June 2023 - Collab - lists.millets2023.space

Supposed downsides of millets as food
by Don Osborn 20 Jul '24

20 Jul '24

We are by now used to hearing about the advantages of the various millets as nutritious food that are easily digested, and which have added advantages for people with specialized diets (namely low GI and gluten-free). There are, however, a couple of negative issues one may come across: that millets are goitrogenic; and that they have their own forms of gluten. I'd like to air those here in the interests of wide coverage of millets' nutritional characteristics, and to elicit any relevant info from list subscribers. 1. *Goitrogenic effects?* There has been research including millets among the various foods containing compounds which interfere with iodine uptake or thyroid function. This quote from the Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition provides some context: "Goitrogens are dietary substances that interfere with thyroid metabolism and can aggravate the effect of iodine deficiency. Most goitrogens do not have a major clinical effect unless they are consumed at high levels and iodine deficiency is present." https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/g… (this page has several articles) The compounds at issue in millets (as well as in soybeans, apparently) are flavonoids, which may act to "impair thyroid peroxidase activity," ("The Latest Research and Development of Minerals in Human Nutrition") https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/veterinary-science-and-veterinary-medi… I understand from our NAMA colleague Joni Kindwall-Moore that concerns at least one person has raised about millets in particular on this count are not widely held. 2. *Other forms of gluten?* A relative mentioned that one researcher (Peter Osborne, at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnlZaMzZaSk ) proposes that all grains have some form of gluten, and that all of those may pose problems for gluten-sensitive people. For context: "Gluten is a family of storage proteins — formally known as prolamins — that are naturally found in certain grains, such as wheat, barley, and rye. "Many prolamins fall under the gluten umbrella, but they’re most commonly identified by the specific grains in which they’re found. For instance, glutenins and gliadins are the prolamins in wheat, secalins are found in rye, and hordeins are found in barley." https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/what-is-gluten Dr. Osborne notes the following "forms of gluten" (i.e., prolamins) in three millets, and states that these grains plus oats, corn, and rice are "oftentimes considered to be gluten free even though technically they are not..." (at about minute 5:25 in his video): * Millet (presumably proso, but this is not stated): panicin (40% of total protein) * Sorghum: kafirin (52% of total protein) * Teff: penniseitin (11% of total protein) (The table with forms of gluten that is used by Dr. Osborne in his video can also be viewed at http://www.allergy-details.com/gluten-allergy-c/gluten-allergy-and-types-of… ) On the other hand, a nice short item on millets and allergies notes that "Panicin is the prolamine gluten protein in [proso?] millet. Because this type of gluten does not activate celiac disease, it is considered gluten-free." https://www.allergy-details.com/gluten-free-diet/gluten-free-food-gluten-fr… I'll leave this here, with the caveat that I have no expertise in these issues, and so am not in a position to evaluate claims or research findings relating to them. I look forward to others' comments. Don Don Osborn, PhD (East Lansing, MI, US) North American Millets Alliance

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Re: [Collab] Collab Digest, Vol 17, Issue 21
by Gary Wietgrefe 07 Jul '23

07 Jul '23

I appreciate your map comments. Here are my simple responses: 1. Yes, "Japanese" millet is problematic without scientific names. Indian barnyard millet (E. frumentacea) seems like a nice clarification and Japanese barnyard millet (E. esculenta) the common one planted in the U.S. mainly for non-seed harvesting would make references easier. 2. I highly doubt much millet of any kind is grown in Japan. See my 1989 comments about U.S. exports to Japan (p-.91-92 in Proso Millet: A Trade Summary) and Argentine millet exports to Japan (pg. 120). 3. Japan has probably been importing millet shortly after WWII occupation. Farmland is so valuable, and millet relatively an economical import that Japan would find it much more economical to import. About twenty years ago when I was testing various millets for ethanol, Japanese were most interested in glutenous proso rather than common proso millet. I've never seen a request in Japan for Japanese millet, however, I have been out of that loop way too long to be knowledgeable about Japanese millet imports. Like other countries, Japan millet imports are very likely used as a rice substitute/supplement. 4. Can Japanese barnyard millet be grown in the U.S./Canada (more humid areas) and harvested for seed for human consumption? Sure it can. But, what is possible is often unlikely. Why? Japanese barnyard millet produced in any Corn Belt state would likely be discriminated against for the same reason proso millet is not grown in the Corn Belt. First, it is not price competitive with corn or soybeans. Secondly, and most importantly, volunteer Japanese barnyard millet would be construed to be a "barnyard" grassy weed, or potential one--just like proso millet is confused by agronomists and farmers in the Corn Belt with wild proso millet. To me, their ignorance is astounding about proso for grain. I know. Traveling around the country as an agronomist, I've had those discussions. I wasted breath. However, those using millets, including Japanese, in cover crops and wildlife plots have spread beyond southeastern U.S., but we can assume it is mixed with other seed species with very very little harvested for grain. 5. Are both E. frumentacea and E. esculenta grown throughout the U.S.? My assumption is NO. Based on seed suppliers, at least ones that list the type of Japanese millet (i.e. Johnston Seed), I must assume E. esculenta may be the only type used. I am not an expert on Japanese millet and look forward to July's discussions....Gary On Sat, Jun 24, 2023 at 10:30 PM <collab-request(a)lists.millets2023.space> wrote: > Send Collab mailing list submissions to > collab(a)lists.millets2023.space > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.millets2023.space/mailman/listinfo/collab > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > collab-request(a)lists.millets2023.space > > You can reach the person managing the list at > collab-owner(a)lists.millets2023.space > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Collab digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Echinochloa spp. / Japanese / barnyard (Re: Collab Digest, > Vol 17, Issue 11) (Don Osborn) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2023 00:30:20 -0400 > From: Don Osborn <don(a)milletsalliance.org> > To: collab(a)lists.millets2023.space > Subject: [Collab] Echinochloa spp. / Japanese / barnyard (Re: Collab > Digest, Vol 17, Issue 11) > Message-ID: > <CA+RHibU90SMEAHDhpqeskOU= > S+Uyg1wKbxHrKVCGQT6fb6rS-A(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Thank you, Gary, this is helpful. > > I have the impression that the appellation Echinochloa crus-galli (var.) > frumentacea is fairly old, so any confusion would not be your fault. A USDA > guide has it listed as an "alternate" scientific name for E. esculenta./1 > On the other hand, the GRIN database has this same name as a synonym for E. > frumentacea,/2 The scientific namespace for these species is > challenging, so as not to say confusing. However, the various and sometimes > overlapping common name usages are even more so, with that of "Japanese > millet" seeming to me to be particularly problematic (as a sometimes > catch-all) > > I personally (again, without claiming any expertise) found it useful to > think of the two lines as "Japanese barnyard millet" (E. esculenta) and > "Indian barnyard millet" (E. frumentacea)./3 /4 The latter seems to be > produced for food, primarily in India, much more than the former, but in > the US is sometimes called "billion dollar grass." > > In the US, as you point out in your book,/5 and which I noted also in the > USDA descriptions,/1 /6 these species are grown primarily for forage and > wildlife. It looks like the seed that you note is available in the US from > Johnston Seeds and Specialty Seeds, is mainly intended for these uses. > > As far as I can tell, most "barnyard millet" in food products is Indian > barnyard millet (E. frumentacea), and is produced and packaged in India./7 > One would assume that food grade Japanese barnyard millet (E. esculenta) is > still cultivated in parts of Japan. It is apparently also grown in Europe > for grain for food,/8 /9 although it's hard to be certain about the > species. I'm personally wondering if food grade E. esculenta might be a > potential crop for the conditions of the more humid areas of northern US > and southern Canada./10 > > Finally, a couple of comments about the map (fig. 20) on p. 201 of your > book/5 (a copy of the map is attached). First, it is helpful to have such > overview maps of millets in North America, even though this is now over 3 > decades old. Second, I'm noting from your source for Japanese millet's > placement on the map, that even though this millet may be most grown in > the SE US, it is also present across the continental US. I'd be curious to > know how its distribution compares, say, with E. frumentacea (to the extent > one can be clear that names in different sources are being used in a > consistent way). > > Anyway, that's a lot more detail than I had intended to get into. However, > it's useful to try to clarify some of the nomenclature and verify that > there are indeed two main cultivated species of Echinochloa, before we get > to talking about "barnyard millet(s)" as millet-of-the-month in July. > > All the best, > Don > > DO, EL, MI, US > NAMA > > Notes: > 1. See the USDA plant guide for E. esculenta - both under alternate names > and a couple of the references dating to the 1980s: > https://plants.usda.gov/DocumentLibrary/plantguide/pdf/pg_eces.pdf > 2. USDA GRIN database "Taxon: Echinochloa frumentacea (Echinochloa colona > Frumentacea Group)" > https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=14828 > 3. The following recent article also uses this common name distinction, in > the context of a very useful survey of the two "complexes," along with a > third of lesser importance that I may return to later: Renganathan VG, > Vanniarajan C, Karthikeyan A, Ramalingam J. "Barnyard Millet for Food and > Nutritional Security: Current Status and Future Research Direction." > Frontiers in Genetics. 2020 Jun 23;11:500. > https://doi.org/10.3389%2Ffgene.2020.00500 PMID: 32655612; PMCID: > PMC7325689. > 4. The USDA GRIN database also lists these common names, citing a 1992 > article by H. Scholz in Taxon https://doi.org/10.2307/1222824 . From the > GRIN page on Echinochloa, at > https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/cropdetail?type=species&id=224 , > go > to the pages for E. esculenta and E. frumentacea and select the tab "Common > names" to see. > 5. I downloaded it from > > https://www.researchgate.net/publication/284179184_How_to_Produce_Proso_Mil… > 6. See discussion in the context of one particular variety of E. > frumentacea at https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/plantmaterials/mspmcrb13988.pdf > 7. https://www.pinterest.com/drdonosborn/millets-plural/barnyard-millet/ > 8. For example, "Japanese barnyard millet grits" from a Lithuanian farm > (per "Place of Origin") > https://www.urbanfood.lt/en/japanese-millet-grits-500-g > 9. An interesting survey in French of millets in France, posted on LinkedIn > by Philippe Pointereau, mentions "millet japonais (Echinochloa > frumentacea)," but without clarity as to whether and for what this is > cultivated there: > https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7075488061702168576/ > 10. Interestingly, Michigan Flora notes E. esculenta in the wild - > "occasionally cultivated and escaped" - in two counties in the SW of the > state: https://michiganflora.net/record/2869 > 11. Mitchell, Wilma A. 1989. Japanese millet ("Echinochloa Crusgalli" var. > "frumentacea") : Section 7.1.6, US Army Corps of Engineers wildlife > resources management manual > https://erdc-library.erdc.dren.mil/jspui/handle/11681/7217 > > > On Tue, Jun 20, 2023 at 11:05?AM Joni Kindwall-Moore < > joni(a)snacktivistfoods.com> wrote: > > > Thanks Gary > > > > On Sat, Jun 17, 2023 at 4:13?PM Gary Wietgrefe via Collab < > > collab(a)lists.millets2023.space> wrote: > > > >> More on Japanese millet: > >> In the back of my 1990 book, *How to Produce Proso Millet: A Farmer's > >> Guide,* I describe several other millets that had been grown in the > >> U.S., Japanese millet was one (pp. 197-198). Perhaps I led to some of > the > >> confusion as I subtitled the category Echinochloa Crusgalli/Frumentacea. > >> In the 1980s, a South Dakota seed company tried to grow Japanese millet, > >> I assume Echinochloa esculenta, for seed. It was not a particularly good > >> year for crops in general and my field inspection indicated it was not > as > >> drought hardy as proso or foxtail millets we customarily grow at this > >> latitude. The seed company, which sold out twenty years ago, did not > try to > >> grow it again (to my knowledge). > >> Lastly, there is production of Japanese millet, Echinochloa esculenta, > in > >> the U.S. See link to Johnson Seed Company, Enid, OK which offers 50 > lb/bags > >> for $57.00 (=$1.14 lb. for seed) which seems reasonable JAPANESE MILLET > >> - Johnston Seed Company > >> <https://www.johnstonseed.com/product/japanese-millet/>. Southeast Seed > >> Inc., Trenton, FL also offers Japanese millet for sale Home - Southeast > >> Seed Inc <https://southeastseed.com/> as does Speciality Seed Co. out > of > >> Anguilla, MS Japanese Millet - Specialty Seed > >> <https://specialtyseed.com/japanese-millet/>. > >> > >> I hope this provides some clarification....Gary Wietgrefe > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On Sat, Jun 17, 2023 at 12:50?PM < > collab-request(a)lists.millets2023.space> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> Send Collab mailing list submissions to > >>> collab(a)lists.millets2023.space > >>> > >>> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > >>> https://lists.millets2023.space/mailman/listinfo/collab > >>> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > >>> collab-request(a)lists.millets2023.space > >>> > >>> You can reach the person managing the list at > >>> collab-owner(a)lists.millets2023.space > >>> > >>> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > >>> than "Re: Contents of Collab digest..." > >>> > >>> > >>> Today's Topics: > >>> > >>> 1. Echinocloa spp. / Japanese / barnyard (Re: National Public > >>> Radio on millets, June 8, 2023) (Don Osborn) > >>> > >>> > >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>> > >>> Message: 1 > >>> Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2023 14:50:12 -0400 > >>> From: Don Osborn <don(a)milletsalliance.org> > >>> To: "collab(a)lists.millets2023.space" <collab(a)lists.millets2023.space> > >>> Cc: Joni Kindwall-Moore <joni(a)snacktivistfoods.com>, Dipak Santra > >>> <dsantra2(a)unl.edu>, "Brenner, David (CTR) - REE-ARS" > >>> <david.brenner(a)usda.gov> > >>> Subject: [Collab] Echinocloa spp. / Japanese / barnyard (Re: National > >>> Public Radio on millets, June 8, 2023) > >>> Message-ID: > >>> <CA+RHibWMpVQCuwjyBxY4j03XJKr0vB8on7= > >>> izdx4k3QFEp2i2Q(a)mail.gmail.com> > >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > >>> > >>> Thanks Dipak for your clarifications, and Joni for your question. I'm > >>> proposing to retitle this fork in the thread to make it easier for > others > >>> to find later in the list archives. > >>> > >>> I'm interested in clarifying this space, because there are two species > of > >>> Echinochloa (primarily) that are referred to with various related > common > >>> names, and sometimes the same one. Here's my layperson's understanding > of > >>> what is obviously a very complicated space: > >>> > >>> * E. esculenta, is apparently descended from the wild E. crus-galli, > and > >>> domesticated in Japan as a food crop./1 I see one extension page where > >>> E. > >>> crus-galli is listed as a forage crop, with the common name "barnyard > >>> grass,"/2 and others where E. esculenta with common name "Japanese > >>> millet," > >>> is also listed as a forage crop,/3 or cover crop as DIpak indicated. E. > >>> esculenta is often called Japanese millet or Japanese barnyard millet. > >>> > >>> * E. frumentacea, is apparently descended from the wild E. colona, and > >>> domesticated somewhere in South Asia (?)./4 E. frumentacea as a forage > >>> crop > >>> is also called Japanese millet,/5 unhelpfully, as well as billion > dollar > >>> grass./6 It is sometimes considered a weed./7 I have the impression > that > >>> most if not all of the commercialized "barnyard millet" food products > >>> from > >>> India are from E. frumentacea. Another term is "Indian barnyard > millet." > >>> > >>> One extension site, also unhelpfully, lumps the two species together > >>> under > >>> the name "Japanese millet," as forage crops./8 > >>> > >>> I'd be most interested to know of cases where either of the above are > >>> grown > >>> in North America for food quality grain, on a commercial or even a > >>> small-scale, basis, for whatever use or market. No idea, Joni, about > the > >>> particular issues with dehulling any of these. > >>> > >>> This is very quick and inadequate, but hopefully not misleading. > >>> > >>> By the way, this subgroup of millets will collectively be the > >>> "millet-of-the-month," under the heading "barnyard millet," in July > >>> > >>> Don. > >>> > >>> DO, EL, MI, US > >>> NAMA > >>> > >>> Notes (sorry, these were hastily and unsystematically gathered): > >>> 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinochloa_esculenta > >>> 2. > >>> > >>> > https://www.misin.msu.edu/facts/detail/?project=misin&id=256&cname=Barnyard… > >>> 3. > >>> > >>> > https://www.canr.msu.edu/potatooutreach/research/mpic%20report%202018%20upd… > >>> (page 93) > >>> 4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinochloa_frumentacea > >>> 5. For example at > >>> > >>> > https://midwestcovercrops.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/MCCC_Proceedings-2… > >>> (page 51 in the concatenation of documents with individual page > numbers) > >>> 6. https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/plantmaterials/mspmcrb13988.pdf (this > >>> document > >>> concerns a variety called "chiwapa") > >>> 7. https://weedid.cals.vt.edu/profile/237 > >>> 8. https://www.midwestcovercrops.org/species/grasses/millet/ > >>> > >>> > >>> On Sat, Jun 17, 2023 at 1:28?PM Joni Kindwall-Moore < > >>> joni(a)snacktivistfoods.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> > Has anyone had experience with dehulling Japanese millet? Is it > >>> similar to > >>> > dehulling Proso millet? > >>> > > >>> > On Sun, Jun 11, 2023 at 2:06?PM Dipak Santra via Collab < > >>> > collab(a)lists.millets2023.space> wrote: > >>> > > >>> >> Japanese millet (Echinochloa esculenta), also called barnyard > millet, > >>> >> possibly is used in cover crop mix and as human food 9after > dehulling > >>> (like > >>> >> other millet) for ethnic population (mainly Indian) in North > America. > >>> It is > >>> >> very popular in India grocery stores what I have seen. > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> Dipak > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> Dipak Santra, Ph.D. > >>> >> > >>> >> *Associate Professor (Alternative Crops Breeding Specialist)* > >>> >> > >>> >> President, International Broomcorn Millet Association > >>> >> > >>> >> Department of Agronomy and Horticulture > >>> >> > >>> >> University of Nebraska?Lincoln > >>> >> > >>> >> Panhandle Research & Extension Center > >>> >> > >>> >> 4502 Ave I, Scottsbluff, NE 69361 > >>> >> > >>> >> *(*308) 632-124 <3086321372>4 (work) / (*308) 765-2324* (cell) > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> *From:* Collab <collab-bounces(a)lists.millets2023.space> *On Behalf > >>> Of *Don > >>> >> Osborn > >>> >> *Sent:* Saturday, June 10, 2023 10:47 PM > >>> >> *To:* Brenner, David (CTR) - REE-ARS <david.brenner(a)usda.gov> > >>> >> *Cc:* collab(a)lists.millets2023.space > >>> >> *Subject:* Re: [Collab] National Public Radio on millets, June 8, > 2023 > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> Non-NU Email > >>> >> ------------------------------ > >>> >> > >>> >> Thank you, David, I appreciate your sharing this. It's of course > >>> another > >>> >> version of the radio segment that aired last month on a more local > >>> scale > >>> >> (Kansas CIty, apparently): > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> https://www.kcur.org/2023-05-17/millets-drought-climate-united-nations > >>> >> < > >>> > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.kcur.org/2023-05-17/millets-drought-… > > > >>> . > >>> >> Altho shorter, the NPR Morning Edition version captures all the main > >>> >> points. And of course it went out nationally in the US, which is > >>> great. > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> Regarding the content of the segment, I'm particularly curious to > know > >>> >> more about the Japanese millet (Echinochloa esculenta) that Linus > >>> >> Rothermich is growing - what are the markets for this grain in > >>> >> North America? I am aware of the plant's use as forage and for > >>> wildlife in > >>> >> the US. > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> TIA for any more info, > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> Don > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> DO, EL, MI, US > >>> >> > >>> >> NAMA > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> bcc: Rob Myers > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> On Fri, Jun 9, 2023 at 1:18?PM Brenner, David (CTR) - REE-ARS < > >>> >> david.brenner(a)usda.gov> wrote: > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> > https://www.npr.org/2023/06/08/1180964010/the-united-nations-declares-2023-… > >>> >> < > >>> > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.npr.org/2023/06/08/1180964010/the-un… > >>> > > >>> >> > >>> >> [image: Image removed by sender.] > >>> >> < > >>> > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.npr.org/2023/06/08/1180964010/the-un… > >>> > > >>> >> > >>> >> The United Nations declares 2023 the International Year of Millets > >>> >> < > >>> > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.npr.org/2023/06/08/1180964010/the-un… > >>> > > >>> >> > >>> >> Millets, an alternative crop to corn and soybeans, is getting new > >>> >> attention in the U.S. The resilient grain could help U.S. farmers > >>> survive > >>> >> climate change. > >>> >> > >>> >> www.npr.org > >>> >> < > >>> > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.npr.org__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!BRDQvnZU… > >>> > > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> ------------------------------ > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA > >>> solely > >>> >> for the intended recipients. 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Fwd: Connecting: Sorghum Field Sensor Technology Trials
by Don Osborn 30 Jun '23

30 Jun '23

Forwarding this from Nate Blum of Sorghum United. If interested, please contact Nate at the Sorghum United email in his sig, or me, for contact info for Dr. Mural. Don Don Osborn, PhD (East Lansing, MI, US) North American Millets Alliance don(a)milletsalliance.org ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Sorghum United Date: Fri, Jun 30, 2023 at 6:45 PM Subject: Connecting: Sorghum Field Sensor Technology Trials To: (addresses removed) All: I am writing to introduce you to Dr. Ravi Mural. Dr. Mural and his team at the University of Nebraska Lincoln and the University of Utah, are looking for farmers to partner with in regard to trialing precision pest and carbon measuring technologies in the field. Dr. Mural is also interested in connecting more with food processors in the sorghum and millets space. Dr. Mural: Those cc'd on this email include: 1) Del Ficke and Kerry Hoffschneider (The Grazemaster Group) 2) Dr. Kelly Bruns (UNL Extension North Platte) 3) Joni Kindwall-Moore (North American Millets Association/Snacktivist Foods) 4) Don Osborn (North American Millets Association) 5) Klint Stewart (Nebraska Sorghum Farmer and former state and national board member) All the best and happy connecting! > >> -- > *Nate Blum* > Chief Executive Officer > Sorghum United > +1 402 802 1850 > sorghumunited(a)gmail.com > > -- Don Osborn, PhD (East Lansing, MI, US - +1 202-621-3911) North American Millets Alliance

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Sorghum in the month of June (& can you help publicize?)
by Don Osborn 28 Jun '23

28 Jun '23

Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) is our "millet-of-the-month" in June (the MotM calendar is appended and attached). Sorghum is also the "grain-of-the-month" of our friends at the Whole Grains Council. Sorghum, sometimes also called "great millet," is a grain with many varieties and uses, Its total global production is on the order of 60 million MT/year (which is maybe twice that of all other #millets combined, but less than a tenth of a major cereal like wheat or rice). Sorghum was first domesticated in Africa - probably somewhere in the eastern Sahel. It spread to Asia in ancient times, and is now a global crop. For more about sorghum: * Encyclopaedia Britannica (a brief intro): https://www.britannica.com/plant/sorghum-grain * WIkipedia (a longer intro): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorghum_bicolor * Whole Grains Council: https://wholegrainscouncil.org/whole-grains-101/grain-month-calendar/sorghu… * National Sorghum Growers; Sorghum 101: https://sorghumgrowers.com/sorghum-101/ * Sorghum Checkoff, Sorghum 101: https://www.sorghumcheckoff.com/sorghum-101/ * Healthline: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/sorghum * Half-Scratched (recipes): https://www.halfscratched.com/sorghum-recipes/ (there are many sites online with sorghum recipes; this page lists 23 examples with photos, descriptions, outlinks for the actual recipes, so it seems a decent starting place) And see also the website of our friends at Sorghum United: http://sorghumunited.com/ ---------- The "millet-of-the-month" calendar, and how you can help The aim of "Millet-of-the-month" is to spotlight individual millets out of this often poorly understood group of grains. I do think that we have progressed from reference to "millet" (sounds like one thing, even if it is meant as a collective reference) to "millets" (okay, there are several of them), but that needs disambiguation. In some International Year of Millets publicity, one sees "millets" promoted, but that seems to beg the question: What are they? And the answers to that question most productively arrive at their individual identities: Where and under what conditions does each grow well? How does a particular millet work in cooking, and why might one choose one over another in a dish? What are their respective histories, and the cultures of farming and food that bring them to us? We're halfway through the calendar, and if you've been watching this space, you'll have noted that we (or mainly I) have been late each month to get info out on the current millet-of-the-month. And then that info is relatively limited in scope and reach. So here's the ask: If you have tie and interest, please consider posting on social media about the current "millet-of-the-month" - per the calendar below and in attachment - using the hashtag #milletofthemonth and the name of the month (and obviously the name of the millet, altho that may be in the item posted anyway). And, if you see such an item posted - such as on our twitter account at https://twitter.com/NAmericaMillets - feel free to repost it. Jan., proso millet, Panicum miliaceum Feb., finger millet, Eleusine coracana Mar., foxtail millet, Setaria italica Apr., pearl millet, Pennisetum glaucum May, fonio, Digitaria spp. June, sorghum, Sorghum bicolor July, barnyard millet, Echinochloa spp. Aug., little millet, Panicum sumatrense Sep., browntop & Guinea, Brachiaria spp. Oct., kodo millet, Paspalum scrobiculatum Nov., teff, Eragrostis tef Dec., adlay/Job’s Tears, Coix lacryma-jobi Thanks for considering helping us out with this. And try something new with sorghum! Don Don Osborn, PhD (East Lansing, MI, US) North American Millets Alliance

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Echinochloa spp. / Japanese / barnyard (Re: Collab Digest, Vol 17, Issue 11)
by Don Osborn 25 Jun '23

25 Jun '23

Thank you, Gary, this is helpful. I have the impression that the appellation Echinochloa crus-galli (var.) frumentacea is fairly old, so any confusion would not be your fault. A USDA guide has it listed as an "alternate" scientific name for E. esculenta./1 On the other hand, the GRIN database has this same name as a synonym for E. frumentacea,/2 The scientific namespace for these species is challenging, so as not to say confusing. However, the various and sometimes overlapping common name usages are even more so, with that of "Japanese millet" seeming to me to be particularly problematic (as a sometimes catch-all) I personally (again, without claiming any expertise) found it useful to think of the two lines as "Japanese barnyard millet" (E. esculenta) and "Indian barnyard millet" (E. frumentacea)./3 /4 The latter seems to be produced for food, primarily in India, much more than the former, but in the US is sometimes called "billion dollar grass." In the US, as you point out in your book,/5 and which I noted also in the USDA descriptions,/1 /6 these species are grown primarily for forage and wildlife. It looks like the seed that you note is available in the US from Johnston Seeds and Specialty Seeds, is mainly intended for these uses. As far as I can tell, most "barnyard millet" in food products is Indian barnyard millet (E. frumentacea), and is produced and packaged in India./7 One would assume that food grade Japanese barnyard millet (E. esculenta) is still cultivated in parts of Japan. It is apparently also grown in Europe for grain for food,/8 /9 although it's hard to be certain about the species. I'm personally wondering if food grade E. esculenta might be a potential crop for the conditions of the more humid areas of northern US and southern Canada./10 Finally, a couple of comments about the map (fig. 20) on p. 201 of your book/5 (a copy of the map is attached). First, it is helpful to have such overview maps of millets in North America, even though this is now over 3 decades old. Second, I'm noting from your source for Japanese millet's placement on the map, that even though this millet may be most grown in the SE US, it is also present across the continental US. I'd be curious to know how its distribution compares, say, with E. frumentacea (to the extent one can be clear that names in different sources are being used in a consistent way). Anyway, that's a lot more detail than I had intended to get into. However, it's useful to try to clarify some of the nomenclature and verify that there are indeed two main cultivated species of Echinochloa, before we get to talking about "barnyard millet(s)" as millet-of-the-month in July. All the best, Don DO, EL, MI, US NAMA Notes: 1. See the USDA plant guide for E. esculenta - both under alternate names and a couple of the references dating to the 1980s: https://plants.usda.gov/DocumentLibrary/plantguide/pdf/pg_eces.pdf 2. USDA GRIN database "Taxon: Echinochloa frumentacea (Echinochloa colona Frumentacea Group)" https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=14828 3. The following recent article also uses this common name distinction, in the context of a very useful survey of the two "complexes," along with a third of lesser importance that I may return to later: Renganathan VG, Vanniarajan C, Karthikeyan A, Ramalingam J. "Barnyard Millet for Food and Nutritional Security: Current Status and Future Research Direction." Frontiers in Genetics. 2020 Jun 23;11:500. https://doi.org/10.3389%2Ffgene.2020.00500 PMID: 32655612; PMCID: PMC7325689. 4. The USDA GRIN database also lists these common names, citing a 1992 article by H. Scholz in Taxon https://doi.org/10.2307/1222824 . From the GRIN page on Echinochloa, at https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/cropdetail?type=species&id=224 , go to the pages for E. esculenta and E. frumentacea and select the tab "Common names" to see. 5. I downloaded it from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/284179184_How_to_Produce_Proso_Mil… 6. See discussion in the context of one particular variety of E. frumentacea at https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/plantmaterials/mspmcrb13988.pdf 7. https://www.pinterest.com/drdonosborn/millets-plural/barnyard-millet/ 8. For example, "Japanese barnyard millet grits" from a Lithuanian farm (per "Place of Origin") https://www.urbanfood.lt/en/japanese-millet-grits-500-g 9. An interesting survey in French of millets in France, posted on LinkedIn by Philippe Pointereau, mentions "millet japonais (Echinochloa frumentacea)," but without clarity as to whether and for what this is cultivated there: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7075488061702168576/ 10. Interestingly, Michigan Flora notes E. esculenta in the wild - "occasionally cultivated and escaped" - in two counties in the SW of the state: https://michiganflora.net/record/2869 11. Mitchell, Wilma A. 1989. Japanese millet ("Echinochloa Crusgalli" var. "frumentacea") : Section 7.1.6, US Army Corps of Engineers wildlife resources management manual https://erdc-library.erdc.dren.mil/jspui/handle/11681/7217 On Tue, Jun 20, 2023 at 11:05 AM Joni Kindwall-Moore < joni(a)snacktivistfoods.com> wrote: > Thanks Gary > > On Sat, Jun 17, 2023 at 4:13 PM Gary Wietgrefe via Collab < > collab(a)lists.millets2023.space> wrote: > >> More on Japanese millet: >> In the back of my 1990 book, *How to Produce Proso Millet: A Farmer's >> Guide,* I describe several other millets that had been grown in the >> U.S., Japanese millet was one (pp. 197-198). Perhaps I led to some of the >> confusion as I subtitled the category Echinochloa Crusgalli/Frumentacea. >> In the 1980s, a South Dakota seed company tried to grow Japanese millet, >> I assume Echinochloa esculenta, for seed. It was not a particularly good >> year for crops in general and my field inspection indicated it was not as >> drought hardy as proso or foxtail millets we customarily grow at this >> latitude. The seed company, which sold out twenty years ago, did not try to >> grow it again (to my knowledge). >> Lastly, there is production of Japanese millet, Echinochloa esculenta, in >> the U.S. See link to Johnson Seed Company, Enid, OK which offers 50 lb/bags >> for $57.00 (=$1.14 lb. for seed) which seems reasonable JAPANESE MILLET >> - Johnston Seed Company >> <https://www.johnstonseed.com/product/japanese-millet/>. Southeast Seed >> Inc., Trenton, FL also offers Japanese millet for sale Home - Southeast >> Seed Inc <https://southeastseed.com/> as does Speciality Seed Co. out of >> Anguilla, MS Japanese Millet - Specialty Seed >> <https://specialtyseed.com/japanese-millet/>. >> >> I hope this provides some clarification....Gary Wietgrefe >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sat, Jun 17, 2023 at 12:50 PM <collab-request(a)lists.millets2023.space> >> wrote: >> >>> Send Collab mailing list submissions to >>> collab(a)lists.millets2023.space >>> >>> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >>> https://lists.millets2023.space/mailman/listinfo/collab >>> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >>> collab-request(a)lists.millets2023.space >>> >>> You can reach the person managing the list at >>> collab-owner(a)lists.millets2023.space >>> >>> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >>> than "Re: Contents of Collab digest..." >>> >>> >>> Today's Topics: >>> >>> 1. Echinocloa spp. / Japanese / barnyard (Re: National Public >>> Radio on millets, June 8, 2023) (Don Osborn) >>> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Message: 1 >>> Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2023 14:50:12 -0400 >>> From: Don Osborn <don(a)milletsalliance.org> >>> To: "collab(a)lists.millets2023.space" <collab(a)lists.millets2023.space> >>> Cc: Joni Kindwall-Moore <joni(a)snacktivistfoods.com>, Dipak Santra >>> <dsantra2(a)unl.edu>, "Brenner, David (CTR) - REE-ARS" >>> <david.brenner(a)usda.gov> >>> Subject: [Collab] Echinocloa spp. / Japanese / barnyard (Re: National >>> Public Radio on millets, June 8, 2023) >>> Message-ID: >>> <CA+RHibWMpVQCuwjyBxY4j03XJKr0vB8on7= >>> izdx4k3QFEp2i2Q(a)mail.gmail.com> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >>> >>> Thanks Dipak for your clarifications, and Joni for your question. I'm >>> proposing to retitle this fork in the thread to make it easier for others >>> to find later in the list archives. >>> >>> I'm interested in clarifying this space, because there are two species of >>> Echinochloa (primarily) that are referred to with various related common >>> names, and sometimes the same one. Here's my layperson's understanding of >>> what is obviously a very complicated space: >>> >>> * E. esculenta, is apparently descended from the wild E. crus-galli, and >>> domesticated in Japan as a food crop./1 I see one extension page where >>> E. >>> crus-galli is listed as a forage crop, with the common name "barnyard >>> grass,"/2 and others where E. esculenta with common name "Japanese >>> millet," >>> is also listed as a forage crop,/3 or cover crop as DIpak indicated. E. >>> esculenta is often called Japanese millet or Japanese barnyard millet. >>> >>> * E. frumentacea, is apparently descended from the wild E. colona, and >>> domesticated somewhere in South Asia (?)./4 E. frumentacea as a forage >>> crop >>> is also called Japanese millet,/5 unhelpfully, as well as billion dollar >>> grass./6 It is sometimes considered a weed./7 I have the impression that >>> most if not all of the commercialized "barnyard millet" food products >>> from >>> India are from E. frumentacea. Another term is "Indian barnyard millet." >>> >>> One extension site, also unhelpfully, lumps the two species together >>> under >>> the name "Japanese millet," as forage crops./8 >>> >>> I'd be most interested to know of cases where either of the above are >>> grown >>> in North America for food quality grain, on a commercial or even a >>> small-scale, basis, for whatever use or market. No idea, Joni, about the >>> particular issues with dehulling any of these. >>> >>> This is very quick and inadequate, but hopefully not misleading. >>> >>> By the way, this subgroup of millets will collectively be the >>> "millet-of-the-month," under the heading "barnyard millet," in July >>> >>> Don. >>> >>> DO, EL, MI, US >>> NAMA >>> >>> Notes (sorry, these were hastily and unsystematically gathered): >>> 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinochloa_esculenta >>> 2. >>> >>> https://www.misin.msu.edu/facts/detail/?project=misin&id=256&cname=Barnyard… >>> 3. >>> >>> https://www.canr.msu.edu/potatooutreach/research/mpic%20report%202018%20upd… >>> (page 93) >>> 4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinochloa_frumentacea >>> 5. For example at >>> >>> https://midwestcovercrops.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/MCCC_Proceedings-2… >>> (page 51 in the concatenation of documents with individual page numbers) >>> 6. https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/plantmaterials/mspmcrb13988.pdf (this >>> document >>> concerns a variety called "chiwapa") >>> 7. https://weedid.cals.vt.edu/profile/237 >>> 8. https://www.midwestcovercrops.org/species/grasses/millet/ >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Jun 17, 2023 at 1:28?PM Joni Kindwall-Moore < >>> joni(a)snacktivistfoods.com> wrote: >>> >>> > Has anyone had experience with dehulling Japanese millet? Is it >>> similar to >>> > dehulling Proso millet? >>> > >>> > On Sun, Jun 11, 2023 at 2:06?PM Dipak Santra via Collab < >>> > collab(a)lists.millets2023.space> wrote: >>> > >>> >> Japanese millet (Echinochloa esculenta), also called barnyard millet, >>> >> possibly is used in cover crop mix and as human food 9after dehulling >>> (like >>> >> other millet) for ethnic population (mainly Indian) in North America. >>> It is >>> >> very popular in India grocery stores what I have seen. >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> Dipak >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> Dipak Santra, Ph.D. >>> >> >>> >> *Associate Professor (Alternative Crops Breeding Specialist)* >>> >> >>> >> President, International Broomcorn Millet Association >>> >> >>> >> Department of Agronomy and Horticulture >>> >> >>> >> University of Nebraska?Lincoln >>> >> >>> >> Panhandle Research & Extension Center >>> >> >>> >> 4502 Ave I, Scottsbluff, NE 69361 >>> >> >>> >> *(*308) 632-124 <3086321372>4 (work) / (*308) 765-2324* (cell) >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> *From:* Collab <collab-bounces(a)lists.millets2023.space> *On Behalf >>> Of *Don >>> >> Osborn >>> >> *Sent:* Saturday, June 10, 2023 10:47 PM >>> >> *To:* Brenner, David (CTR) - REE-ARS <david.brenner(a)usda.gov> >>> >> *Cc:* collab(a)lists.millets2023.space >>> >> *Subject:* Re: [Collab] National Public Radio on millets, June 8, 2023 >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> Non-NU Email >>> >> ------------------------------ >>> >> >>> >> Thank you, David, I appreciate your sharing this. It's of course >>> another >>> >> version of the radio segment that aired last month on a more local >>> scale >>> >> (Kansas CIty, apparently): >>> >> >>> >> >>> https://www.kcur.org/2023-05-17/millets-drought-climate-united-nations >>> >> < >>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.kcur.org/2023-05-17/millets-drought-…> >>> . >>> >> Altho shorter, the NPR Morning Edition version captures all the main >>> >> points. And of course it went out nationally in the US, which is >>> great. >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> Regarding the content of the segment, I'm particularly curious to know >>> >> more about the Japanese millet (Echinochloa esculenta) that Linus >>> >> Rothermich is growing - what are the markets for this grain in >>> >> North America? I am aware of the plant's use as forage and for >>> wildlife in >>> >> the US. >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> TIA for any more info, >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> Don >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> DO, EL, MI, US >>> >> >>> >> NAMA >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> bcc: Rob Myers >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> On Fri, Jun 9, 2023 at 1:18?PM Brenner, David (CTR) - REE-ARS < >>> >> david.brenner(a)usda.gov> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> https://www.npr.org/2023/06/08/1180964010/the-united-nations-declares-2023-… >>> >> < >>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.npr.org/2023/06/08/1180964010/the-un… >>> > >>> >> >>> >> [image: Image removed by sender.] >>> >> < >>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.npr.org/2023/06/08/1180964010/the-un… >>> > >>> >> >>> >> The United Nations declares 2023 the International Year of Millets >>> >> < >>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.npr.org/2023/06/08/1180964010/the-un… >>> > >>> >> >>> >> Millets, an alternative crop to corn and soybeans, is getting new >>> >> attention in the U.S. The resilient grain could help U.S. farmers >>> survive >>> >> climate change. >>> >> >>> >> www.npr.org >>> >> < >>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.npr.org__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!BRDQvnZU… >>> > >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> ------------------------------ >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA >>> solely >>> >> for the intended recipients. 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Submitting my contact
by DRABO, Inoussa (CIMMYT-Senegal) 23 Jun '23

23 Jun '23

i.drabo(a)cgiar.org<mailto:i.drabo@cgiar.org> Inoussa Drabo CIMMYT Senegal

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International Millets Conference 2023, Gering, NE, USA
by Don Osborn 23 Jun '23

23 Jun '23

[Message dated 22 June 2023 from Dr. Dipak Santra, UNL, organizer of the International Millets Conference, 1-3 Aug. 2023] Dear All: Following is the Schedule summary of the International Millets Conference. Details are being developed and will be posted at the conference website ( https://preec.unl.edu/international-millets-conference-2023) I am sorry for the delay. *Schedule (tentative) summary of the International Millets Conference 2023. Daily details are being worked out. * *Day/Activity* *Activities (morning)* *Activities (afternoon)* *Activities (evening)* *Tues, Aug.1 (Day-1)* Arriving Field tour at Scottsbluff & Mitchell** *Dinner on your own *Wed, Aug.2 (Day-2)* Field tour at HPAL & Kriesel Seeds (80 miles away)** Millets Conf_Presentations ending with Panel Discussion (Agronomy)** *Dinner on your own *Thurs, Aug.3 (Day-3)* Millets Conf_Presentations ending with Panel Discussion (Breeding Food Sci.Tech)** Millets Conf_Presentations ending with Panel Discussion (Business/Marketing /Networking)** Banquet Dinner** for Millets Conf. delegates and End of the Conf. *Mon, Aug.4 (Day-4)* Departure *Food and drinks NOT part of the Registration i.e. you are on your own. **Food & drinks are part of registration for the Millets Conference attendees Let me know if you have any questions regarding registration, hotel booking, and travel logistics. Best regards, Sincerely, Dipak Dipak Santra, Ph.D. *Associate Professor (Alternative Crops Breeding Specialist)* President, International Broomcorn Millet Association Department of Agronomy and Horticulture University of Nebraska–Lincoln Panhandle Research & Extension Center 4502 Ave I, Scottsbluff, NE 69361 *(*308) 632-124 <3086321372>4 (work) / (*308) 765-2324* (cell)

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Re: [Collab] Collab Digest, Vol 17, Issue 16
by Esther Shekinah 22 Jun '23

22 Jun '23

Timely effort on a great need! Thanks for putting this together, Dipak. Thanks, Esther Esther Shekinah, D. PhD Research Agronomist /Program Director (WiWiC) www.michaelfields.org Office: 262-642-3303 x112 Cell: 614-441-2125 -----Original Message----- From: Collab <collab-bounces(a)lists.millets2023.space> On Behalf Of collab-request(a)lists.millets2023.space Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2023 1:31 PM To: collab(a)lists.millets2023.space Subject: Collab Digest, Vol 17, Issue 16 Send Collab mailing list submissions to collab(a)lists.millets2023.space To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.millets2023.space/mailman/listinfo/collab or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to collab-request(a)lists.millets2023.space You can reach the person managing the list at collab-owner(a)lists.millets2023.space When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Collab digest..." Today's Topics: 1. International Millets Conference 2023, Gering, NE, USA (Don Osborn) 2. Re: International Millets Conference 2023, Gering, NE, USA (Don Osborn) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2023 13:20:38 -0400 From: Don Osborn <don(a)milletsalliance.org> To: collab(a)lists.millets2023.space Subject: [Collab] International Millets Conference 2023, Gering, NE, USA Message-ID: <CA+RHibWaR==XVRWFg9MWPbnnsHgJ7j9S_+GN0gpo5FqKNLCnaw(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" [Message dated 22 June 2023 from Dr. Dipak Santra, UNL, organizer of the International Millets Conference, 1-3 Aug. 2023] Dear All: Following is the Schedule summary of the International Millets Conference. Details are being developed and will be posted at the conference website ( https://preec.unl.edu/international-millets-conference-2023) I am sorry for the delay. *Schedule (tentative) summary of the International Millets Conference 2023. Daily details are being worked out. * *Day/Activity* *Activities (morning)* *Activities (afternoon)* *Activities (evening)* *Tues, Aug.1 (Day-1)* Arriving Field tour at Scottsbluff & Mitchell** *Dinner on your own *Wed, Aug.2 (Day-2)* Field tour at HPAL & Kriesel Seeds (80 miles away)** Millets Conf_Presentations ending with Panel Discussion (Agronomy)** *Dinner on your own *Thurs, Aug.3 (Day-3)* Millets Conf_Presentations ending with Panel Discussion (Breeding Food Sci.Tech)** Millets Conf_Presentations ending with Panel Discussion (Business/Marketing /Networking)** Banquet Dinner** for Millets Conf. delegates and End of the Conf. *Mon, Aug.4 (Day-4)* Departure *Food and drinks NOT part of the Registration i.e. you are on your own. **Food & drinks are part of registration for the Millets Conference attendees Let me know if you have any questions regarding registration, hotel booking, and travel logistics. Best regards, Sincerely, Dipak Dipak Santra, Ph.D. *Associate Professor (Alternative Crops Breeding Specialist)* President, International Broomcorn Millet Association Department of Agronomy and Horticulture University of Nebraska?Lincoln Panhandle Research & Extension Center 4502 Ave I, Scottsbluff, NE 69361 *(*308) 632-124 <3086321372>4 (work) / (*308) 765-2324* (cell)

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Re: [Collab] Collab Digest, Vol 17, Issue 11
by Gary Wietgrefe 20 Jun '23

20 Jun '23

More on Japanese millet: In the back of my 1990 book, *How to Produce Proso Millet: A Farmer's Guide,* I describe several other millets that had been grown in the U.S., Japanese millet was one (pp. 197-198). Perhaps I led to some of the confusion as I subtitled the category Echinochloa Crusgalli/Frumentacea. In the 1980s, a South Dakota seed company tried to grow Japanese millet, I assume Echinochloa esculenta, for seed. It was not a particularly good year for crops in general and my field inspection indicated it was not as drought hardy as proso or foxtail millets we customarily grow at this latitude. The seed company, which sold out twenty years ago, did not try to grow it again (to my knowledge). Lastly, there is production of Japanese millet, Echinochloa esculenta, in the U.S. See link to Johnson Seed Company, Enid, OK which offers 50 lb/bags for $57.00 (=$1.14 lb. for seed) which seems reasonable JAPANESE MILLET - Johnston Seed Company <https://www.johnstonseed.com/product/japanese-millet/>. Southeast Seed Inc., Trenton, FL also offers Japanese millet for sale Home - Southeast Seed Inc <https://southeastseed.com/> as does Speciality Seed Co. out of Anguilla, MS Japanese Millet - Specialty Seed <https://specialtyseed.com/japanese-millet/>. I hope this provides some clarification....Gary Wietgrefe On Sat, Jun 17, 2023 at 12:50 PM <collab-request(a)lists.millets2023.space> wrote: > Send Collab mailing list submissions to > collab(a)lists.millets2023.space > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.millets2023.space/mailman/listinfo/collab > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > collab-request(a)lists.millets2023.space > > You can reach the person managing the list at > collab-owner(a)lists.millets2023.space > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Collab digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Echinocloa spp. / Japanese / barnyard (Re: National Public > Radio on millets, June 8, 2023) (Don Osborn) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2023 14:50:12 -0400 > From: Don Osborn <don(a)milletsalliance.org> > To: "collab(a)lists.millets2023.space" <collab(a)lists.millets2023.space> > Cc: Joni Kindwall-Moore <joni(a)snacktivistfoods.com>, Dipak Santra > <dsantra2(a)unl.edu>, "Brenner, David (CTR) - REE-ARS" > <david.brenner(a)usda.gov> > Subject: [Collab] Echinocloa spp. / Japanese / barnyard (Re: National > Public Radio on millets, June 8, 2023) > Message-ID: > <CA+RHibWMpVQCuwjyBxY4j03XJKr0vB8on7= > izdx4k3QFEp2i2Q(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Thanks Dipak for your clarifications, and Joni for your question. I'm > proposing to retitle this fork in the thread to make it easier for others > to find later in the list archives. > > I'm interested in clarifying this space, because there are two species of > Echinochloa (primarily) that are referred to with various related common > names, and sometimes the same one. Here's my layperson's understanding of > what is obviously a very complicated space: > > * E. esculenta, is apparently descended from the wild E. crus-galli, and > domesticated in Japan as a food crop./1 I see one extension page where E. > crus-galli is listed as a forage crop, with the common name "barnyard > grass,"/2 and others where E. esculenta with common name "Japanese millet," > is also listed as a forage crop,/3 or cover crop as DIpak indicated. E. > esculenta is often called Japanese millet or Japanese barnyard millet. > > * E. frumentacea, is apparently descended from the wild E. colona, and > domesticated somewhere in South Asia (?)./4 E. frumentacea as a forage crop > is also called Japanese millet,/5 unhelpfully, as well as billion dollar > grass./6 It is sometimes considered a weed./7 I have the impression that > most if not all of the commercialized "barnyard millet" food products from > India are from E. frumentacea. Another term is "Indian barnyard millet." > > One extension site, also unhelpfully, lumps the two species together under > the name "Japanese millet," as forage crops./8 > > I'd be most interested to know of cases where either of the above are grown > in North America for food quality grain, on a commercial or even a > small-scale, basis, for whatever use or market. No idea, Joni, about the > particular issues with dehulling any of these. > > This is very quick and inadequate, but hopefully not misleading. > > By the way, this subgroup of millets will collectively be the > "millet-of-the-month," under the heading "barnyard millet," in July > > Don. > > DO, EL, MI, US > NAMA > > Notes (sorry, these were hastily and unsystematically gathered): > 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinochloa_esculenta > 2. > > https://www.misin.msu.edu/facts/detail/?project=misin&id=256&cname=Barnyard… > 3. > > https://www.canr.msu.edu/potatooutreach/research/mpic%20report%202018%20upd… > (page 93) > 4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinochloa_frumentacea > 5. For example at > > https://midwestcovercrops.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/MCCC_Proceedings-2… > (page 51 in the concatenation of documents with individual page numbers) > 6. https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/plantmaterials/mspmcrb13988.pdf (this > document > concerns a variety called "chiwapa") > 7. https://weedid.cals.vt.edu/profile/237 > 8. https://www.midwestcovercrops.org/species/grasses/millet/ > > > On Sat, Jun 17, 2023 at 1:28?PM Joni Kindwall-Moore < > joni(a)snacktivistfoods.com> wrote: > > > Has anyone had experience with dehulling Japanese millet? Is it similar > to > > dehulling Proso millet? > > > > On Sun, Jun 11, 2023 at 2:06?PM Dipak Santra via Collab < > > collab(a)lists.millets2023.space> wrote: > > > >> Japanese millet (Echinochloa esculenta), also called barnyard millet, > >> possibly is used in cover crop mix and as human food 9after dehulling > (like > >> other millet) for ethnic population (mainly Indian) in North America. > It is > >> very popular in India grocery stores what I have seen. > >> > >> > >> > >> Dipak > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Dipak Santra, Ph.D. > >> > >> *Associate Professor (Alternative Crops Breeding Specialist)* > >> > >> President, International Broomcorn Millet Association > >> > >> Department of Agronomy and Horticulture > >> > >> University of Nebraska?Lincoln > >> > >> Panhandle Research & Extension Center > >> > >> 4502 Ave I, Scottsbluff, NE 69361 > >> > >> *(*308) 632-124 <3086321372>4 (work) / (*308) 765-2324* (cell) > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> *From:* Collab <collab-bounces(a)lists.millets2023.space> *On Behalf Of > *Don > >> Osborn > >> *Sent:* Saturday, June 10, 2023 10:47 PM > >> *To:* Brenner, David (CTR) - REE-ARS <david.brenner(a)usda.gov> > >> *Cc:* collab(a)lists.millets2023.space > >> *Subject:* Re: [Collab] National Public Radio on millets, June 8, 2023 > >> > >> > >> > >> Non-NU Email > >> ------------------------------ > >> > >> Thank you, David, I appreciate your sharing this. It's of course another > >> version of the radio segment that aired last month on a more local scale > >> (Kansas CIty, apparently): > >> > >> https://www.kcur.org/2023-05-17/millets-drought-climate-united-nations > >> < > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.kcur.org/2023-05-17/millets-drought-…> > . > >> Altho shorter, the NPR Morning Edition version captures all the main > >> points. And of course it went out nationally in the US, which is great. > >> > >> > >> > >> Regarding the content of the segment, I'm particularly curious to know > >> more about the Japanese millet (Echinochloa esculenta) that Linus > >> Rothermich is growing - what are the markets for this grain in > >> North America? I am aware of the plant's use as forage and for wildlife > in > >> the US. > >> > >> > >> > >> TIA for any more info, > >> > >> > >> > >> Don > >> > >> > >> DO, EL, MI, US > >> > >> NAMA > >> > >> > >> > >> bcc: Rob Myers > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On Fri, Jun 9, 2023 at 1:18?PM Brenner, David (CTR) - REE-ARS < > >> david.brenner(a)usda.gov> wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > https://www.npr.org/2023/06/08/1180964010/the-united-nations-declares-2023-… > >> < > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.npr.org/2023/06/08/1180964010/the-un… > > > >> > >> [image: Image removed by sender.] > >> < > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.npr.org/2023/06/08/1180964010/the-un… > > > >> > >> The United Nations declares 2023 the International Year of Millets > >> < > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.npr.org/2023/06/08/1180964010/the-un… > > > >> > >> Millets, an alternative crop to corn and soybeans, is getting new > >> attention in the U.S. The resilient grain could help U.S. farmers > survive > >> climate change. > >> > >> www.npr.org > >> < > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.npr.org__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!BRDQvnZU… > > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------ > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA > solely > >> for the intended recipients. 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RESCHEDULED: 2023 North American Sorghum & Millets Culinary Experience now on Sep. 25-26
by Don Osborn 20 Jun '23

20 Jun '23

Please note the new dates in September! DO, EL, MI, US NAMA ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Sorghum United <sorghumunited(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, Jun 20, 2023 at 7:39 AM Subject: For Immediate Release: 2023 North American Sorghum and Millets Culinary Experience Rescheduled for September 25 and 26 To: Sorghum United <sorghumunited(a)gmail.com> Nate Blum Chief Executive Officer Sorghum United 2500 West Cardwell Road Lincoln, NE 68523 +1 402 802 1850 sorghumunited(a)gmail.com www.sorghumunited.com Supports the *For Immediate Release: * *Monday, May 22, 2023* 2023 NORTH AMERICAN SORGHUM AND MILLETS CULINARY EXPERIENCE IN GRAND ISLAND NEBRASKA RESCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 25 AND 26 *Lincoln:* Sorghum United will host the 2023 North American Sorghum and Millets Culinary Experience September 25th and 26th. The event will be held at Raising Nebraska, located at Fonner Park. The Experience is intentionally designed to provide cooking demonstrations and presentations regarding the nutrition and environmental impacts of small ancient grains for the benefit of chefs, dietitians, nutritionists, and physicians. However, the event is also free and open to the public. “Innumerable scientific studies regarding the positive impacts of including sorghum and millets in human diets have been published globally in the past decade. As a result, more and more culinary professionals have begun incorporating these climate-smart ancient grains in their formulations and recipes,” stated Sorghum United Chief Executive Officer, Nate Blum. “Raising Nebraska will be an ideal location at which to showcase the valuable health benefits of sorghum and millets as components of the next generation of consumer food products.” This event will be held in partnership with the North American Millets Alliance (NAMA) and in conjunction with the United Nations (UN) “International Year of Millets”. Registration is free and can be found at: eventbright.com, Keyword “SorghumUnited”. Chefs and researchers seeking to register to present may do so at: signupgenius.com, Keyword “sorghumunited(a)gmail.xn--com-9o0a. *Sorghum United is an international non-governmental organization working for consumer and producer education, markets development, entrepreneurial empowerment and global food security in the sorghum and millets space* -- *Nate Blum* Chief Executive Officer Sorghum United +1 402 802 1850 sorghumunited(a)gmail.com

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