January 9 & 10, 2019
Hotel Andaluz, 125 Second Street, NW
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102
Sponsors for the 2019 Barley Improvement Conference were:
American Malting Barley Association
National Barley Growers Association
Idaho Barley Commission
Minnesota Barley Research & Promotion Council
Montana Grain Growers Association
North Dakota Barley Council
Washington Grain Commission
Speaker Presentations:
The critical importance of chill in dealing with climate change – Pat Hayes, Oregon State University
Winter barley: A view from the bold north and beyond – Kevin Smith, University of Minnesota
Optimizing winter malting barley and double crop soybeans in Michigan – Brook Wilke, Michigan State University
Breeding and research for malting traits in California – Alicia del Blanco & Allison Krill-Brown, University of California – Davis
Update on the NDSU barley breeding program – Rich Horsley, North Dakota State University
Strength in numbers: Resistance gene cassettes for durable disease control in cereals – Brian Steffenson, University of Minnesota
Bringing malting barley back to western Wisconsin – Carl Duley, University of Wisconsin
Do North American varieties meet the needs of all-malt distillers? – Aaron MacLeod, Hartwick College
Genetic dissection of malt quality – Jamie Sherman, Montana State University
Genotypic and phenotypic methods for improving pre-harvest sprouting resistance in the northeast – Daniel Sweeney, Cornell University
The economics and demographics of the Beer Industry. What factors will drive the beer industry over the next few years? – Lester Jones, National Beer Wholesalers Association