Your Guide to Food Grade Barley
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” →
Barley is a great choice for food as it provides many health benefits such as lowering your risk for heart disease and diabetes. It can be hard to incorporate good foods to your diet if you are not familiar with … Continue reading “Barley Recipes” →
History of Barley Barley (Hordeum vulgare) has been around for thousands of years, and is descended from wild barley (Hordeum spontaneum). Evidence has found the cultivation of barley to date back to 5000 BCE in Egypt and 1500 BCE in … Continue reading “Brief History of Barley” →
Last month, the Northern Crops Institute (NCI) hosted an online Healthy Solutions for Food Barley Uses course from February 1st through the 10th. The online course was offered to participants from around the world, and included pre-recorded lectures, tours, and … Continue reading “Healthy Solutions for Food Barley Course Recap” →
Think Barley would not be possible without our sponsoring organizations. These organizations are dedicated to sharing barley resources to educate others, so let’s get to know them! Meet Mary Palmer Sullivan, Vice President of the Washington Grain Commission. Tell me … Continue reading “Sponsor Spotlight – Washington Grain Commission” →
Think Barley would not be possible without our sponsoring organizations. These organizations are dedicated to sharing barley resources to educate others, so let’s get to know them! Meet Steve Edwardson, Executive Administrator for the North Dakota Barley Council. Tell me … Continue reading “Sponsor Spotlight – North Dakota Barley Council” →
Think Barley would not be possible without our sponsoring organizations. These organizations are dedicated to sharing barley resources to educate others, so let’s get to know them! Meet Jason Laird, Marketing and Communications Director for Montana Wheat & Barley Committee. … Continue reading “Sponsor Spotlight – Montana Wheat & Barley Committee” →
By Jessie Topp One of the most widely grown cereal grains in the world, barley, has been used as a food and beverage source since ancient times. However, today, its use as a food product is limited. In fact, only … Continue reading “Barley’s Human Health Impact” →