MSU Extension Malting Barley

Although barley is a highly adaptable crop, it requires intensive management to reach a level of quality required for the malting process.

• Malting Barley Production in Michigan: A getting started guide to malting barley production, written and published by MSU Extension. Includes guidance on planting, fertility, disease and pest management, markets, and cost of production (2014).
• Managing Fusarium head scab of malting barley
• Malting Barley Analysis Lab Options
• Malting barley seed sources:
  • Michigan Crop Improvement Association
  • Albert Lea Seed
  • Adams Seed
  • Seedway
  • C3 Seeds
  • Schmidt Farms of Auburn
• Michigan State University Variety Trial Data