News Briefs

2003 Wheat Industry Leaders of Tomorrow Class Announced

The National Association of Wheat Growers Foundation and Monsanto have announced 10 wheat growers from across the U.S. who will be participating in the 2003 Wheat Industry Leaders of Tomorrow program.  They include Jeff Dahl, Minnesota; Keven Bradley, Montana; and Terry Wanzek, N.D. Started over a dozen years ago to help develop a network of wheat leaders to serve as industry spokespersons on environmental issues, the program has since broadened its scope to cover biotechnology as well. Program participants have gone on to serve as presidents of the NAWG and state wheat associations, representatives in state legislatures, and locally recognized environmental leaders and educators.

2004 NAWG/Wheat Industry Conference Jan 23-27, Atlanta
The 2004 Wheat Industry Conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. The 2004 Wheat Industry Conference is the premier national wheat event in the United States, and serves as the annual meeting of the National Association of Wheat Growers, U.S. Wheat Associates, and the Wheat Export Trade Education Committee (WETEC). Registration materials are available from your state wheat association, and details can also be found on the NAWG web site, www.wheatworld.org .

Drummond Included in Malt Blends
Anheuser-Busch, Inc. has completed its plant scale evaluation of the six-row barley variety Drummond and found it satisfactory.  Miller Brewing Company completed similar tests earlier with the same conclusion.  Thus, both companies will now be including Drummond in their malt blends for brewing. 

Drummond barley was developed at NDSU. It has greater yield potential than Robust, a similar heading date and plant height as Robust, and a greater degree of straw strength than any commercially available six-rowed barley variety. 

The variety is named in honor of William (Bill) Drummond, the first executive administrator for the North Dakota Barley Council.