PlainsGold, Fort Collins, Colorado, will market the Jim Quick wheat variety in 2026. Foundation seed of Jim Quick will be sold beginning in September.
Jim Quick, formerly EXP CO19410R, is a hard red winter wheat variety with Avery and Antero in its background. Variety trials have shown it to yield about 6 bushels per acre more than Avery, with a higher test weight as well. Because it is hollow-stemmed, Jim Quick does not have resistance to the wheat stem sawfly, but it has very good resistance to the wheat virus complex and stripe rust. The variety also has quality characteristics that will meet the needs of millers and bakers. Jim Quick is adapted to a broad growing region covering much of the Central Plains.
The variety is named after Jim Quick, who was the third wheat breeder for the Colorado State University Wheat Breeding and Genetics Program, leading the program from 1980 until 1998. He released 12 varieties during his tenure, including Lamar, Yuma, Akron, Prowers 99 and the first Russian wheat aphid-resistant variety in the United States, Halt.
“Dr. Jim Quick was a commanding presence at Wheat Field Days throughout the 1980s and 1990s, educating farmers about utilizing the new wheat varieties bred specifically for their Colorado conditions,” said Brad Erker, executive director of the Colorado Wheat Research Foundation. “He was an adviser to numerous graduate students who went on to leadership roles in the wheat industry. He modernized the program, bringing it into the computer age, and left the program on solid footing when he turned it over to Dr. Scott Haley. The CWRF Board felt that naming this variety after him was a great way to honor Dr. Quick’s legacy.”
Jim Quick was developed by the Wheat Breeding and Genetics Program at Colorado State University. Through a long-standing partnership between CSU and CWRF, ownership has been transferred to CWRF, which will market the variety under its PlainsGold brand.
For more information, see a dealer or visit www.PlainsGold.com.
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