Irish farmers are being asked to plant wheat, barley, and other grains as part of the new food security plans put together by the Irish government. This is a response to the Ukrainian war and the fact that Ireland imports 60% of the grain consumed. The initiative is driven by the Agriculture Ministry via an …
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High beta glucan barley, or pearl barley, has been discovered to help reduce visceral fat, via a study performed upon Japanese men and published in the National Library of Health. Barley touted as a grain rich in fiber, vitamins (such as B1), and minerals (such as chromium, phosphorus, magnesium, niacin, molybdenum, manganese, selenium).
Spring barley variety Firefoxx, an early maturing European Spring malting barley variety with high yields, is a new contender to challenge the dominance of the leading varieties that take up a huge proportion of the malting barley market, particularly in Scotland where it is gaining farmer interest. The variety is bred and distributed by Elsoms …
Due to the country’s diverse climate, barley sowing is spread over a long period and the same holds true for harvesting which takes place between November and January (with higher yield varieties better suited for brewing).
Scoular (Omaha, USA) announced the opening of a concentrated barley protein, Emerge, facility in Idaho (USA). The product was developed to meet the increasing demand for plant-based, sustainable ingredients in pet food and aquafeed markets.
CBH Group Australia has teamed up with Oldendorff Carriers Gmbh & Co KG to conduct the first biofuel trial on a grain vessel departing Australia. The biofuel is supplied by BP and contains about 15% less GHG emissions. The ship was loaded with 30k tons sustainably certified malting barley, destined for Intermalt in Vietnam (Intermalt’s …
Barley Britain’s farming and environment Ministry announced government legislation focused on crops to ease the regulatory regime for gene editing following the break away from EU rules. Proposed changes relate to specifically to England, while Scotland and Wales set their own rules and Northern Ireland retains the European Union’s regulatory regime. All this complex structure …
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AB InBev doubles down on its commitments to recycling barley protein from the brewing process for use in plant-based products like protein shakes and bars, breads, and barley milks. The company is planning construction in Belgium of a second facility (first was built in St. Louis, USA) capable to separate fiber and protein, creating a …
Dr Tariq Aftab, associate professor with the Department of Botany at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) located in Uttar Pradesh, India, is working with seven collaborators from Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research in Gatersleben (Germany) to identify a barley specific protein, HvHorcH, that plays an important role in conferring salt stress …
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The Russian government increased the tax for grain export for the period December 22-28, with the biggest change shown for barley. Moscow launched formula-based taxes for grain exports beginning in June as part of government measures to stabilize domestic food inflation. The agriculture ministry determines the size of the duty on a weekly basis, based …
