AGRA Hoover

AGRA Hoover is an AGRA Brand soft red winter wheat variety with medium maturity. AGRA Hoover produces beautiful, uniform fields with the agronomics to back it up. AGRA Hoover is a yield leader among medium maturity varieties with a smooth head and excellent test weight. Hoover performs consistently across environments, handling disease pressure and wet feet with ease. AGRA Hoover has great Head Scab field tolerance and the FHB1 gene. Schlessman® rates this variety on its agronomic scorecard across Head Scab, Leaf Rust, Powdery Mildew, Winter Hardiness, Test Weight, Lodging Score (individual numeric scores are shown as a bar chart on the source page and were not published as text). Schlessman® Ohio yield trials show AGRA Hoover averaging 96.2 bu/ac in 2022, 111 bu/ac in 2023, 97 bu/ac in 2024, for a 3-year average of 101.4 bu/ac. AGRA Hoover carries the FHB1 gene, a key genetic defense against Fusarium Head Blight (Head Scab), one of the most yield- and quality-damaging wheat diseases in the Eastern Corn Belt. This variety is part of Schlessman® AGRA Brand wheat line-up, rigorously tested and selected to be among the best quality wheat for Ohio’s finest farms.

Brand	AGRA	Maturity	Medium
FHB1 Head Scab Gene	Yes