Malt barley

[freewheat]

I like the articles in the rag mags that interview the 20 000 acre farmers and they say they grow, canola, peas, HRS, and malt barley.

Everyone grows malt barley. Not everyone SELLS malt barley. SO we should just call it barley.

[farmaholic]

Here in the slum of the Ghetto, our problems can range from droughted out barley... thin with too high protein to rain damaged chitted barley.... probably no different than anywhere else. We haven't grown it since fusarium showed up in the area so that would be another factor. I used to say "way too many flaming hoops to jump through for the price paid" but lately that statement wouldn't be true. There should never be any pit rejections(rejected after delivery), it should be absolutely sure it will make the grade before it falls through the grates! What happens to someone's barley when it is rejected after it is binned with everyone else's? Does it magically separate from everyone else's?

Couldn't agree more Blackpowder.... it IS a specialty crop.

[blackpowder]

Usually rejected on driveway never sees grates at plants.
Freewheat. I insist in calling my crop malt. That way the default is not an ok fallback. I always plant malt. I am now grinding green straw 17M malt thru combine at 2mph. I will then turn and blow malt for 60 days. Garuntee? None. The attitude needs to be that feed is a fail.
The guys that plant barley with an "itll always make" feed attitude, are getting less in number. Risks need to factored into costs.
Mother Nature of course holds trump.

[freewheat]

I have been growing feed varieties for the last many years and loving it. Have averaged 4 bucks at the hog barns, no questions asked, no waiting, no concerns of being rejected. Proud to grow specifically for feed. Never grew any this year, and am dang glad! lol

[blackpowder]

Isnt it great living in a free country. Markets and geography telling us what to grow. You plant feed and do better at it than i can.

[freewheat]

Isnt it great living in a free country. Markets and geography telling us what to grow. You plant feed and do better at it than i can.

I don't do better. I am fortunate to live in hog barn alley. (geography)

I sold them 8.25 feed wheat a few years back, when elevator was under 8 for perfect no. 1. When they could take it. At some point, someday.

[Partners]

Viterra at Wadena said approx. 70% of bly.accepted for malt..discounts because of poorer quality..better than feed prices.