41 The Business of Prairie Agriculture Better Farming | November/December 2023 ture are included in this article. The final report is available at wheatlandconservation.ca/project/ an-assessment-of-annual-forage-varieties-in-saskatchewan-final-report/. As expected, the forage barley varieties (AB Advantage, CDC Maverick, and CDC Cowboy) all had higher dry matter yield than the malt varieties (AAC Synergy, CDC Bow, CDC Fraser), but were not significantly different. Average dry matter yield was 7,011 pounds per acre. The variety with the highest dry matter yield varied by location (Table 2). This was the case for most varieties looked at in this project. There were no significant differences between barley varieties for days to heading or in lodging. The average oat dry matter yield (7,194 pounds per acre) was slightly higher than the overall barley average yield. There were no significant differences in lodging. CDC Haymaker matured one to two days later than other oat varieties. CDC Haymaker likely has a forage or green feed yield advantage over other oat varieties due to characteristics like large plump seeds and larger, wider flag leaves compared to non-forage oat varieties. AAC Innova is the wheat variety that is most commonly used for forage and it had the highest dry matter yield (6,673 pounds per acre) when all yields were averaged across the 12 site-years for each crop type and mixture. Although AAC Innova had the highest yield, it was not significantly different than Pasteur and Sadash, two varieties usually grown for grain. Pronghorn was the highest yielding triticale variety for dry matter when averaged over all 12 site-years (7,178 pounds per acre), likely due to being a Ag Insights We'll help you get there. Sometimes doors open over a cup of coffee at the kitchen table. It’s where you dream big. It’s where we sketch out a plan to make the numbers work. We don’t hide behind a big desk. We’re closer than that. We get farming. And when other doors seem closed, ours are open. WWW.GLENGARRYFARMFINANCE.COM Let's make it work. Table 2. Top dry matter yielding variety or mixture of varieties by location. Multiple varieties means that the yields were not statistically different. Crop type Barley Oat Triticale Mixture Wheat Clavet CDC Cowboy; AAC Synergy CDC Haymaker Pronghorn; Taza CDC Arborg + CDC Maverick; CDC Austenson + CDC Haymaker KWS ProPower + CDC Baler (yielded less than CDC Haymaker) CDC Austenson + CDC Haymaker; CDC Haymaker AAC Innova Prince Albert CDC Cowboy CDC Haymaker; Ore3524M Pronghorn No significant differences Redvers AB Advantage CDC Haymaker Pronghorn; Taza; Bunker AAC Innova; Sadash; Pasteur Swift Current Location CDC Maverick CDC Haymaker; Ore3524M; Ruffian; SO-1 Pronghorn; Taza CDC Haymaker + CDC Horizon; CDC Haymaker + CDC Horizon + Gorilla forage rape; CDC Haymaker AAC Innova
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