NDWC Encourages Producers to Participate in Variety Survey

By: Erica Olson

Posted: June 16, 2025

The annual wheat variety survey provides pertinent information on variety trends across the state and within regions. Public and private wheat breeding programs, as well as allies in the seed production industry, use the data to monitor the success of their programs, analyze trends across regions of the state, and position themselves to develop better varieties to capture a greater share of acres. This data is also used with customers to show trends in quality, disease resistance and agronomic traits of popular varieties. Customers purchase North Dakota wheat for its specific quality characteristics and monitoring trends in varieties helps them plan purchases and gain an understanding of quality trends and agronomic issues that impact planting decisions.

While the survey is conducted by USDA/NASS, it is done at the direction of the NDWC with funding provided by the Commission, ND State Seed Department and NDSU Ag Experiment Station. The NDWC encourages producers to fill out the wheat variety survey conducted by USDA/NASS. The survey is mailed to select producers and often followed up with a call from NASS enumerators. The survey can be submitted online as well. The reliability of the survey depends on an adequate number of responses and all information remains confidential. If you receive a survey, please consider assisting in these efforts and complete the variety survey.

Variety surveys from previous years can be found on the NDWC website - https://www.ndwheat.com/crop-report