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Winter Barley Seeding Rate, Cover Crop and Variety Trial
Darby, Heather Emick, Hillary Cummings, Erica Gupta, Abha Ruhl, Lindsey Ziegler, Sara
Darby, Heather
Emick, Hillary
Cummings, Erica
Gupta, Abha
Ruhl, Lindsey
Ziegler, Sara
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With the revival of the small grains industry in the Northeast and the strength of the localvore movement, craft breweries and distilleries have expressed an interest in sourcing local barley for malting. Malting barley must meet specific quality characteristics such as low protein content and high germination. Many farmers are also interested in barley as a concentrated, high-energy feed source for livestock. Depending on the variety, barley can be planted in either the spring or fall, and both two- and six-row barley can be used for malting and livestock feed. Winter barley has not been traditionally grown in the Northeast due to severe winterkill. However, newly developed varieties and a changing climate have encouraged our team to investigate this crop for the region. This was the second year of the trial to evaluate the effects of variety, seeding rate, and fertility building cover crops on winter barley yields and quality. The study began in 2015 in coordination with the University of Massachusetts-Amherst
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2017-01-01