Category: Blog Posts

Learn more about the barley situation and outlook for North Dakota in the recent report from the North Dakota Barley Council.

Barley and wheat are two of the major crops used for both human and animal consumption. While they may look similar at a glance, they are different in how they’re processed, used, nutrition, and health effects. Learn more about the … Continue reading “Barley vs Wheat” →

The Northern Crops Institute hosted their Healthy Solutions for Food Barley Uses again in 2023. This was an online course that presented the healthy aspects of barley to people around the globe who are interested in including barley as an … Continue reading “Healthy Solutions for Food Barley Uses Course Recap” →

The Northern Crops Institute is hosting an online Healthy Solutions for Food Barley Uses course from January 31 – February 9, 2023. This course is an effort to give people in the food barley industry an in-depth look at all … Continue reading “Healthy Solutions for Food Barley Uses” →

Learn about barley in this plant guide from the United States Department of Agriculture! This guide includes: Description Adaptation Uses Ethnobotany Status Planting Guidelines Management Pests and Potential Problems Control/Cover Crop Termination Seeds and Plant Production Cultivars, Improved, and Selected … Continue reading “Barley Guide” →

This podcast from IFT Sci Dish focuses on how barley, with upcycling, can change the approach to food nutrition and sustainability. This episode featured 3 guests: Rosa Sanchez, Global Senior Director R&D Applications for EverGrain, Joy Nemerson, Events and Partnership … Continue reading “Upcycling of Barley Grain Podcast” →

The USDA released their August Crop Production report for barley. Read more details about it below from the American Malting Barley Association blog. “Production is forecast at 158 million bushels, up 34 percent from 2021. Based on conditions as of … Continue reading “USDA Barley Crop Production Report” →

The Northern Crops Institute (NCI) recently hosted its first ever Ancient Grains Conference on July 20th, 2022, at the Oliver Kelley Farm in Elk River, MN. The purpose of the event was to explore and educate the 50+ attendees of … Continue reading “Ancient Grains Conference Recap” →

The Northern Crops Institute (NCI) held their Cereal Innovators webinar on May 11, 2022. This hour-long webinar featured Matt Drew, Head Distiller for the Montana Whiskey Company, Marketing Consultant with the Escotte Group, and Host/Founder of the American Whiskey Podcast, … Continue reading “Barley for Distilling Webinar” →

Malt Barley Barley is commonly used to produce malt, a package of starch, enzymes, protein, vitamins, and minerals, which is then used by brewers and distillers to produce various alcoholic beverages. The process of turning barley grain into malt consists … Continue reading “Uses for Barley” →