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New LakeEffect Winter Barley Offers Flurry of Benefits for NYS
Craig Cramer
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Researchers at the Cornell Small Grains Breeding Program have released a new variety of winter malting barley with higher yield, better disease resistance, and superior brewing profile. LakeEffect, the first winter malting barley released by the Cornell Small Grains Breeding Program, is set to take the New York craft beverage industry by storm. The…
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Ancient Farming Strategy Holds Promise for Climate Resilience
Susan Kelley
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“Duragna” is a mix of wheat and barley, and sometimes other grains too, planted together rather than one type of grain sown in orderly rows. Morgan Ruelle, M.S. ’10, Ph.D. ’15, was living in the remote mountains of Ethiopia in 2011, researching his dissertation on food diversity, when he kept hearing about a crop that…
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From Farm to Oven
Sarah Brannen
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This past spring, the Hudson Valley Farm Hub began distributing five-pound bags of flour to bakers and bakeries for trial. The Hudson Valley may be known for apples, cider, and fall pumpkin picking, but grains are beginning to receive their due attention. In recent years small grains, such as wheat and rye, have become a newfound focus for…
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To Grow, or Not to Grow Row Barley?
Christian Malsatzki
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Evaluating the pros and cons of two-row or six-row barley. Two–row or six–row for malting barley? That’s a question for some of us, isn’t it? As a grower, which type will help you to maximize profit, produces a higher yield, but also be in demand? As a malthouse, which will provide you with better extraction, be cost effective, and have your brewers asking for more? As a brewer, which makes…
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