+) 9 23.7 37.9 41.4 58.8   42.4 94.8 43.4 59.2 60.0 55.6 59.1   58.9 101.9 58.9
REEDER (+) 10 21.1 38.7 46.5 52.1 50.7 43.1 92.1 43.1 58.3 58.5 56.2 58.1 58.9 58.7 100.7 58.7
NS PRESSER CL (P+) 9 26.5 40.0 36.9   51.8 41.9 92.0 43.1 58.4 57.0 54.5   57.6 57.3 97.9 57.1
AP GUNSMOKE CL2 (P+) 5 23.6 36.7 42.8 56.4 47.8 41.4 89.9 42.1 57.1 58.6 57.3 57.3 59.0 57.8 100.2 58.5
AP SMITH (P+) 5 21.9 40.6 36.5 53.6 54.4 41.4 89.9 42.1 58.4 59.2 55.6 58.4 59.1 58.1 100.8 58.8
DUCLAIR (+) 10 21.2 39.4 41.4 55.4 50.4 41.9 89.4 41.9 56.6 57.7 53.3 57.3 57.5 57.5 98.5 57.5
McNEAL 10 21.5 35.3 47.4 50.1 47.0 41.6 88.9 41.6 57.5 57.9 55.0 56.9 58.7 57.3 98.3 57.3
MS RANCHERO (P+) 5 24.2 36.7 39.2   51.2 41.3 87.5 41.0 58.5 57.7 57.0   58.6 58.3 100.0 58.3
AAC CONCORD (+) 5 26.6 34.4 44.5 40.5 49.2 39.0 84.7 39.7 57.0 58.9 57.3 55.5 56.8 57.1 98.9 57.7
THATCHER 9 16.3 28.4 37.9 42.9 39.2 33.0 73.5 34.4 55.3 57.1 55.3 54.8 55.3 55.4 95.3 55.6
MEANS  (For Entries Listed) 23.7 39.2 46.0 56.3 50.2     43.6 58.3 58.8 56.5 57.9       58.3
                                       
April-July Precip. (in.) 3.85 5.51 6.37 8.37 4.06 5.87                    
Total Annual Precip. (in.) 10.00 8.15 11.95 14.90 13.88 12.03                    
Soil PAW (in.) to SD @ Planting 8.30 8.30 5.72 1.82 9.01 7.41                    
Total Plant Available Water (in.) 12.15 13.81 12.09 10.19 13.07 13.23                    
Soil NO3 (lbs.) to SD at Planting 120 211 171 124 114 143                    
SD (Sampling Depth in Inches) 45 48 36 29 43 43                    
Fertilizer Applied (# N) 100 46 46 68 80 89                    
      (# P2O5) 20 9 9 14 16 17                    
      (# K2O) 10 5 5 7 8 9                    
      (# S) 10 5 5 7 8 8.5                    
Check variety is Vida.                              
1/ See MCES Bulletin 1093 or the Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology website at http://plantsciences.montana.edu/crops/index.html for evaluation of other important variety performance characteristics to include protein, quality, disease resistance, etc. before making cultivar selecton decisions.
2/ P = Private Variety, + = Protected Variety, ++ = PVP Title 5 Pending.            
3/ Only the most recent 5 years shown, but summary calculations include all years noted.        
4/ Percent of Vida yield or test weight for the same data years as those in which a given entry was tested.
5/ 10-Yr Comparable Average = (x/y) * z where x = average yield or test weight of a given entry for years tested, y = average yield or test weight for Vida for the same years, and z = 10-Yr average yield or test weight for the check variety Vida. 

 

Ten-Year Protein and Wheat Stem Sawfly Summary on Selected Entries from Dryland Advanced Spring Wheat Nursery.  Northern Agricultural Research Center.  Havre, Montana.  2016-2025.  (Exp# 3102-SW)

        1/ PROTEIN % (Adjusted to 13% grain moisture) SAWFLY RATING (% of Cut and Lodged Stems)
      3/ No.           3/ AVE. 4/ % 5/ 10-YR           3/ AVE. 4/ % 5/ 10-YR
      of           for of COMP.           for of COMP.
      YEARS           YEARS CHECK AVE.           YEARS CHECK AVE.
2/ VARIETY  TESTED 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 TESTED PROTEIN PROTEIN 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 TESTED SAWFLY SAWFLY
WB-GUNNISON (P+) 10 15.5 14.4 15.1 15.0 15.6 15.0 98.3 15.0 1.0 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 9.5 0.4
AAC CONCORD (+) 5 16.3 15.7 17.0 16.7 16.3 16.4 105.9 16.1 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 12.0 0.5
WB9879CLP (P+) 9 16.7 15.7 15.9 15.3   15.8 103.2 15.8 3.7 5.0 1.0 0.0   1.2 25.5 1.2
DUCLAIR (+) 10 16.9 15.7 17.6 15.8 16.6 16.1 105.3 16.1 5.0 3.7 3.7 0.0 0.3 1.8 38.7 1.8
ROCKER (P+) 5 15.6 15.2 18.0 14.5 15.8 15.8 102.3 15.6 15.0 8.3 1.0 0.0 2.0 5.3 79.0 3.6
VIDA (+) 10 15.6 14.8 16.6 14.7 15.6 15.3 100.0 15.3 15.0 15.0 2.3 0.0 1.0 4.6 100.0 4.6
SY LONGMIRE (P+) 8 16.5 15.6 18.2 15.6 16.5 16.1 106.4 16.2 11.7 18.3 3.7 0.0 0.7 6.5 113.1 5.2
MT DUTTON (+) 7 15.9 15.4 16.5 15.0 16.8 15.6 102.8 15.7 25.0 18.3 3.7 0.0 0.0 8.0 123.5 5.6
DAGMAR (+) 9 16.5 15.4 15.9 15.7 15.6 15.6 101.8 15.5 3.7 1.0 2.3 0.0 1.0 7.1 139.4 6.4
NS PRESSER CL (P+) 9 15.2 15.0 18.0   15.6 15.6 101.8 15.5 23.3 20.0 0.7   1.0 7.1 139.4 6.4
MT SIDNEY (+) 7 16.5 15.8 16.5 15.6   15.7 104.1 16.0 25.0 8.3 2.3 0.0   9.0 141.8 6.9
THATCHER 9 16.7 15.8 17.1 15.6 16.1 16.3 105.6 16.1 25.0 23.3 2.3 0.0 1.0 8.0 164.9 7.5
MT CARLSON (+) 6 16.2 15.1 15.9 15.5 16.3 15.4 101.8 15.5 31.7 21.7 5.0 0.0 0.3 10.4 177.4 8.1
MS RANCHERO (P+) 5 15.6 14.7 17.0   15.5 15.4 100.8 15.4 50.0 18.3 0.7   2.3 16.7 235.8 10.8
SY INGMAR (P+) 9 16.7 15.1 16.9 15.0   15.9 103.7 15.9 45.0 30.0 2.3 0.0   10.9 225.5 10.9
LCS ASCENT (P+) 5 15.6 14.2 15.5 14.7 15.9 15.2 98.1 15.0 55.0 23.3 2.3 0.0 0.3 16.2 243.0 11.1
AP SMITH (P+) 5 16.4 15.2 17.5 15.4 15.9 16.1 103.9 15.9 60.0 23.3 1.0 0.0 0.3 16.9 254.0 11.6
SY ROCKFORD (P+) 10 16.2 15.1 16.3 14.9 16.2 15.5 101.8 15.5 65.0 31.7 1.0 0.0 0.0 11.8 257.6 11.8
REEDER (+) 10 16.0 15.3 16.9 15.7 16.2 15.6 102.6 15.6 46.7 41.7 3.7 0.0 2.0 11.8 259.1 11.8
McNEAL 10 15.8 15.3 16.9 15.4 15.9 15.6 102.4 15.6 48.3 26.7 10.0 0.0 5.0 12.2 267.9 12.2
LANNING (+) 10 16.4 15.4 16.6 15.8 17.2 16.1 105.7 16.1 56.7 45.0 3.7 0.0 2.3 13.6 298.5 13.6
MT UBET (+) 5 15.4 15.1 16.5 15.4 16.5 15.8 101.9 15.5 53.3 45.0 6.7 0.0 2.3 21.5 322.0 14.7
AP GUNSMOKE CL2 (P+) 5 16.5 16.5 16.5 16.0 17.6 16.6 107.4 16.4 60.0 50.0 0.7 0.0 0.7 22.3 334.0 15.3
MEANS  (For Entries Listed) 16.2 15.3 16.6 15.4 16.2     15.7 33.1 21.6 2.8 0.0 1.1     7.9
                                       
April-July Precip. (in.) 3.85 5.51 6.37 8.37 4.06 5.87                    
Total Annual Precip. (in.) 10.00 8.15 11.95 14.90 13.88 12.03                    
Soil PAW (in.) to SD @ Planting 8.30 8.30 5.72 1.82 9.01 7.41                    
Total Plant Available Water (in.) 12.15 13.81 12.09 10.19 13.07 13.23                    
Soil NO3 (lbs.) to SD at Planting 120 211 171 124 114 143                    
SD (Sampling Depth in Inches) 45 48 36 29 43 43                    
Fertilizer Applied (# N) 100 46 46 68 80 89                    
      (# P2O5) 20 9 9 14 16 17                    
      (# K2O) 10 5 5 7 8 9                    
      (# S) 10 5 5 7 8 8.5                    
Check variety is Vida.                          
1/ See MCES Bulletin 1093 or the Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology website at http://plantsciences.montana.edu/crops/index.html for evaluation of other important variety performance characteristics to include protein, quality, disease resistance, etc. before making cultivar selecton decisions.
2/ P = Private Variety, + = Protected Variety, ++ = PVP Title 5 Pending.            
3/ Only the most recent 5 years shown, but summary calculations include all years noted.        
4/ Percent of Vida protein or sawfly rating for the same data years as those in which a given entry was tested.
5/ 10-Yr Comparable Average = (x/y) * z where x = average protein or sawfly rating of a given entry for years tested, y = average protein or sawfly rating for Vida for the same years, and z = 10-Yr average protein or sawfly rating for the check variety Vida.