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