b'Whats Up in WheatThe PRCWRT looked at a record number of lines this year37 to be exact, according to Larsen.W569 winter wheat (CWRW) from Grafs program was supported for registration on Feb. 28. It met or exceeded all agronomic, disease and quality parameters for the class, Graf noted.Some exciting new lines from Richard Cuthberts program were also included, among others.That, combined with the new assessment tool developed by Graf, are just a taste of whats to come in the world of wheat, Larsen noted.Hybrid wheat is coming, and that will have interesting implications from aMitchell Japp, chair of the PGDC.registration perspective. Also, theres the topic of forage wheat and how we handle that. Whether we ask for it to be put through the special purpose class or have a special forage test is up for discussion, he said.The past few years have been dry on the Prairies, so having more annual forages available would be handy for the livestock industry. The thing is, wheat is wheattheres no forage wheat or wheat for grain. If you want wheat for forage it needs to go through all the qualifications for grain production. Do we ask for things to change or have that forage data generated afterwards so producers have that info? Jamie Larsen, chair of the PRCWRT.Barley for BrewingSix barley lines were put forth for recommendation this year by the Prairie Recommending Committee for Oats and Barley (PRCOB), coming from the programs of Patricia Juskiw, Joseph Nyachiro and Yadeta Kabeta (Field Crop Development Centre in Lacombe) as well as Aaron Beattie (Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan).Ana Badea, chair of the PRCOBs Breeding & Agronomy Evaluation Team, is already looking forward to next year. Although she didnt have any lines up for recommendation in 2019, the barley breeder from AAFC Brandon in Manitoba says shes hopeful that next year could see the unveiling of a line called TR17255,Glen Hawkins, chair of the PRCPSC.50seed.ab.ca'