Barley Program Upcoming Events
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Malt Workshop - Organized for the Bozeman homebrew Club - June 15th
Held at Gallatin Valley Malt, this afternoon workshop will cover the process of growing barley to malt along with a review of the science behind it all - Learn more on the Bridger Brew Crew's website
Hannah Turner to speak at the 2019 ASBC Conference in New Orleans - June 23-27th
Hannah will present findings from the MSU Barley programs research/pending publishment: "The Effect of Steeping Regime on Barley Malt Quality and its Impacts on Breeding Program Selection" Learn more about the conference on ASBC's website
BA Basics of Beer Quality class held at MSU - July 15th
This full day course is taught by experts from the Brewers Association - more info and registration can be found on the BA's website.
MSU Field Day at the Post Farm - July 23rd
The MSU barley program has research plots all over the state - visit a field day to learn more! Field Day Schedule
Hannah Turner to speak at Big Sky's Grains & Grog at Crail Ranch - August 23rd
To learn more check out Crail Ranch.
Jamie Sherman and Hannah Turner to speak at MBA in Missoula - September 12-13th
Barley Program Releases New Variety!
To be named, experimental variety MT124112 released - read more about it here.
.pdf version of 2019 barley variety release can be found here
2019 Craft Malt Conference
Hosted at Montana State University
February 1 - 3, 2019
Get more info at the Craft Maltster's Guild webpage
Advanced Course in Craft Malt also to be hosted at MSU
week prior to conference: January 28th - 31st
Get more info at the Craft Maltster's Guild webpage
Jamie Sherman and Jen Blair, the Director of the Craft Maltster's Guild, discuss the upcoming conference with Brad Smith on the BeerSmith Podcast
Montana Department of Commerce publishes updated report:
Malting: Industry Analysis Report
Read about the MSU Breeding Program in the April Addendum!
Jamie Sherman discusses Malt on Montana Ag Live!
A new article was just published by the Prairie Populist!
BARLEY BREEDING GETS MONTANA INDUSTRIES HOPPING
By Andie Creel
Vision:
The MSU Barley Breeding Program will bring to bear innovative methods and utilize the full range of stakeholder input to collaboratively create improved varieties for quality, stability, and sustainability to catalyze a strong Montana economy.
Mission:
The MSU Barley Breeding Program will research, educate, and serve to improve barley, providing an economic benefit to Montana stakeholders.