Abstract: The New Brunswick Soil and Crop Improvement Association with funding from the Strategic Partnership Development Program in co-operation with the New Brunswick Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture conducted small grain cultivar evaluation trials in Hartland, New Brunswick in 2004. A malting barley trial, consisting of 12 lines, was established on the 10^th day of May, 2004. Dry matter yield values ranged from 1.34 tons/acre to 1.97 tons/acre. Lowest and highest yielding lines were Foster and Queens, respectively. Leaf diseases were detected among the lines. Fusarium toxin (DON) levels ranged from 0.2 ppm to 2.2 ppm. Lines with levels under 1 ppm are considered to be acceptable.