WELCOME TO THE NORTH DAKOTA BARLEY COUNCIL
Acres Planted: 460,000 acres (down from 550,000 acres estimated in June 2011, and down from 720,000 acres planted in 2010).
Acres Harvested: Estimated at 420,000 acres (down from 670,000 acres harvested in 2010).
Production: Yield estimated at 59 bu/ac, down from 65 bu/acre in 2011. Production is estimated at 24,780,000 bushels, down 44% from the 43,550,000 bushels produced in ND in 2010.
North Dakota Loses #1 Spot in Barley Production ~ By Jonathan Knutson, AgWeek, August 22, 2011

At the U.S. Grains Council’s 51st Annual Board of Delegates Meeting, the Council delegate body elected its 2011/2012 leadership to serve on the Council’s Board of Directors.

Fargo, N.D., USA -- Mark Weber has been named the new Director of Northern Crops Institute after a national search. He will assume his new duties on September 19.
USDA, NASS, ND Field Office Barley (PDF) March 2011
ND Crop, Livestock, & Weather Report (PDF) August 8, 2011