Progress 01/01/11 to 12/31/15
Outputs
Target Audience:Farmers Agribusiness Agricultural policy-makers Agricultural agencies Environmental agencies Changes/Problems:Sale of the grain-based ethanol facility in eastern Virginia resulted in a delay in the use of barley as an ethanol feedstock. We intended to study barley dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) in one portion of this study, but were unable to do so. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?This work was a featured stop at the annual small grain field day held in Charles City County in May, 2015. More than 120 attendees visited the field plots for a discussion on barley management, improvement, and end-use quality parameters. In addition, the preliminary results from these studies were presented to more than 800 attendees at winter production meetings held throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Results were included in the Virginia Cooperative Extension publication 'Small Grain in 2015', posted on the VCE website in July 2015. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Field and laboratory studies were conducted and are underway in order to improve knowledge and management of barley in the region. In 2014 and 2015, a total of 11 field experiments were conducted. Results were disseminated at multiple field days and producer meetings. Virginia Cooperative Extension recommendations for most effecive use of plant growth regulators to manage barley lodging, have been updated and shared with stakeholders. Yields of hulless barley continue to improve compared to hulled barley based on breeding and management efforts, however a price premium for hulless will still be required for the crop to be economically competitive. Thoroughbred barley, derived from a cross including a malt barley parent, is currently being grown and used as the base commodity in a new commercial market to produce malt-derived beverages. Thishas led to increased interest in local production of winter malting barley for the rapidly growing craft brewing industry. Hulless barley lines and cultivars, such as Eve, Dan, and Amaze 10, having lower fiber and higher starch, protein, and metabolizable energy, are being evaluated in DE, KY, MD, NC, NE, PA, NC, and OK as feed stocks for diverse uses. Hulless barley is being produced in PA as a feed for laying hens and in OK as a finishing feed for beef cattle.
Publications
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2015
Citation:
Thomason W., C. Griffey, H. Behl, E. Hokanson, J. Custis, R. Ashburn, R. Pitman, M. Vaughn, W. Brooks, S. Gulick, E. Jones. Small grains in 2015. VCE Publication CSES-129NP.
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2015
Citation:
Balderson T., and W. Thomason. 2015. Virginia On-Farm Wheat Test Plots. VCE Publication ANR-159NP.
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Progress 10/01/14 to 09/30/15
Outputs
Target Audience:Farmers Agribusiness Agricultural policy-makers Agricultural agencies Environmental agencies Changes/Problems:Sale of the grain-based ethanol facility in eastern Virginia resulted in a delay in the use of barley as an ethanol feedstock. We intended to study barley dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) in one portion of this study but were unable to do so. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?This work was a featured stop at the annual small grain field day held Charles City County in May, 2015. More than 120 attendees visited the field plots for a discussion on barley management, improvement, and end-use quality parameters. In addition, the preliminary results from these studies were presented to more than 800 attendees at winter production meetings held throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Results were included in the Virginia Cooperative Extension publication 'Small Grain in 2015', posted on the VCE website in July 2015. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Field and laboratory studies were conducted and are underway in order to improve knowledge and management of barley in the region. In 2014 and 2015, a total of 11 field experiments were conducted. Results were disseminated at multiple field days and producer meetings. Virginia Cooperative Extension recommendations for most effecive use of plant growth regulators to manage barley lodging have been updated and shared with stakeholders. Yields of hulless barley continue to improve compared to hulled barley based on breeding and management efforts; however a price premium for hulless will still be required for the crop to be economically competitive. Thoroughbred barley, derived from a cross including a malt barley parent, is currently being grown and used as the base commodity in a new commercial market to produce malt-derived beverages, and this has led to increased interest in local production of winter malting barley for the rapidly growing craft brewing industry. Hulless barley lines and cultivars, such as Eve, Dan, and Amaze 10 having lower fiber and higher starch, protein, and metabolizable energy are being evaluated in DE, KY, MD, NC, NE, PA, NC, and OK as feed stocks for diverse uses. Hulless barley is being produced in PA as a feed for laying hens and in OK as a finishing feed for beef cattle.
Publications
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Progress 10/01/13 to 09/30/14
Outputs
Target Audience: Farmers Agribusiness Agricultural policy-makers Agricultural agencies Environmental agencies Changes/Problems: Weather variabilty always impacts field research, but no major issues were encountered in 2013-14. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? This work was a featured stop at the annual small grain field day held at the Eastern Virginia AREC in May, 2014. More than 135 attendees were afforded to opportunity to hear and see results from the field studies. In addition, the preliminary results from these studies were presented to more than 800 attendees at winter production meetings held throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. Results were included in the Virginia Cooperative Extension publication 'Small Grain in 2014', posted on the VCE website. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Field days, demonstrations, written publications, and presentations. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? We will continue our field and laboratory studies in order to provide a solid base for recommendations for growers. In addition, we will continue to refine production recommendations and make those available to growers through multiple outreach mechanisms.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Field and laboratory studies were conducted and are underway in order to improve knowledge and management of barley in the region. In 2013, a total of 7 field experiments were conducted.
Publications
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2014
Citation:
Pavuluri, K.*, M.S. Reiter, M. Balota, and W.E. Thomason. 2014. Winter barley as a commodity cover crop in the mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain. Agron. J. 106:577-584.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2014
Citation:
Thomason, W.E., C.A. Griffey, and W.S. Brooks. Winter Malt Barley Production and Market Development in the Mid-Atlantic USA
In Agronomy abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.
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Progress 10/01/12 to 09/30/13
Outputs
Target Audience: Grain Producers Agribusiness persons Technical agriculture professionals (NRCS, etc) Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Results from these studies were presented at 11 grower meetings with various stakeholders present. In addition several small group meetings of stakeholders in the local barley production effort were conducted with the overall effect of providing the best management advice. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? In the publication 'Small Grains in 2013'. http://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/CSES/CSES-62/CSES-62_pdf.pdf What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? We will continue field and laboratory evaluations on barley agronomic and end-use quality, andcontinue research on how management and the interaction of management and genetics will influence these characters.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Activities associated with this program support increased barley production with accurate and modern production recommendations. Each year, we evaluate more than 50 barley lines in multiple environments in Virginia and report these findings to the grains industry via extension publications. These reports on barley variety performance annually affect almost 50,000 acres in Virginia. Given the diversity in climate and the economic importance of variety selection on overall farm profitability, there is an ongoing need for current information on variety performance in our environment. Utilizing the best cultivar can result in yield increases that annually generate over $3 million for Virginia barley producers. In 2012-13 we also evaluated disease by cultivar interactions in malt-type barley lines to provide more realistic estimates of yield potential and end use quality.
Publications
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2013
Citation:
Berger, G., A. Green, W. Brooks, M. Vaughn, R. Pitman, W. Thomason and C. Griffey. 2013. Yield Potential of Hulless Versus Hulled Full-Sib Genotypes in Four Winter Barley Populations. Crop Sci. 53:1276-1287.
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Progress 10/01/11 to 09/30/12
Outputs
OUTPUTS: A number of trainings and educational programs supporting the efficient and profitable production of barley were conducted. Research and demonstration results are reported within: Small Grains in 2012. VCE publication CSES-19NP. http://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/CSES/CSES-18/CSES-18.html On Farm Small Grains Research in 2012 VCE publication ANR19-NP. http://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/ANR/ANR-19/ANR-19NP.html Presentations: Intensive Management of Hulled and Hulless Barley, South Hill, VA September, 2012 - 22 atttendees Intensive Management of Hulled and Hulless Barley, Appomattox, VA September, 2012 - 40 attendees Intensive Management of Hulled and Hulless Barley, Tappahannock, VA January, 2012 - 65 attendees VCE Agent In-service training, small grain management, March, 2012 - 18 attendees PARTICIPANTS: Partners on this project include: USDA-ARS-ERRC, Wyndmoor, PA - Biofuels and Bioprocessing unit. Dr. Kevin Hicks TARGET AUDIENCES: Farmers and agribusiness. Agriculture educators and consultants. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period.
Impacts
In the 2010-11, crop year (the most recent for which data are fully available, barley acreage increased from 28,000 to 36,000 hectares. Activities associated with this program support that increase in production with accurate and modern production recommendations. Each year, we evaluate more than 50 barley lines in multiple environments in Virginia and report these findings to the grains industry via extension publications. These reports on barley variety performance annually affect almost 50,000 acres in Virginia. Given the diversity in climate and the economic importance of variety selection on overall farm profitability, there is an ongoing need for current information on variety performance in our environment. Utilizing the best cultivar can result in yield increases that annually generate over $3 million for Virginia barley producers.
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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Progress 10/01/10 to 09/30/11
Outputs
OUTPUTS: Field studies were conducted at five locations throughout the Piedmont and Coastal Plain regions of Virginia in 2010-11. Data from these studies will be used in grower educational meetings conducted in winter of 2011-12 and over the next few years. Approximately 235 growers and agribusiness persons were trained at multiple field demonstration events in 2011. Results to-date along with context and previous research results were presented at the 2011 Virginia Grain Producers Association annual field day in Prince George County in May, and at annual regional small grain field days in Dinwiddie and Essex counties. PARTICIPANTS: Partners on this project include the Virginia Small Grains Board and the Virginia Grain Producers Association. The Association is a volunteer group of growers and industry that work to promote the grain, including barley, industry in the state. The Small Grains board is charged with administering grain checkoff funds in Virginia. Board representative are appointed by the governor's office and represent the breadth of the grains industry in Virginia. They have helped craft research with their comments and have attended trainings and field events. TARGET AUDIENCES: Target audiences include growers throughout Virginia as well as crop advisers, industry personnel, regulatory agency personnel, and state agencies. These groups will learn the impact of intensive barley management on grain yield and profitability. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: With the closing of the Appomattox Bioenergy facility in Hopewell, VA, it is unlikely that the project components that include evaluation of DDGS will occur.
Impacts
Our goal is that optimum management schemes for hulled and hulless barley in the Mid-Atlantic will be redefined and that sensitivity analysis examining grain yield and grain prices will be employed to determine the economic viability of intensive barley production in the Mid-Atlantic. However more data are needed before firm conclusions can be drawn. In 2011, over 200 producers and their advisors were exposed to the current season results of intensive and reduced levels of barley management on grain yield and quality.
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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