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Welcome
to the National Barley Growers Association website. The NBGA was
organized in 1989 as a grass-roots organization dedicated to advancing the
national and international interests of US barley producers. We work
closely with federal policymakers, consional offices and regulatory
agencies to ensure our barley producers’ concerns are considered.
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Barley is a significant U.S. crop.....Barley
production has averaged about 319 million bushels per year, with an
estimated annual value of $759 million as a raw agricultural commodity
(1994-2003). Of the barley consumed domestically, approximately 51% of the
crop is used for animal feed, 44% for malt production (beer), 3% as seed and
2% as food products. Barley producers provide further stimulus to the rural
economy through the purchase of fertilizer, seed, chemicals, fuel and
labor. These variable cash expenses averaged $486 million annually
(1993-2002). The economy also benefits from exports which annually average
(1991-2000) about $155 million for barley and its milled products, $44
million for malt and malt extracts and $269 million for beer.
Some of our current policy
priorities include…
Trade / WTO Negotiations –
Support the July 2002
U. S. proposal for WTO agricultural negotiations that are currently ongoing
in Geneva, Switzerland.
more>
Transportation --
Support the passage of Rail Competition Legislation. NBGA also
supports renewable
fuel incentives. more>
Environment & Conservation --
Support Pesticide
Harmonization legislation.
more>
Crop
Insurance / Malt Barley Endorsement Options –
Support preserving the
Malt Barley Option B Endorsement and urge adjustments to more
accurately reflect malt industry quality standards.
more>
Genetically Modified Barley –
We are firmly committed to the research of genetically modified barley, but
we oppose the release of GM barley until the world malting, feed,
pharmaceuticals and food markets accept their utilization.
more>
You will discover a wide range of information on our website,
including who we are,
our
current policy priorities,
US barley
production data and
marketing
information. We hope you will find this material useful.
Please
don’t hesitate to
contact us if we can answer any questions about our industry and our
barley producer members.
Special Interest
The barley
Coordinated Agricultural Project (CAP) is a community effort of 30
scientists from 19 institutions with expertise ranging from
genetics/genomics, breeding, pathology, databases, computer science, food
science, malt quality, and statistics. The University of Minnesota is the
lead institution for this project.
The substantial
resources of barley genomics/genetics have not been integrated to improve
the efficiency of barley breeding and provide geneticists and breeders with
seamless access to genes controlling economically and biologically important
traits. The overall theme of the barley CAP is to integrate and utilize
state-of-the-art genomic tools and approaches in plant breeding programs,
thereby facilitating the development of superior barley cultivars and access
to agronomic and economically important genes.
Educational and
outreach activities are integrated throughout the project. Our primary
education goal is to educate the next generation of plant breeders through
integrating students in all aspects of the project. For outreach, we will
develop a comprehensive program to extend our efforts to plant breeders and
geneticists through national and international meetings, short courses, a
web-based database and software applications. For growers and end users, we
will develop a comprehensive program to extend our information through a web
site, meetings, and workshops.
Barley CAP Newsletter - June, 2006 - Volume 1, Issue 1
Barley CAP Newsletter - June, 2007 - Volume
2, Issue 2
www.barleycap.org
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Institute of Barley
and
Malt Sciences
Established
After more than a
year of discussions and meetings between barley producers, researchers and
consumers, the Institute of
Barley and Malt
Sciences (IBMS) was formed
in March of 2006.
The IBMS is a
national center, located at North
Dakota State
University. The purpose of the
IBMS is to provide
education, outreach and
research for all
stakeholder groups with the
goal of enhancing
collaborative efforts among
barley producers,
domestic and international
consumers of U.S.
malting barley, and U.S.
barley scientists.
Paul Schwarz was
named IBMS director by Ken Grafton, Dean of the College of Agriculture,
Natural Resources, and Food
Systems and Director
of the North Dakota
Agricultural
Experiment Station.
The formation of the
IBMS was approved by
NDSU and the North
Dakota State Board of
Higher Education in
the spring of 2005. An initial stakeholder meeting was held at
the Great Northern Brewery and Restaurant in Fargo on September 8, 2005,
with over 20 individuals in attendance. Schwarz and Richard
Horsley, NDSU barley
breeder, traveled to numerous locations to meet with stakeholders, and by
the end of the year several had expressed interest in serving on the Board.
The board of
directors are Mike Davis (American Malting Barley Association), Steve Malin
(Anheuser Busch Inc.), Doug Eden (Cargill Malt), Clark Kaufman (Idaho Barley
Commission), Alain Caekaert (International Malting Co.), Jim Hettinger
(Molson Coors Brewing Co.), Dan Fast (Montana Wheat and Barley Committee),
Jim Broten (ND Barley Council), and Robert Micheletti (Rahr Malting Co.).
The first board meeting was held at the
Airport Hilton in
Minneapolis on March 30, 2006. A second board meeting was held at the
Cargill Corporate Office Center in Minnetonka on June 9, 2006.
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