AGRA Fortress

AGRA Fortress is an AGRA Brand soft red winter wheat variety with early maturity. AGRA Fortress is an extremely healthy early maturity wheat. AGRA Fortress has proven its ability to handle tough and heavy soils. AGRA Fortress has incredible disease resistance with strong defenses against Head Scab, Septoria Leaf Blotch, Glume Blotch, and plant rust. AGRA Fortress offers the reliability that you can trust with the FHB1 Head Scab 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 Fortress averaging 108 bu/ac in 2024. AGRA Fortress 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	Early
FHB1 Head Scab Gene	Yes