is a six-row spring barley variety developed by Busch Agricultural Resources, Inc. (BARI), and released in 2003. It was bred in 1992 from 6B89-2126 and ND10981 parents in Fort Collins, Colorado. It is well adapted to the upper Midwest and intermountain regions of the United States and Canada. The parent 6B89-22126 is an experimental accession developed by BARI but never released, whereas ND10981 was developed by North Dakota State University but not released. Tradition contains high levels of malting enzymes and is listed as a malting variety by the American Malting Barley Association, Inc. Tradition exhibits moderate resistance to most foliar pathogens and has resistance to fusarium head blight similar to that of Legacy and Lacey. This variety produces higher yields, matures earlier, and exhibits greater disease resistance than the comparable six-row varieties Robust and Morex and a slightly lower yield than Legacy. Also, Tradition has a “nodding” seed head with semi-smooth awns, white aleurone, and medium-short (81 inch), strong straw that resists lodging.