Straw strength is one of the most important criteria for spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivar selection in the north central United States. ‘Linkert’ (Reg. No. CV‐1137, PI 672164) hard red spring wheat was released by the University of Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station in 2013 and has very good straw strength, high grain protein concentration, strong gluten, and good bread baking characteristics along with competitive grain yields. Linkert is moderately susceptible to Fusarium head blight, is moderately resistant to the prevalent races of leaf rust, and has field resistance to the Ug99 family of stem rust races, a rarity among spring wheat cultivars adapted to the region.

The hard red spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) market class in the United States commands the highest prices on the worldwide wheat markets because of its high protein concentration, strong gluten, and good baking properties. ‘Bolles’ (Reg. No. CV‐1140, PI 678430) hard red spring wheat was released by the University of Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station in 2015 and combines very high grain protein concentration, strong gluten, and good baking characteristics, along with competitive grain yields and good resistance to the diseases Fusarium head blight, leaf rust, stripe rust, and stem rust. Bolles is a mid‐late maturity, semidwarf cultivar that should improve the overall end‐use quality of the hard red spring wheat crop in its region of adaptation in the north‐central United States.

Fusarium head blight (FHB) (caused primarily by Fusarium graminearum Schwabe) is a disease that annually threatens wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grown in the northern plains of the United States. Resistance to this disease is a high priority trait in the University of Minnesota's spring wheat breeding program. We utilized marker-assisted selection in the F 6 (preyield trial stage) generation to identify lines containing Fhb1, a major quantitative trait locus for FHB resistance. One line, tested as MN05214-3 in Minnesota statewide yield trials from 2008 to 2010 and in the Uniform Hard Red Spring Wheat Regional Nursery in 2009 and 2010, was released as 'Rollag' (Reg. No. CV-1107, PI 665250) by the University of Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station in 2011. Rollag is a midmaturity, semidwarf cultivar that has above-average grain protein content. Rollag was released on the basis of its good resistance to FHB, resistance to lodging, competitive grain yield and acceptable end-use quality characteristics. Rollag is well adapted to hard red spring wheat growing regions in Minnesota and the Upper Midwest.

Grain yield is generally the most important criterion growers use to select which cultivar to grow. 'Shelly' (Reg. No. CV-1150, PI 681618) hard red spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) was released by the University of Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station in 2016 because it combines very high grain yield with acceptable lodging resistance, grain protein concentration and end-use quality characteristics, and good resistance to the diseases Fusarium head blight, leaf rust, stripe rust, and stem rust. Shelly is a mid-late maturity, semidwarf cultivar that is well adapted to the north-central United States and is among the highest-yielding cultivars currently available.

Fusarium head blight continues to be a threat to spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production in the north-central region of the United States. 'Lang-MN' (Reg.no. CV-1182, PI 687038) hard red spring wheat was released by the University of Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station in 2017 because it combines the best available Fusarium head blight resistance with high grain yield, grain protein concentration, and good end-use quality characteristics. Lang-MN is a mid-late maturity cultivar that also has acceptable lodging resistance despite its above average plant height owing to its lack of the semi-dwarfing genes Rht-B1 or Rht-D1 but presence of Rht24. Lang-MN has good resistance to the prevalent races of leaf rust, stripe rust, and stem rust and is well adapted to the north-central United States. INTRODUCTION'Lang-MN' (Reg. no. CV-1182, PI 687038) hard red spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) was developed by the University of Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station and released in 2017. Lang-MN was released based on its excellent disease resistance, high grain yield and grain protein, good enduse quality characteristics, and acceptable lodging resistance.Of particular significance is Lang-MN's high resistance to Fusarium head blight (FHB), a disease that is an annual