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Barley Research
and Development
Industry
Leadership
Advocacy and
Ag Policy
About AMBA
The leader in research, improvement, and development of malting barley
Supporting the malting barley industry since 1982
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Currently supporting 20+ unique research projects
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Evaluating 30+ new malting barley varieties in the development pipeline
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Lobbying for unique federal initiatives directly supporting malting barley research
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In the last 20 years through our AMBA research grant program
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Tested each year through our Quality Evaluation Program
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malting, brewing, and distilling members leveraging a unified industry voice
Supported By 60+
Member Companies
ADVOCACY
National Barley Improvement Committee
The National Barley Improvement Committee (NBIC) represents the U.S. barley community of growers, researchers, processors, users, and allied industries. The work of the NBIC seeks to secure both funding and favorable agricultural policies at the federal level.
Each spring, the NBIC travels to Washington D.C. to lobby on behalf of the malting barley industry and its various end-users advocating for:
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Targeted barley research initiatives
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Support for our Land Grant institutions
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USDA agencies supporting barley
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Initiatives that support our allied industries
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Members
AMBA plays a critical role in the U.S. barley community
Brown Forman's membership to AMBA has increased our awareness, understanding, and stewardship of retaining quality malt varieties for our industry for years to come.
Leonard Lee
Strategic Global Sourcing
Brown Forman
AMBA provides a valuable platform for us to communicate end-users’ needs to barley breeders in a coordinated and efficient manner so that advanced barley variety development in the public sector is supported, evaluated, and commercialized most effectively. This leverages collective efforts among available resources across the entire membership.
Xiang Yin
Vice President
Corporate Quality and Innovation
Rahr Corporation
AMBA has been key to developing and connecting our breeding program to the malt supply chain in the eastern U.S. Their malting evaluation programs have been essential to getting our new varieties into the hands of growers, maltsters, and brewers. We are grateful for their support!
Nicholas Santantonio
Barley Researcher
Virginia Tech
Proximity Malt appreciates AMBA's role over many decades in advocating for the sustainability of malting barley for the industry at large - maintaining acres, vetting varieties, defining research, and seeking funding. We, and our customers, benefit from the consistent messaging, data, and strategic thinking that AMBA leadership provides.
Amy Germershausen
Sales and Marketing
Proximity Malt
Beyond financial support for our breeding research, AMBA helps keep me connected to our industry stakeholders.
Dr. Kevin Smith
Barley Researcher
University of Minnesota
AMBA and BMBRI have a strong, collaborative relationship that spans decades. Both organizations tackle many of the same challenges and by sharing information, and developing and aligning strategic initiatives, we benefit the malting and brewing industry on both sides of the border.
Gina Feist
Executive Director
Brewing and Malting Barley Research Institute
AMBA keeps Deschutes in the know on all things barley and in touch with those who know barley!
Scott Birdwell
Manager of Brewing Operations
Deschutes Brewery
Our passion is malt. We strive to buy the best barley varieties, grown on the most sustainable local farms, and malted by highly skilled local malthouses. We joined AMBA to be part of the leading voice best positioned to drive change in U.S. barley and malting.
Jason Parker
Co-Founder/President
Copperworks Distilling Co.
The National Barley Improvement Committee is a great, positive force for the barley industry combining producers, researchers, and industry end users to advocate for the industry. A winning combination.
Buzz Mattelin
Montana Barley Grower
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