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) 632-1244 (work) / (308) 765-2324 (cell) 

 

 

From: Collab <collab-bounces@lists.millets2023.space> On Behalf Of Don Osborn
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To: Brenner, David (CTR) - REE-ARS <david.brenner@usda.gov>
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Subject: Re: [Collab] National Public Radio on millets, June 8, 2023

 

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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 . 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

 

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On Fri, Jun 9, 2023 at 1:18 PM Brenner, David (CTR) - REE-ARS <david.brenner@usda.gov> wrote:

 

 

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The United Nations declares 2023 the International Year of Millets

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

 

 

 





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