It is also taller than Malcolm and Stephens and has slightly weaker straw. Foote does have advantages in areas where Septoria tritici is a major limiting production factor. Weatherford - soft white winter wheat released by Oregon State University. It is resistant to stripe rust, foot rot, and common bunt, moderately resistant to leaf rust and moderately susceptible to dwarf bunt and Cephalosporium Stripe. Heading date is similar to Madsen and later than Stephens.
Height is taller than most common soft white varieties and winterhardiness is similar to Stephens.
Yields in southern Idaho have been similar to Malcolm and slightly better than Stephens. This variety is primarily intended for northern Idaho. The variety is resistant to stripe rust but susceptible to dwarf bunt. Yields in southern Idaho have been similar to Stephens, height is taller and straw strength is less, and heading date is similar to Stephens. Brundage is the proposed name for this new variety.