Barley varieties are classified either as feed or malting types. Feed types generally are classified as such because they did not meet malting barley quality requirements, not because they were bred specifically for feed use. If raising barley for feed, select varieties with consistently high test weight. Oats are used as animal feed, for cover crop, and as human food. Some varieties are better suited for specific end uses than others.
Amity is the preferred food-type winter oat.
Amity, Kenoat, and Walken all can be used as feed oats. Grey winter generally is grown as a seed stock to be used for cover crops and forage, but also has some feed-grain potential. Soft white winter wheats, both common and club, have occupied 85 percent of Oregon's winter wheat acreage in recent years. Hard red winter wheats rarely are grown. Hard white wheats have yet to be grown.