Market for Soft White Winter Wheat?

[Ron]

Would this fit into ethanol production? I think it is higher yielding/lower protien/higher starch than hard red winter (similar to soft white spring wheat ie AC Andrew?)Looking at different varieties for winter wheat

CDC Ptarmigan
Test #: S86 - 375
Type: Soft White Winter Wheat
Registration Status: Interim Registration 1999 (3-year interim to expire April 2002 and was not renewed)
Areas of Adaptation: High moisture areas of western Canada outside the rust hazard area

[craig]

Ptarmigan was reregistered in the new wheat class last winter. Problem right now is accessing seed. I have a line on some if your interested. Might be some other new varieties coming down the pipeline.Plus is that soft whites do not have the same KVD issues has hard red winters. We have some data on yield comparisons between soft white winter and hard red winters.I am currently growing some Andrew and it is only part headed as of July 15. They are comparing maturity as similar to Superb Wheat. If it looks to late for our area ( Lacombe, Alberta) then we may be forced to look at winter types.