Agronomy Seeds

HRS & HRW Wheat HRS=Hard Red Spring HRW=Hard Red Winter Refers to when the seeds are planted Over 14 billion bushels planted per year worldwide 25-30 kernels per seedhead Uses: Flour found in Quality yeast breads

White Wheat Grown in WA, OR, and CA Produces low quality gluten Uses: Flour found in Crackers Noodles Pastries Cakes Flat breads

Durham Wheat Montana ranks 4th nationally in production “Transparent wheat seed” Uses: Semolina flour found in Pasta Macaroni Spaghetti

Barley Mostly used for livestock feed Varieties Uses: 2-row 6-row Malt for Beer Pearled for stews

Popcorn Kernels have a hard moisture-sealed hull and a dense starchy filling. This allows pressure to build inside the kernel until an explosive "pop" results. Uses: Human snack food Livestock feed

Oats Cool season crop Grown in MT Uses: Cheerios Primarily used as livestock feed (approx 90%) esp. horses

Dent Corn King of cereals 90% used as livestock feed Uses: Doritos Tortilla Corn meal

Rye Very winter hardy Common carrier of Ergot Uses: A disease of plants Uses: Flour used in heavy dark breads Whiskey Animal feed (Hay)

Triticale First synthetic cereal grain Mostly used for livestock feed Uses: Some health food markets Livestock feed

Rye vs. Triticale

Sorghum Livestock feed Grows well without moisture Grown in southern US Uses: Molasses

Rapeseed Oilseed Crop Uses: High quality industrial oils Steam engine lubricant

Mustard Seeds are mixed with water, vinegar or other liquids to form a paste Uses: Human condiments and food additives

Safflower One of humanity's oldest crops Linoleic acid in: Cooking oil Margarine Birdseed Dyes

Soybean High in Protein Grows in a hairy pod Uses: Burgers Soy milk Cooking oil

Flax Grown in ND, SD, MT and MN Uses: Makes linseed oil Drying agent for paints Oil contains 35% CP and is an excellent livestock feed

Sunflower Seed Uses: Human snack foods Wild Bird seed

Sugar Beets In Montana, grown S & W of Billings Refinery in Billings Uses: Sucrose is used to make sugar Pulp is used to make livestock feed

Canola Member of Rapeseed family Bred for the oil contents Cooking oil Biofuel

Camelina Grown in Uses: Biofuels