Thanks Sruthi, for this information and question. Welcome to Collab! I hope others on the list who are in a better position to respond about the breakdown of acreage devoted to millet for various purposes will do so. In the meantime, I'd note that in a post to this list last September, Gary Weitgrefe discussed some statistics, including that 86.8% of the proso millet grown in the three-state area of Colorado, Nebraska, and South Dakota (major producers) is harvested for grain.* That grain might go for different purposes, including birdseed, feed for poultry or hogs(?), and human food. I don't have a breakdown of that Presumably the other 13.2% includes proso that goes for forage / hay. Sorghum and teff, which may be included among the millets, are similarly grown for grain or forage. I have no breakdowns. All other millets - including pearl, foxtail, and Japanese/barnyard - are grown only for animal consumption, even in the rare cases they are harvested for grain. I understand that browntop millet is sown only for wildlife. Others please correct me on any of the above, and/or expand on it. It will be very interesting to know more about your study, Sruthi, including which millets were used. Please keep us informed as the work progresses. Thanks again and best of luck with your studies! Don Don Osborn, PhD (East Lansing, MI, US) North American Millets Alliance Note: * https://lists.millets2023.space/pipermail/collab/2023-September/000329.html On Thu, May 9, 2024 at 9:16 AM Sruthi Vobbilisetti via Collab < collab@lists.millets2023.space> wrote:
Hello,
I hope you're doing well!
I'm a graduate student in Nutritional Sciences at California State University, Chico. I'm currently working on my research project " Sensory Evaluation and Acceptance of millets in California State University, Chico". In this project, I collaborated with the university dining hall and conducted a taste test of millets involving students and staff of CSU, Chico to assess their acceptance of millets as a whole grain.
I'm currently working on writing my paper. However, I was stuck when I was looking into percentage or number of acres used cultivating of millets for cattle or bird feed and human consumption. I was wondering if anyone can help me in this regard. It would be of great help to complete the paper and research.
Thank you,
Sruthi Vobbilisetti Graduate student Dept. of Nutrition and Food Science California State University, Chico
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