Red Ruby This is MSU's newest released wheat and is a red bearded cross derived from Pioneer 2552 X 2737W. Good powdery mildew resistance, 62½ lbs. test weight on our farm and high on the yield trials for performance. Moderately susceptible to scab but very winter hardy. This is a very attractive variety with uniform head height. Average seed lot size 11,600 per pound.

Oasis Brand Also new for this season from Ohio State, Oasis is slightly earlier than Hopewell with better disease resistance and equal test weight. It has significantly out-yielded Hopewell in Ohio and is very well adapted to our Michigan fields. Non-bearded, medium-tall in height, and is described as having less than 2% varients which consist of tall and awned types. Variable head height gives the variety a "shaggy" look. Average seed lot size is 12,000 per pound.

Roane Red Wheat Roane is a soft red wheat from Virgina with extremely high test weights, often 62# or better, and excellent yields. Roane is resistant to Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus and shows resistance to a majority of powdery mildew strains. This wheat has the second highest 4 year yield average of all red wheat varieties tested in the 2003 MSU wheat trials. Medium-short in height, maturing one day before Hopewell. Joe Oneil of Lyons reports a 2006 test weight of 64.2 lbs delivered to the Jasper Elevator, which they believe to be a record. Average seed lot size is 14,100 per pound.