PUBLICATIONS

The North Dakota Barley Council has a number of publications available on barley production, utilization, and news.  The following sections outline currently available publications.

Barley Bulletin

The Barley Bulletin is a general newsletter that is provided to growers, merchandisers, and others interested in Council activities.  It offers a broad range of news and information related to barley.  If you are interested in receiving this publication via regular mail, please contact the North Dakota Barley Council office and request to be added to the mailing list. 

Previous copies of the bulletin are also available on this web site and are listed below:

Barley Bulletin - Fall 2005
Barley Bulletin – Spring 2005
Barley Bulletin – Winter 2005
Barley Bulletin – Summer 2004

Production Guide

The North Dakota Barley Council worked closely with the NDSU Extension Service to update the Barley Production Guide.  This comprehensive guide provides information on planting, weed control, disease management, soil fertility, harvest, storage, and many other components of barley production.  To receive a copy of this guide, please contact the office of the North Dakota Barley Council.

Disease Handbook

The North Dakota Barley Council supported the development of a “Barley Disease Handbook” which provides a very comprehensive view of numerous barley diseases.  Developed with high quality color photography, this guide can assist growers, agronomists, and crop consultants in identifying a number of barley diseases.  To receive a copy of this guide, please contact the office of the North Dakota Barley Council.

Barley LDP Fact Sheet

Growers participating in the USDA-FSA farm program are interested in understanding how the loan deficiency payment (LDP) is calculated for barley.  The North Dakota Barley Council has developed a fact sheet to assist growers in understanding this process.  If you would like a copy of this fact sheet, please click on the line below.

Barley LDP Fact Sheet

Crop Quality Reports

The North Dakota Barley Council has historically supported data collection, analysis, and publication of the annual quality of the barley crop produced in North Dakota and parts of Minnesota.  This report provides information such as protein, plump, thin, 1000 kernel weight, suitability for malting, and overall U. S. Grade.  The quality analysis is conducted for each National Agricultural Statistics Service Crop Reporting District (CRD) in North Dakota.

Following is a list of crop quality publications available on this web site.  If you would like to be added to the mailing list for the crop quality publication, please contact the office of the North Dakota Barley Council.

2002 Crop Quality Report
2003 Crop Quality Report
2004 Crop Quality Report
2005 Crop Quality Report

Livestock Publications

Following is a list of publications related to feeding barley to livestock.  Please click on the publication that you would like to print.

Feeding Barley to Beef Cattle
Feeding Barley to Dairy Cattle
Feeding Barley to Sheep
Feeding Barley to Swine and Poultry