Haymaker Barley

Scientific name: Hordeum vulgare
High Yielding
Beardless spring forage barley
Fine, soft and very palatable
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Categories Small Grains, Spring Small Grains

Haymaker Barley (Hordeum vulgare) is a high-yielding two-row spring beardless forage barley. It developed fine, soft leaves and is very palatable. It has excellent fiber digestibility. It is descended from Haybet Barley and demonstrates forage quality and yield potential higher than Haybet and Lavina.

Haymaker performs best in slightly drier soils, but this does not mean it is “drought tolerant”. This is one of our highest yielding forage barley.

Haymaker is frequently a component of our Prosper 3-Grain Forage Mixture

Seeds/lb.: 14K
Yield: High
Maturity: Early
Standability: Good
Disease Resistance: Excellent
Recommended Planting Rate: 100 lbs. per acre

***Click on the “Quick Plant Facts” tab above for more information.

HAYMAKER BARLEY
(Hordeum vulgare)

Haymaker Spring Barley Tech Sheet

PDF version of Haymaker Barley

Prepared By: Byron Seed

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BARLEY
(Hordeum vulgare)

Barley NRCS Plant Guide and Fact Sheet

PDF version of NRCS Plant Guide & Fact Sheet

Citation: Jacobs, A.A. 2016. Plant guide for common barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service,
Jamie L. Whitten Plant Materials Center. Coffeeville, Mississippi.

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Beards, Dwarf Beards and Awnlettes

Making Sense of Grain Beards

What is the difference between “bearded” and “dwarf beard” and “beardless” varieties? How do I choose the one best for me?

The table below will help you visualize the different characteristics of each variety, if they have beards (or not) and why it matters. See our BEARDED GRAINS blog post for additional information.

BEARDED GRAIN BLOGPOST

Species	Variety	Planting Season	Beard Expression	Comments
Oat	Otana	Spring	Beardless	Oats do not have a beard
Oat	Monida	Spring	Beardless	Oats do not have a beard
Oat	Intimidator	Spring	Beardless	Oats do not have a beard
Oat	Monico	Spring	Beardless	Oats do not have a beard
Oat	Magnum	Spring	Beardless	Oats do not have a beard
Oat	Everleaf™ Falcon Oat	Spring	Beardless	Oats do not have a beard
Oat	Everleaf™ 126 Oat	Spring	Beardless	Oats do not have a beard
Barley	Vaquero	Spring	Beardless	May express a beard up to 4/10,000 plants (.04%)
Barley	Sunstar Double	Spring	Bearded	Bearded forage barley
Barley	Claymore	Spring	Bearded	Bearded forage barley
Barley	Haymaker	Spring	Beardless	Forage barley
Barley	Lavina	Spring	Beardless	Forage barley
Barley	Goldeneye	Spring	Bearded	Grain barley
Barley	Sunstar Pride	Fall	Bearded	Fall forage barley
Barley	Valor	Fall	Beardless	Fall forage barley
Barley	Baldwin	Fall	Awnletted	Beard expression if planted after October 15
Triticale	Merlin Max™	Facultative	Beardless	Forage triticale
Triticale	Gunner™	Facultative	Beardless	Forage triticale
Triticale	131	Fall	Beardless	Forage triticale
Triticale	141	Spring	Awnletted	141 was used facultatively at high elevations
Triticale	Luoma	Fall	Awnletted	Forage triticale
Triticale	Flex 719™	Facultative	Awnletted	Forage triticale
Triticale	FX 1001	Fall	Nearly Beardless	FX 1001 may have up to 3% beard expression
Triticale	Motley™	Facultative	Nearly Beardless	Forage triticale
Wheat	Jefferson	Spring	Bearded	Hard red grain wheat for milling
Wheat	Twin	Spring	Beardless	Soft white forage wheat
Wheat	Brundage	Fall	Beardless	Soft white forage wheat
Wheat	Ray	Fall	Beardless	Hard Red forage or milling wheat
Wheat	Willow Creek	Fall	Beardless	Hard Red forage or milling wheat
Rye	Rymin or VNS	Facultative	Bearded	Cereal forage rye
Peas	Austrian Winter Peas	Facultative	Beardless	Peas do not have a beard
Grain Mixture	Fall Forage Blend	Fall	Beardless	May contain awnletted varieties
Grain Mixture	Prosper 3 Grain Forage Mixture	Spring	Beardless	Forage mixture
Grain Mixture	Prosper Plus with Peas	Spring	Beardless	Prosper with forage peas added

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Synonyms

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Haymaker Barley
Hordeum vulgare

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Quick Plant Facts

Scientific Name:	Hordeum vulgare
Planting Rate:	100 lbs per acre
Growth Season:	Spring
Lifespan:	Annual
Best Time to Sow:	Spring
Max Sowing Depth:	1 inch

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