Hi Suresh: I am the proso millet breeder at the University of Nebraska. I will be interested to explore possibility of bringing the CFTRI millet processing technologies to US for research (non-commercial purpose). It could be in collaborative research grant or something like that. I will be in Delhi on Sep. 20-23 for an International Millet Conference (Brochure and Flyer for details). I wish to make a 4-5 days trip to South (ICRISAT, TNAU) and will see if I can stop by Mysore for a day to discuss this. I will update you as it evolves. My contact details in below. My cell phone is my WhatsApp. Regards, Dipak [cid:image001.png@01D9E254.9A0FB070] Dipak Santra, Ph.D. 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<tel:3086321372>4 (work) / (308) 765-2324 (cell) From: Collab <collab-bounces@lists.millets2023.space> On Behalf Of suresh sakhare via Collab Sent: Friday, September 8, 2023 11:52 AM To: Don Osborn <don@milletsalliance.org>; collab@lists.millets2023.space Subject: Re: [Collab] Grain teff and proso millet in the US: Rainfed or irrigated? Non-NU Email ________________________________ Hi This is Suresh Sakhare Principal Scientist at International School of Milling Technology, CSIR- Central Food Technological Research Institute Mysore. I have been working on millet processing and product devlopement from last 15 years. I have devloped 20 technologies on millet processing and product devlopement. This technologies r successfully transferred to industries. Worked on proso, foxtail, little, finger, kodo millets for flour and semolina milling process with higher yield and extended shelf life . Nutrition retention higher. I am looking for Collabration in the millet field and also will be happy to deliver talk. Thanks Suresh Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/mail.onelink.me/107872968?pid=nativeplacement&c=Global_Acquisition_YMktg_315_Internal_EmailSignature&af_sub1=Acquisition&af_sub2=Global_YMktg&af_sub3=&af_sub4=100000604&af_sub5=EmailSignature__Static___;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!CJheU_UME-idgDoOALTU-6fdgF7sS8J3zQenKjUiZiztxwE9bRct5G9_W4_CgkhjUom-2JyUqioXggXm9KYg9F3HeKO8dg$> On Tue, Sep 5, 2023 at 6:32, Don Osborn <don@milletsalliance.org<mailto:don@milletsalliance.org>> wrote: As discussed briefly on this list this past June,/1 SBSF's Crop Locator project is developing a tool to map out ideal locations for growing the various millets for grain. It works from data on where a given crop is successfully grown (e.g., agroclimatic, soils, altitude), and then finds locations elsewhere in the world with closely matching characteristics, The project included a map for proso millet but not yet for teff. For proso millet (slide 15 via the link), it's not clear whether US data was incorporated. However I understand they would be seeking data on locations only where irrigation is not normally necessary to get a grain harvest. https://media.licdn.com/dms/document/media/D4D1FAQGogZwAC2uXpA/feedshare-document-pdf-analyzed/0/1685527749606?e=1694649600&v=beta&t=I_nfAVADp8a7-nBexxxyj8fjzJX_PW_CCf2IXWmF36s<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/media.licdn.com/dms/document/media/D4D1FAQGogZwAC2uXpA/feedshare-document-pdf-analyzed/0/1685527749606?e=1694649600&v=beta&t=I_nfAVADp8a7-nBexxxyj8fjzJX_PW_CCf2IXWmF36s__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!CJheU_UME-idgDoOALTU-6fdgF7sS8J3zQenKjUiZiztxwE9bRct5G9_W4_CgkhjUom-2JyUqioXggXm9KYg9F3G8nF18A$> It would be helpful to be able to supply information to the Crop Locator project about where grain proso is grown, along with data on those locations. Since I understand mapping teff is also foreseen, it would be helpful to know about whether the teff grown in say Idaho or Nevada is purely rainfed or relies to one or another extent on irrigation to produce grain. I recall on this list in March 2022, Steve DeWitt mentioned his experiment with rainfed teff for grain in Oklahoma was not successful, but that another farmer there was successfully growing grain teff with irrigation./2 Irrigation, as long as there is water available, makes a lot of things possible, but it would not seem that Oklahoma would be a positive data point for this grain for the Crop Locator project. On the other hand, part of the story of the introduction of teff culture in the NW US in the early 1980s was that Wayne Carlson saw similarities between the areas of Ethiopia where he had seen teff grown, and the Snake River valley./3 So, the question is, over the ensuing years, whether teff is typically grown there without need for irrigation. If so, this information might help refine SBSF's data on locations best suited for grain teff. Grain teff is also grown in Minnesota (introduced by Tesfa Drar, also in the early 1980s),/4 as well as in one operation we know about in Michigan (Claire Smith, a subscriber to this list, is part of that)./5 So, the question may end up being, where *can't* grain teff be grown? That kind of question, in turn, might affect the model used by the mapping project. A side note on teff. I've probably mentioned this before, but teff is also fairly widely grown in the US for animal forage and hay - one source I don't have at hand suggested it's in half of the US states already. However, this use is not a focus of the mapping project. Thanks in advance for any information, Don Don Osborn, PhD (East Lansing, MI, US) North American Millets Alliance Notes: 1. https://lists.millets2023.space/pipermail/collab/2023-June/000220.html<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/lists.millets2023.space/pipermail/collab/2023-June/000220.html__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!CJheU_UME-idgDoOALTU-6fdgF7sS8J3zQenKjUiZiztxwE9bRct5G9_W4_CgkhjUom-2JyUqioXggXm9KYg9F0iF2mFEg$> 2. https://lists.millets2023.space/pipermail/collab/2022-March/000033.html<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/lists.millets2023.space/pipermail/collab/2022-March/000033.html__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!CJheU_UME-idgDoOALTU-6fdgF7sS8J3zQenKjUiZiztxwE9bRct5G9_W4_CgkhjUom-2JyUqioXggXm9KYg9F1scEBjXw$> 3. https://www.voanews.com/a/demand-rises-teff-other-alternatives-wheat/3030148.html<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.voanews.com/a/demand-rises-teff-other-alternatives-wheat/3030148.html__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!CJheU_UME-idgDoOALTU-6fdgF7sS8J3zQenKjUiZiztxwE9bRct5G9_W4_CgkhjUom-2JyUqioXggXm9KYg9F0UkMgGbA$> 4. https://tefffarms.com/what-is-teff/<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/tefffarms.com/what-is-teff/__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!CJheU_UME-idgDoOALTU-6fdgF7sS8J3zQenKjUiZiztxwE9bRct5G9_W4_CgkhjUom-2JyUqioXggXm9KYg9F1pJY59OA$> 5. https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/teffola-the-littlest-grain-that-could<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.canr.msu.edu/news/teffola-the-littlest-grain-that-could__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!CJheU_UME-idgDoOALTU-6fdgF7sS8J3zQenKjUiZiztxwE9bRct5G9_W4_CgkhjUom-2JyUqioXggXm9KYg9F1oh_lGyA$> -- Collab mailing list Collab@lists.millets2023.space<mailto:Collab@lists.millets2023.space> https://lists.millets2023.space/mailman/listinfo/collab<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/lists.millets2023.space/mailman/listinfo/collab__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!CJheU_UME-idgDoOALTU-6fdgF7sS8J3zQenKjUiZiztxwE9bRct5G9_W4_CgkhjUom-2JyUqioXggXm9KYg9F3kdXxmQA$>
