by: ronni johnson eli jolly. stages of growth 1. germination 2. seedling establishment 3. leaf...
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Planting You grow barley as you would wheat: Till a fine seedbed Rake, disc, or harrow the soil Broadcast the seed (by hand or mechanical device) and lightly rake the surface That’s it till harvesting timeTRANSCRIPT
By: Ronni Johnson & Eli Jolly
Stages of Growth1. Germination2. Seedling establishment3. Leaf production4. Tillering5. Stem elongation6. Pollination7. Kernel development and maturity
PlantingYou grow barley as you would wheat:• Till a fine seedbed• Rake, disc, or harrow the soil• Broadcast the seed (by hand or
mechanical device) and lightly rake the surface
• That’s it till harvesting time
Harvesting• For small crop you cut, bundle, and
shock to dry• For bigger crops, use a harvester to
cut and store until dryhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQmhrvtJYBw&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active
Importance of Growth Helps health problems such as:• Arthritis• Asthma• Skin problems• Obesity• Diabetes• Heart disease• Kidney problems
Marketing• 60% of US barley
crop goes toward alcoholic drinks
• Prices for 2011 per metric ton
MONTHMONTH PRICEPRICEFebruary 196.37March 202.53April 208.70May 208.72June 210.17July 215.46August 206.66
Where Its GrownBarley is grown in a wide scale:• North Dakota, Idaho, Montana,
Washington, Colorado, Wyoming, Virginia, Minnesota, Maryland, South Dakota, Oregon, and Utah
Uses• Drinks (tea, wine, beer, etc.)• Food (salad, bread, soup, cereal,
etc.)• Flour• Allergy Medicine• Malt
Timeline New Moon 2nd Quarter Full Moon
Cultivate, weed, and apply pest control
Plant Barley Harvest the Barley
Used or Sold????Barley is used for both. The
farmer uses it for livestock feed. 51% goes toward animal feed. But, it can be sold for profit.
Fun Facts• 1994-2003 U.S. barley production
averaged nearly 320 million bushels per year
• 4th most important grain crop in the United States
• Barley can be dated back to 3000 B.C.• References to barley are found in
Egyptian and Sumerian writings
Sources• http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/cropsystems/
DC2548.html#staging
• http://www.moongrow.com/vegetable_planting_guide/barley.html
• http://www.indexmundi.com/commodities/?commodity=barley
• http://www.grains.org/barley• http://www.barleyfoods.org/facts.html • http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/Crops/Barley.html