1. Agronomy Seeds

2. 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

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

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

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

6. 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

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

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

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

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

11. Rye vs. Triticale

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

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

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

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

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

17. 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

18. Sunflower Seed
Uses:
Human snack foods
Wild Bird seed

19. 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

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

21. Camelina
Grown in
Uses:
Biofuels