PlainsGold Hard Red Winter Wheat

PlainsGold varieties combine consistent yields with high performance and strong agronomics, driven by the unique relationship between CWRF and one of the best public wheat breeding programs in the country.

Learn more about PlainsGold’s line-up of hard red winter wheat varieties so you can find the variety that’s best for you. Tech sheets can be downloaded using the links below.

PlainsGold Byrd CL Plus

Kivari AX

Released in 2020, Kivari AX is the newest CoAXium Variety in the PlainsGold linup with slightly later maturity compared to Crescent AX, and improved spring frost tolerance. Kivari AX offers improved yield performance with excellent drought tolerance proven by its Byrd parent. Kivari AX has good test weight, wheat curl mite resistance, but weaker straw in high moisture environments. It’s recommended to be planted on dryland acres of the central high plains only. Certified Seed Only, no saved seed allowed. Stewardship Agreement required. Click here to download a tech sheet and learn more.

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Guardian

Released in 2019, Guardian is the first in its class to deliver superior resistance to wheat viruses, from stacking a gene for resistance to the Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus itself (wsm-2) with a gene for resistance to the wheat curl mite which transmits WSMV, wheat mosaic virus, and triticum mosaic virus. Guardian also carries leading resistance to all three predominant rusts (Stripe, Leaf, and Stem). Certified Seed Only, no saved seed allowed. Click here to download a tech sheet and learn more.

PlainsGold Byrd CL Plus

Fortify SF

Released in 2019, Fortify SF (Sawfly) is the first Colorado-bred semi-solid wheat to combat the wheat stem sawfly in the central high plains. This pest has been devastating to wheat production for decades, cutting production by nearly 50% in some cases. Fortify SF provides a thickened stem, which slows the feeding and internal migration of the wheat stem sawfly larvae to the crown of the plant where it girdles the stem before harvest. Certified Seed Only, no saved seed allowed. Click here to download a tech sheet and learn more.

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Amplify SF

Released in the fall of 2021, Amplify SF is the newest Colorado bred variety improving the options to combat the wheat stem sawfly specific to the high plains. This variety provides an improved pith rating of 17, getting us closer to the sweet spot of Colorado yield performance with superior larval cutting resistance. Its maturity fits our environment, along with resilient test weight when faced with grain fill drought conditions. Click here to download a tech sheet and learn more.

PlainsGold Byrd CL Plus

Byrd CL Plus

Released in 2018, Byrd CL Plus is a two-gene Clearfield version of Byrd bred by crossing the tolerance genes into Byrd and developing a new line with nearly all of the same agronomic benefits you’ve come to expect from Byrd, including drought stress tolerance and yield responsiveness to moisture. It is slightly taller than Byrd, with better straw strength. Certified Seed Only, no saved seed allowed. Click here to download a tech sheet and learn more.

PlainsGold Byrd CL Plus

Crescent AX

Released in 2018, Crescent AX is the newest CoAXium variety in the PlainsGold lineup with a solid agronomic package and excellent tolerance to Aggressor herbicide. Crescent AX has medium-early maturity, very good test weight, wheat curl mite resistance from its Byrd parent, and very good end-use quality. Certified Seed Only, no saved seed allowed. Click here to download a tech sheet and learn more.

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Whistler

Released in 2018, Whistler is an attractive, late-maturing variety with taller stature, reflecting its Snowmass//Byrd parentage. Whistler has proven exceptional against powdery mildew, stripe and stem rust populations in the central plains, while maintaining solid resistance to WSMV and SBMV. Focus acres on dryland only, given this variety has marginal straw strength under high moisture. Being our latest maturing release, consider this variety in a diversified strategy of planting in the fall. Click here to download a tech sheet and learn more.

PlainsGold Byrd CL Plus

Canvas

Released in 2018, Canvas is a Denali/Antero//Byrd cross providing strong dryland and leading high moisture performance in agronomics and yield. Stripe and stem rust resistance is excellent with good resistance to WSMV & SBMV. Canvas maintains excellent test weight and makes protein very well. End-use quality is very good. Canvas stands well under high fertility and moisture, making it a good candidate for intensive management. Click here to download a tech sheet and learn more.

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Ray

A true Dual Purpose hard red winter wheat that is winter hardy, late maturing, tall, awnless, and a delicious option for livestock feed. Compared to Willow Creek, Ray has similar forage yield and quality with a higher leaf-to-stem ratio, and superior grain yield. Compared to bread wheats, Ray has average to above average yield, good test weight and protein, very low PPO, and good milling and baking characteristics. A good option for grazing, hay, and haylage or harvesting for grain. Licensed by CWRF from Montana Agricultural Experiment Station. PVP Protected. Certified Seed Only, no saved seed allowed. Click here to download a tech sheet and learn more.

PlainsGold Byrd CL Plus

Langin

Released in 2016, Langin is currently the most planted variety in Colorado. Langin is an early maturing, medium-short variety with excellent yield potential and very good baking quality. Stripe rust resistance and acid soil tolerance are very good, winterhardiness and SBMV are excellent. Langin has shown strong adaptation across the High Plains. Straw strength is marginal for high yield environments. PVP Protected; to be sold by variety name only as a class of certified seed. Click here to download a tech sheet and learn more.

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Avery

Avery is a 2015 release derived from a cross between TAM 112 and Byrd. Avery is similar to Byrd in drought tolerance and other agronomic characteristics, with slightly later maturity, larger kernel size, with improved straw strength. Avery has proven yield across a wide geography, from Texas to South Dakota. From its parentage, Avery withstands WSMV pressure through wheat curl mite resistance. Click here to download a tech sheet and learn more.

PlainsGold Byrd CL Plus

Byrd

Released in 2011, Byrd has been planted across Colorado for many years, and has been a very useful parent in crossing for development of new varieties. Byrd is among the yield leaders, showing consistent performance under drought stress or high moisture conditions. Byrd has good test weight, with very good end-use quality. Byrd established the use of the wheat curl mite resistance gene in the PlainsGold lineup, providing effective resistance to viral infections, including WSMV. PVP Protected; to be sold by variety name only as a class of certified seed. Click here to download a tech sheet and learn more.

PlainsGold Byrd

Brawl CL Plus

Released in 2011, Brawl CL Plus is a two-gene Clearfield® variety that has shown stable performance over a wide geography for several years. Two genes for tolerance to Beyond™ herbicide allows growers to add methylated seed oil to the tank mix to increase effectiveness of the herbicide, especially on jointed goatgrass. Brawl CL Plus has demonstrated very good ability to maintain higher grain protein with increasing yield levels. Certified Seed Only, no saved seed allowed. Click here to download a tech sheet and learn more.

Brad WarrenPlainsGold Hard Red Winter Wheat