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OTHER SMALL GRAINS. RYE. BREAD FLOUR, BEVERAGES MORE NORTHERN LATITUDES DARK FLOUR GROWN SIMILAR TO WHEAT USED FOR GRAZING, HAY AND SILAGE TOO. OATS. TWO SEED TYPES: RED , WHITE TWO PLANTING: FALL, SPRING USED FOR GRAIN, GRAZING, FOOD, MEDICINAL. GROWN SIMILAR
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RYE • BREAD FLOUR, BEVERAGES • MORE NORTHERN LATITUDES • DARK FLOUR • GROWN SIMILAR TO WHEAT • USED FOR GRAZING, HAY AND SILAGE TOO.
OATS • TWO SEED TYPES: • RED, WHITE • TWO PLANTING: • FALL, SPRING • USED FOR GRAIN, • GRAZING, FOOD, • MEDICINAL. • GROWN SIMILAR • TO WHEAT.
MORE NORTHERN CLIMATES. • TWO MAIN GROUPS: • 2-ROW, 6-ROW • - MAIN VALUE: MALT! • ALSO USED FOR GRAIN, • FEED, FLOUR, HAY, GRAZING, • COVER CROP.
BARLEY MALT: STEEPED BARLEY RIPE FOR HARVEST SEEDS DRIED GERMINATED SEED EMBRYOS REMOVED SEED MILLED PRODUCTS MADE FROM BARLEY MALT
‘BEER GARDEN’ (DON’T LET YOUR CAT DRINK BEER)
TRITICALE • FERTILE, INTERSPECIFIC CROSS BETWEEN WHEAT • (Triticum duram) AND RYE (Secale cerealae). • - SIMILAR TO WHEAT IN USE, CULTURE AND YIELDS.
THE MILLETS MILLETS ARE ALL WARM SEASON ANNUALS, GRASSES AND C4 PLANTS. USES VARY FROM HUMAN FOOD, FEED GRAINS, SOIL CONSERVATION, HAY, GRAZING, SILAGE AND A LOT FOR WILDLIFE FOOD/ATTACTANTS. BRIGHTLY PIGMENTED VARIETIES OF MILLETS ARE ALSO FINDING USE AS ORNAMENTAL PLANTS IN THE LANDSCAPE.
PROSO MILLET PROSO MILLET IS OFTEN GROWN FOR BIRDSEED, FORAGE AND WILDLIFE PLANTINGS. IT IS WELL ADAPTED TO THE MIDWEST AND NORTHERN PRAIRIE STATES.
FOXTAIL MILLET FOXTAIL MILLET IS GROWN IN THE MID-SOUTH AS A HAY AND GRAZING CROP. IT IS ALSO USED FOR WILDLIFE PLANTINGS. DOVES, TURKEYS AND QUAIL ALL RELISH IT’S SEED.
JAPANESE MILLET JAPANESE MILLET IS ALSO CALLED JAPANESE BARNYARDGRASS. IT THRIVES IN WET SOILS AND IS USED FOR WILDLIFE, GRAZING AND HAY.
PEARL MILLET PEARL MILLET IS OFTEN USED FOR HAY AND GRAZING IN THE SOUTH. IT’S FAST GROWTH, HIGH YIELDS AND GOOD QUALITY MAKE IT DESIRABLE FOR TEMPORARY SUMMER PASTURES.
BROWNTOP MILLET BROWNTOP MILLET IS DESIRED FOR GRAZING AND WILDLIFE PLANTINGS. QUAIL AND TURKET ARE ATTRACTED TO BROWNTOP MILLET. IT MAKES A GOOD SUMMER COVER CROP TO PROTECT THE SOIL AND ENHANCE SOIL ORGANIC MATTER.
SMALL GRAINS: THEY FEED AMERICA!