$2 million barley project gets naked for the good of the grain

Article on the Oregon State University Extension website by Chris Branam about the release of "Buck" naked barley--the first fall planted naked barley bred for the Pacific Northwest. Read the article here.

Funding

This project was funded in 2017 by the NIFA Organic Research and Extension Initiative grant, part of the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture: Grant number 2017-51300-26809. In 2020, a second grant, Developing Multi-Use Naked Barley for Organic Systems II was awarded funding: Grant number 2020-51300-32179. In 2023, a third grant was awarded funding: Grant number 2023-51300-40964.