Hart Bros Seeds Wheat & Barley Variety Trials

Collaborating with Hart Bros Seeds, funded by Ag Grow and HBS

Two sites (dryland and irrigation) comparing the performance of potential wheat and barley varieties with existing varieties commonly grown in SNSW under local irrigated and dryland conditions. The trials are focussing on varietal suitability in terms of yield, grain quality, plant height, lodging, structure and acid soil tolerance.

These trials complement existing NVT trials.

The dryland site at Beelbangera features separate wheat, barley and oat variety trials. Whilst the irrigated site at Hillston has separate wheat and barley variety trials.

In addition at Beelbangera in 2025, there is a wheat fungicide trial comparing the impact of foliar applied fungicides in controlling stripe rust in various wheat varieties with differing stripe rust ratings.