Resources

Artisan Grain Collaborative Resources

• Grains Variety Evaluation Bake Test with the University of Wisconsin: https://www.graincollaborative.com/variety-bake-test
• Learn about Grains: https://www.graincollaborative.com/learn
• The CrumbNewsletter:https://www.graincollaborative.com/news
• Regional Grain Map: https://www.graincollaborative.com/our-network
• Artisan Grain Collaborative Member Survey Summary 2023: https://www.graincollaborative.com/notes-from-the-grainshed/2023-agc-member-survey

Cornell Small Grains Trial Results

• https://blogs.cornell.edu/varietytrials/small-grains-wheat-oats-barley-triticale/
• Sorrells Lab: Small Grains Breeding and Genetics

GrowNYC Grains Publications and Grainstand Evaluation

• GrowNYC Grains Fact Sheets, Videos, Case Studies, Grain Quality Evaluations: https://www.grownyc.org/grains/technicalassistance
• GrowNYC Grains Publications https://www.grownyc.org/grains/publications
• GrowNYC Grainstand Evaluation Report, CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute in partnership with GrowNYC and Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming: Full Report
• Evaluation Brief: Summarizing key findings from an evaluation of GrowNYC Grainstand. CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute, November 2022

University of Maine Cooperative Extension Trial Results, Fact Sheets, Videos, Farmers Market Price Report

• Trial Results, Fact Sheets, Reports, Videos: https://extension.umaine.edu/grains-oilseeds/topics/
• Maine Farmer's Market Price Report: This tool allows producers, including small grain producers, better understand price trends in the markets they serve: https://extension.umaine.edu/agriculture/maine-farmers-market-price-report/

University of Vermont Extension Fact Sheets, Reports, Trial Results

• Fact Sheets, Guides: https://www.uvm.edu/extension/nwcrops/grains
• Trial results: https://www.uvm.edu/extension/nwcrops/research
• Steam Treated Grains Trial, 2020: https://www.uvm.edu/sites/default/files/Northwest-Crops-and-Soils-Program/2020%20Research%20Reports/2020_Steam_Treated_Grains.pdf

University of Wisconsin Food Grade Grains, Trial Results

• Food Grade Grains: https://www.emergingcropswi.org/food-grade-grains.html
• Oat and Barley Wisconsin Performance Results: https://cerealvarietytrials.labs.wisc.edu/university-of-wisconsin-madison-cereal-grains-variety-development-and-testing/oat-and-barley-wisconsin-performance-tests/

South Dakota State University Organic Oat Variety Trial Results

• 2021: https://extension.sdstate.edu/sites/default/files/2022-03/S-0002-2021-02-Oat-Organic-v2.pdf
• 2020: https://extension.sdstate.edu/sites/default/files/2021-01/S-0002-2020-02-Oat-Organic.pdf

Multi-Use Naked Barley for Organic Systems Project

• Information, research results, food quality and recipes for organic hull-less barley https://eorganic.info/barley

Publications

• Baker, Brian. 2018. Dehulling Ancient Grains: Economic Considerations and Equipment. eOrganic article. Available at https://eorganic.org/node/13028
• Baker, B. and Russell, J. 2017. Capturing a Value-Added Niche Market: Articulation of Local Organic Grain. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Volume 99, Issue 2, March 2017, Pages 532–545. Available at https://doi.org/10.1093/ajae/aaw100
• Bunting, J.S.; Ross, A.S.; Meints, B.M.; Hayes, P.M.; Kunze, K.; Sorrells, M.E. Effect of Genotype and Environment on Food-Related Traits of Organic Winter Naked Barleys. Foods 2022, 11, x doi.org/10.3390/foods11172642
• Fulcher, M.R., J.B. Winans, D., Benscher, M.E. Sorrells and G.C. Bergstrom. 2021. Triticum varieties grown as ancient grains in New York differ in susceptibility to Fusarium head blight and harbor diverse Fusarium flora. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-020-02183-7
• Kissing-Kucek et al. 2016. Evaluation of wheat and emmer varieties for artisanal baking, pasta making, and sensory quality. Journal of Cereal Science. V74, March 2017, Pages 19-27. Available at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0733521016305756.
• Kissing-Kucek, L., Baker, B., Dawson, J., Benscher, D., Davis, M., Perry, R., Ross, G., Russell, J., Sorrells, M. 2014. Value Added Grains for Local and Regional Food Systems. Rahmann G. and Aksoy, U. Eds. Proceedings of the 4th ISOFAR Scientific Conference.;Building Organic Bridges’, at the Organic World Congress 2014, 13-15 Oct., Istanbul, Turkey. Available at https://orgprints.org/24148/1/24148-Kucekal-2014_01_09-1_MM.pdf
• Kissing-Kucek, L., L.D. Veenstra, P. Amnuaycheewa, M.E. Sorrells. 2015. A Grounded Guide to Gluten: How Modern Genotypes and Processing Impact Wheat Sensitivity. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety. DOI:10.1111/1541-4337.12129.
• Kunze, K. H., Meints, B., Massman, C., Gutiérrez, L., Hayes, P. M., Smith, K. P., & Sorrells, M. E. (2024). Genotype × environment interactions of organic winter naked barley for agronomic, disease, and grain quality traits. Crop Science, 64, 678–696. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.21195
• Malacarme, J.G., C. Bilinski, B. Wyatt, K. Leavitt. The Use of and Interest in Ancient Grains in Northeastern Institutional Kitchens. April 15, 2024. Available at https://eorganic.info/sites/eorganic.info/files/u461/Institutional%20Grains%20Survey%20Report_April15.pdf
• Massman, C., Meints, B., Hernandez, J., Kunze, K., Hayes, P.M., Sorrells, M.E., Smith, K.P., Dawson, J.C., Gutierrez, L. Characterization of agronomic traits in organic spring naked barley. 2021. Crop Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20686
• Massman, C., Meints, B., Hernandez, J., Kunze, K., Smith, K.P., Sorrells, M.E., Hayes, P.M., and Gutierrez, L. 2022. Genomic Prediction of Threshability in Naked Barley. Crop Science. 62:690-703.
• Owen, S., A. Lambke, E. Mallory, B. Marvin, and B. Soogrim. 2022. The grain chain: Adaptations in farming, milling, and baking cereal crops in response to climate change. Kneading Conference, July 28, Skowhegan, Maine.
• Ross, A.S., Meints, B.M., and Bunting, J.S. Barley, in Handbook of Cereal Science and Technology. International Association for Cereal Science and Technology. Accepted.
• Sandro, P., Kissing Kucek, L., Sorrells, M.E., Dawson, J., Gutierrez, L. 2022. Developing high-quality value-added cereals for organic systems in the U.S. Upper Midwest: hard red winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) breeding. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-022-04112-0
• Stedden, C. G., Silva, E. M., Ryan, M. R., Mallory, E. B., Darby, H., Dawson, J. C., Hartman, A., & Sorrells, M. E. 2024. Organic small grain production in the Upper Midwest and Northeast: Challenges and lessons learned. Agronomy Journal, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.21658

Conference Posters and Presentations

• Darby, H., J. Dawson, L. Gutierrez, and E. Mallory. 2021. Grains for cold climates, participatory breeding, and on-farm trials. Regenerative Farming Fellowship Seminar, Stone Barns Center. February 25. Webinar.
• Darby, H. 2021. Resonance of Rye. 2021 Grain Growers Conference. Available at https://www.uvm.edu/extension/nwcrops/2021-grain-growers-conference
• Darby, H. 2021. Splendor of Spelt. 2021 Grain Growers Conference. Available at https://www.uvm.edu/extension/nwcrops/2021-grain-growers-conference
• Dawson, J.C., Telenko, D., Wepking, J. 2021. Variety selection and disease management in organic food-grade cereal grain production. OGRAIN Winter Webinar. January 22, 2021.
• Dawson, J.C., Kissing-Kucek, L., Halloran, A. 2021. Food-Grade Grain: Behind the Seeds with Artisan Grain Collaborative. MOSES Organic Farming Podcast. April 6, 2021.
• Dawson, J.C., Gutierrez, L. Cold weather cereal crops. 2021, Panel discussion with the Stone Barns Center and Northeast Grainshed Alliance Regenerative Farming Fellowship. Feb 25.
• Dawson, J.C. 2021. Participatory wheat breeding. Presentation to the Common Grain Alliance, March 15, 2021.
• Dawson, J.C., Sandro, P. Gutierrez, L. 2021, Organic Wheat Breeding. Presentation at the Great Lakes Wheat Workers conference. March 16.
• Dawson, J.C. 2021, Organic wheat breeding for artisanal bread making quality. Clemson University Organic Grains conference. June 7.
• Gautam, A., Krishnan, P., Sorrells, M., Caffe, M. 2022. Evaluation of rancidity development in naked oat genotypes during storage. Poster presentation at the National Association of Plant Breeders Annual Meeting. August 2022.
• Kunze, K.H. 2022. Malting Barley Seed Dormancy at CSSA, ASA and SSSA Trisociety annual meeting, Baltimore MD November 7
• Mallory, E. 2022. Cover crops for interseeding in small grains: Can we do better than medium red clover? Maine Agricultural Trades Show, January 10-14, Augusta, Maine.
• Mallory, E. 2021. Grains and the Environment. Maine Grain Alliance Board of Directors Meeting. January 12.
• Mallory, E. 2020. Life of a seed. Maine Grain Alliance Board of Directors Meeting. November 10, Online.
• Mallory, E. 2020. Lessons learned from 11 years of organic grain variety trials. Raising Specialty Grains Webinar, 2020 Farmer-to-Farmer Conference, November 4, 2020.
• Mallory, E. 2022. Organic Grain Research Mashup. New York Certified Organic Meeting. Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0hhfx-TwuY
• Gautam et al. Evaluation of rancidity development in naked oat genotypes during storage. Poster presented at the 2022 NAPB annual meeting. August 9th to August 11th, 2022. Ames, Iowa. 
• Russell, J., Meints, B., Kunze, K. Philadelphia Grain & Malt Symposium. 2021. Naked Barley and Other Value-Added Grains. Panel discussion. 
• Sorrells, M.E. 2021. Cornell Small Grains Breeding and Genetics Project Value Added Grains for Local and Regional Food Systems. Cornell Cooperative Extension Workshop, Virtual. February 25.
• Sorrells, M.E. 2022. Cornell Small Grains Breeding Program, Great Lakes Wheat Workers, Ithaca, NY March 28.
• Sorrells, M.E. 2021. Born, Bred, and Brewed in NY - Malting barley varieties for NY. New York State Brewers Association. March 2.
• Sorrells, M.E. 2022. Born, Bred, and Brewed in NY. Breeding Preharvest Sprouting Resistant Barley with Good Malting Quality. Crop Science Society of America Baltimore, MD Invited November 8.
• Sorrells, M.E. 2021. Accelerating Malting Barley Production in the Northeast. New York State Legislators, Albany, NY. March 3.
• Sorrells, M.E. 2021. Cornell Small Grains Breeding Program, Great Lakes Wheat Workers, Ithaca, NY March 16.
• Sorrells, M.E. 2021. Small Grains Varieties for NY. Small Grains Management Field Day (Virtual) Aurora, NY June 3.
• Sorrells, M.E. 2021. Cornell Small Grains Breeding & Genetics Project Value-Added Grains for Local and Regional Food Systems. Clemson University Organic Grains conference. June 7.
• Sorrells, M.E. 2021. Small Grains Varieties for NY. Seed Growers Field Day, Ithaca, NY. July 1.

Grains Week 2021 Recordings and Final Report

Grains Week 2021 Final Report. Find the recordings and full program at https://eorganic.org/node/34576