is a six-row malting variety developed by Dr Donald Rasmusson at the University of Minnesota and released in 1993. The variety was named for its enhanced lodging resistance, that is, its ability to “stand up” to strong winds and heavy rains. See lodging resistance. Stander was higher-yielding, a little shorter, and matured slightly later than other varieties grown at the time. The parents of Stander were the varieties Excel and the University of Minnesota breeding line M80-224. Stander has resistance to the leaf disease spot blotch, and it carries the Rpg1 gene, which gives it resistance to strains of stem rust that are currently prevalent in the United States. Stander was grown primarily in the northern Plains (Minnesota, South Dakota, and North Dakota) where, by 1996, it made up almost 40% of the acreage. Though Stander was initially approved as a malting barley variety by the American Malting Barley Association, it quickly fell out of favor with American brewers because its high percentage of soluble protein made it difficult to use in the brewhouse. Farmers also had problems with it, as it had a tendency to sprout before harvesting. As a result, Stander acreage dropped to below 5% by 2000.