Fusarium head blight (FHB), and its subsequent mycotoxin deoxynivalenol (DON), pose constant issues to cereal grains productions. They also pose problems in the beer brewing process, where DON filtrates into the final product and causes a multitude of problems. The study presented here arises from the Ohio State University’s FHB nursery, where winter malting barley lines are assessed for their response to FHB in the Ohio climate. The panel analyzed is part of a bigger project assessing a wide range of barley cultivars for several agronomic and malting quality traits. Our results indicate that there are interesting ties to heading date for disease and mycotoxin presence, and a link between climate moisture and mycotoxin levels.