WELCOME TO THE NORTH DAKOTA BARLEY COUNCIL

 

 

Congratulations to the following winners of the 68^th Annual North Central Seed Show and Ag Expo for their barley seed samples:

                        1^st Place           Myles O’Keefe (Lansford); $50

                        2^nd Place          Travis Becker (Mohall); $30

                        3^rd Place          Witteman Farms (Mohall); $20

There are 3 divisions of seed samples.  They include bin-run, certified seed, and youth hand-picked.  

Congratulations to the winners and thank you to all that participated!

The North Dakota Barley Council sponsored the top three Barley winners in the bin-run division.

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Barley Status in North Dakota for 2011:   

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. 

Barley Acre Report ~ AMBA

 

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In the News......

 

 

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U.S. Grains Council Elects 2012 Leadership

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.

(Read more... Grains Council Elects 2012 Leadership, Mark Seastrand of the the North Dakota Barley Council Named Barley Sector Director)

 

 

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.

 

 

  

 

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USDA, NASS, ND Field Office Barley (PDF) March 2011

ND Crop, Livestock, & Weather Report (PDF) August 8, 2011

Barley ~ U.S. Grains Council