Supposed downsides of millets as food
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/go... (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-medic... 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-fre... 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
I have no reason to want to highlight supposed negatives of millets, but occasionally one runs across items. Here's another, with some context: *3. Antinutrients?* "Antinutrients are plant compounds that reduce the body's ability to absorb essential nutrients. They are not a major concern for most people, but may become a problem during periods of malnutrition, or among people who base their diets almost solely on grains and legumes." https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/how-to-reduce-antinutrients A nice article on millets, focusing on flour of pearl, finger, foxtail, and proso millets, includes in addition to mention of nutritional benefits, a paragraph on antinutrients as "downsides" (their term): https://www.healthieyoo.com/millet-flour-pearl-finger-foxtail-proso-the-glut... It seems, however, that this is not an issue particular to millets, nor are millets among the foods with highest amounts of antinutrients. For more info, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antinutrient Btw, some antinutrients are goitrogens (which were mentioned in the previous post in this thread). Don DO, EL, MI, US NAMA On Sun, May 28, 2023 at 10:13 PM Don Osborn <don@milletsalliance.org> wrote:
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/go... (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-medic...
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-fre...
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
Thank you so much indeed Don for very useful information and shading light on the myths about millet foods. Best regards,Babak Babak Nakhoda (PhD)Head, Department of Molecular Physiology,Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran,Seed and Plant Improvement Campus,Shahid-Fahmideh Blvd., P.O. Box: 31535-1897,Karaj - Iran.Tel: +98 26 32709485 and +98 26 32700955Cell: +98 935 291 0160 and +98 912 367 7137Fax: +98 26 32701067Email: B.Nakhoda at yahoo.com On Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at 07:33:41 AM GMT+3:30, Don Osborn <don@milletsalliance.org> wrote: I have no reason to want to highlight supposed negatives of millets, but occasionally one runs across items. Here's another, with some context: 3. Antinutrients? "Antinutrients are plant compounds that reduce the body's ability to absorb essential nutrients. They are not a major concern for most people, but may become a problem during periods of malnutrition, or among people who base their diets almost solely on grains and legumes." https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/how-to-reduce-antinutrients A nice article on millets, focusing on flour of pearl, finger, foxtail, and proso millets, includes in addition to mention of nutritional benefits, a paragraph on antinutrients as "downsides" (their term): https://www.healthieyoo.com/millet-flour-pearl-finger-foxtail-proso-the-glut... It seems, however, that this is not an issue particular to millets, nor are millets among the foods with highest amounts of antinutrients. For more info, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antinutrient Btw, some antinutrients are goitrogens (which were mentioned in the previous post in this thread). Don DO, EL, MI, USNAMA On Sun, May 28, 2023 at 10:13 PM Don Osborn <don@milletsalliance.org> wrote: 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/go... (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-medic... 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-fre... 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 -- Collab mailing list Collab@lists.millets2023.space https://lists.millets2023.space/mailman/listinfo/collab
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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 bcc: Rob Myers On Fri, Jun 9, 2023 at 1:18 PM Brenner, David (CTR) - REE-ARS < david.brenner@usda.gov> wrote:
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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 [cid:image001.png@01D99C76.2FA49710] 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<tel:3086321372>4 (work) / (308) 765-2324 (cell) From: Collab <collab-bounces@lists.millets2023.space> On Behalf Of Don Osborn Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2023 10:47 PM To: Brenner, David (CTR) - REE-ARS <david.brenner@usda.gov> Cc: collab@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-climate-united-nations__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!BRDQvnZU8qxQSiQ-O_iRtpRc8pS78j3wSvk59HaJWe3fq8FKBtcR3mGB5dwL6Vp7LODfOdAD5rPRXf8uiA$> . Altho shorter, the NPR Morning Edition version captures all the main points. And of course it went out nationally in the US, which is great. Regarding the content of the segment, I'm particularly curious to know more about the Japanese millet (Echinochloa esculenta) that Linus Rothermich is growing - what are the markets for this grain in North America? I am aware of the plant's use as forage and for wildlife in the US. TIA for any more info, Don DO, EL, MI, US NAMA bcc: Rob Myers On Fri, Jun 9, 2023 at 1:18 PM Brenner, David (CTR) - REE-ARS <david.brenner@usda.gov<mailto:david.brenner@usda.gov>> wrote: https://www.npr.org/2023/06/08/1180964010/the-united-nations-declares-2023-the-international-year-of-millets<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.npr.org/2023/06/08/1180964010/the-united-nations-declares-2023-the-international-year-of-millets__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!BRDQvnZU8qxQSiQ-O_iRtpRc8pS78j3wSvk59HaJWe3fq8FKBtcR3mGB5dwL6Vp7LODfOdAD5rPaj-yTjg$> [Image removed by sender.]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.npr.org/2023/06/08/1180964010/the-united-nations-declares-2023-the-international-year-of-millets__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!BRDQvnZU8qxQSiQ-O_iRtpRc8pS78j3wSvk59HaJWe3fq8FKBtcR3mGB5dwL6Vp7LODfOdAD5rPaj-yTjg$> The United Nations declares 2023 the International Year of Millets<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.npr.org/2023/06/08/1180964010/the-united-nations-declares-2023-the-international-year-of-millets__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!BRDQvnZU8qxQSiQ-O_iRtpRc8pS78j3wSvk59HaJWe3fq8FKBtcR3mGB5dwL6Vp7LODfOdAD5rPaj-yTjg$> 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!BRDQvnZU8qxQSiQ-O_iRtpRc8pS78j3wSvk59HaJWe3fq8FKBtcR3mGB5dwL6Vp7LODfOdAD5rMg-dd1sw$> ________________________________ This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately.
Has anyone had experience with dehulling Japanese millet? Is it similar to dehulling Proso millet? On Sun, Jun 11, 2023 at 2:06 PM Dipak Santra via Collab < collab@lists.millets2023.space> wrote:
Japanese millet (Echinochloa esculenta), also called barnyard millet, possibly is used in cover crop mix and as human food 9after dehulling (like other millet) for ethnic population (mainly Indian) in North America. It is very popular in India grocery stores what I have seen.
Dipak
Dipak Santra, Ph.D.
*Associate Professor (Alternative Crops Breeding Specialist)*
President, International Broomcorn Millet Association
Department of Agronomy and Horticulture
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Panhandle Research & Extension Center
4502 Ave I, Scottsbluff, NE 69361
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Thank you, David, I appreciate your sharing this. It's of course another version of the radio segment that aired last month on a more local scale (Kansas CIty, apparently):
https://www.kcur.org/2023-05-17/millets-drought-climate-united-nations <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.kcur.org/2023-05-17/millets-drought-climate-united-nations__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!BRDQvnZU8qxQSiQ-O_iRtpRc8pS78j3wSvk59HaJWe3fq8FKBtcR3mGB5dwL6Vp7LODfOdAD5rPRXf8uiA$> . 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
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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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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.
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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=Barnyardg... 3. https://www.canr.msu.edu/potatooutreach/research/mpic%20report%202018%20upda... (page 93) 4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinochloa_frumentacea 5. For example at https://midwestcovercrops.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/MCCC_Proceedings-20... (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@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@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)
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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 <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.kcur.org/2023-05-17/millets-drought-climate-united-nations__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!BRDQvnZU8qxQSiQ-O_iRtpRc8pS78j3wSvk59HaJWe3fq8FKBtcR3mGB5dwL6Vp7LODfOdAD5rPRXf8uiA$> . 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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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.
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Dear Don A few extra pieces of information 1. Did you see this very interesting tool CROP LOCATOR which is applied to millets and has mapped the suitable geographies globally for different types of millets. Please see their very short video at: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mukti-sadhan-basu-ph-d-30769459_indias-millet... A description they provided: The CropLocator is an unsupervised machine learning based solution which leverages merged data on weather, climate, soil, and landscape, to identify similar agro-ecological zones. In total over 100 parameters are used to identify similarities and the current version comprises a little shy of 2000 of these AEZs globally. We then cross match based on geocoordinates a carefully curated database of crops with these AEZs to identify potential suitable sites for cultivation. We of course have the ability to identify the criteria driving the “predictions”, although in some cases it is a complex non linear ensemble of factors which leads. Factors such as temperature above ground (daily averages and variances), rain fall, surface solar radiation, top soil organic content, are usually amongst the most common drivers. They have agreed to have a session and provide more background if you are interested to join? 2) We have a session on millets at Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior International Conference in Washington, DC July 20 – 23. Our panel is Dr Serah Theuri, Food and Nutrition Program, University of Southern Indiana, Agnes Mwangwela<https://www.linkedin.com/in/agnes-mwangwela-930a2a17/>, Stacia Nordin<https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacia-nordin/>, and me. https://www.sneb.org/sneb-2023/ 3) I thought these millet recipes have spectacular photos and definitely make you want to try it: https://sdg2advocacyhub.org/chefs-manifesto/news/magnificent-millets-recipe-... Regards Joanna ________________________________ From: Collab <collab-bounces@lists.millets2023.space> on behalf of Don Osborn <don@milletsalliance.org> Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2023 12:47 PM To: Brenner, David (CTR) - REE-ARS <david.brenner@usda.gov> Cc: collab@lists.millets2023.space <collab@lists.millets2023.space> Subject: Re: [Collab] National Public Radio on millets, June 8, 2023 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 bcc: Rob Myers On Fri, Jun 9, 2023 at 1:18 PM Brenner, David (CTR) - REE-ARS <david.brenner@usda.gov<mailto:david.brenner@usda.gov>> wrote: https://www.npr.org/2023/06/08/1180964010/the-united-nations-declares-2023-t... [https://media.npr.org/include/images/facebook-default-wide-s1400-c100.jpg]<https://www.npr.org/2023/06/08/1180964010/the-united-nations-declares-2023-the-international-year-of-millets> The United Nations declares 2023 the International Year of Millets<https://www.npr.org/2023/06/08/1180964010/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<http://www.npr.org> ________________________________ This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately.
Thank you, Joanna, for sharing these interesting items. I'll respond by number: 1) The Crop Locator is indeed an interesting tool. Since it covers such a diverse space (the world!) and crops are adaptable, it inevitably also raises questions. One wants to zoom in to areas one knows and ask what's going on here? I'll list some of those, but first, in regard to the question about an information session, yes that sounds interesting. It might be the kind of thing one could organize with FAO and/or ICRISAT. Perhaps one could involve various experts in this technical field (mapping and agro-ecologies). The questions follow: 1a) Even though teff is not in the mix (yet), I'm wondering whether a crop developed in the upland areas of the Horn of Africa would show up in parts of the US (such as Idaho) where it is grown as a grain crop quite successfully, not to mention other parts of the US. (Teff is also said to be grown for forage/had in about half the US.) So I'm wondering if this model might have to be fine-tuned with reference to realities in various locations/ 1b) Similarly with pearl millet. It's grown quite widely, esp. in the southeast US but for forage - that isn't reflected in the map. Going a step further, would the success of this crop for forage indicate good potential for food grade grain pearl millet? 1c) Looking at finger millet, I'm noting high suitability in the few highland areas of West Africa, notably Futa Jalon in Guinea. That's a big fonio region, and the soils there are not good, so I wonder if finger millet would be a realistic alternative. (A local response to the poor soils is a system of household gardens that is quite productive, but not used for grain crops.) 1d) I was blown away by the indications for kodo millet across West Africa. Kodo is actually native to Africa, but apparently a crop only in South Asia. Hard to imagine it entering ag systems focused rice, corn, sorghum, pearl millet, and fonio. (Lost Crops of Africa has a statement to the effect that altho kodo isn't cultivated, rice farmers in Africa might leave volunteer kodo millet stalks in their fields.) That's not to take potshots - I do though, think that questions like this might help fine-tune the model and integrate other factors into analysis using it. Great addition to the knowledgebase, and worth engaging with. 2) Pleased to know about the upcoming Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB) International Conference, and your panel there. If I were still in that region, I'd try to stop in. This brings back to mind that Serah Theuri and SNEB had been planning a webinar about millets for SNEB members in May. Need to catch up on where that is, and whether the recording might be made broadly available. 3) I did recently see the Chefs' Manifesto website, and it has quite a nice presentation of recipes and other information. Thanks for sharing the link with the list. All the best DO, EL, MI, US NAMA On Fri, Jun 16, 2023 at 8:50 PM Joanna Kane-Potaka < joanna.kanepotaka@outlook.com> wrote:
Dear Don
A few extra pieces of information
1. Did you see this very interesting tool CROP LOCATOR which is applied to millets and has mapped the suitable geographies globally for different types of millets. Please see their very short video at:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mukti-sadhan-basu-ph-d-30769459_indias-millet...
A description they provided:
The CropLocator is an unsupervised machine learning based solution which leverages merged data on weather, climate, soil, and landscape, to identify similar agro-ecological zones. In total over 100 parameters are used to identify similarities and the current version comprises a little shy of 2000 of these AEZs globally. We then cross match based on geocoordinates a carefully curated database of crops with these AEZs to identify potential suitable sites for cultivation. We of course have the ability to identify the criteria driving the “predictions”, although in some cases it is a complex non linear ensemble of factors which leads. Factors such as temperature above ground (daily averages and variances), rain fall, surface solar radiation, top soil organic content, are usually amongst the most common drivers.
*They have agreed to have a session and provide more background if you are interested to join? *
2) We have a session on millets at Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior International Conference in Washington, DC July 20 – 23. Our panel is Dr Serah Theuri*, *Food and Nutrition Program, University of Southern Indiana, Agnes Mwangwela <https://www.linkedin.com/in/agnes-mwangwela-930a2a17/>, Stacia Nordin <https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacia-nordin/>, and me.
https://www.sneb.org/sneb-2023/
3) I thought these millet recipes have spectacular photos and definitely make you want to try it:
https://sdg2advocacyhub.org/chefs-manifesto/news/magnificent-millets-recipe-...
Regards Joanna
------------------------------ *From:* Collab <collab-bounces@lists.millets2023.space> on behalf of Don Osborn <don@milletsalliance.org> *Sent:* Sunday, June 11, 2023 12:47 PM *To:* Brenner, David (CTR) - REE-ARS <david.brenner@usda.gov> *Cc:* collab@lists.millets2023.space <collab@lists.millets2023.space> *Subject:* Re: [Collab] National Public Radio on millets, June 8, 2023
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
bcc: Rob Myers
On Fri, Jun 9, 2023 at 1:18 PM Brenner, David (CTR) - REE-ARS < david.brenner@usda.gov> wrote:
https://www.npr.org/2023/06/08/1180964010/the-united-nations-declares-2023-t...
<https://www.npr.org/2023/06/08/1180964010/the-united-nations-declares-2023-the-international-year-of-millets> The United Nations declares 2023 the International Year of Millets <https://www.npr.org/2023/06/08/1180964010/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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Eva Tesfaye's very nice June 2023 Harvest Public Media / NPR piece on millets has just been resurfaced on AgUpdate.com's "Agri-View,"/1 so I'd like to revisit a question posed at that time regarding Japanese (barnyard) millet./2 The article mentioned Missouri farmer Linus Rothermich's growing of Japanese millet (presumably Echinochloa esculenta) for grain. I had wondered what end use(s) the grain had. Without attempting to contact Mr. Rothermich directly, I did a little more digging, and it seems that he is growing seed for planting this millet as a cover crop./3 In other words, as I understand it, he sells the Japanese millet seed he produces to seed suppliers, which in turn sell to other farmers to plant as cover crops. In the previous thread on the original NPR article,/2 Dipak suggested that the Japanese millet seed could in principle be dehulled and used for human food. At this time, however, I have no information on commercial production of any barnyard millet for human consumption in North America, but would be most interested to learn of it. Don Osborn, PhD (East Lansing, MI, US) North American Millets Alliance Notes: 1. "Millets could aid in surviving climate change" by Eva Tesfaye, Harvest Public Media, https://agupdate.com/agriview/news/crop/millets-could-aid-in-surviving-clima... 2. You can see the old thread with the same title as this posting in Collab's June 2023 archive: https://lists.millets2023.space/pipermail/collab/2023-June/thread.html 3. "Linus Rothermich, Auxvasse, MO," National Association of Conservation Districts, (no date) https://www.nacdnet.org/soil-champs/north-central/linus-rothermich/ bcc: Rob Myers On Sun, Jun 11, 2023 at 12:47 AM Don Osborn <don@milletsalliance.org> wrote:
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
bcc: Rob Myers
On Fri, Jun 9, 2023 at 1:18 PM Brenner, David (CTR) - REE-ARS < david.brenner@usda.gov> wrote:
https://www.npr.org/2023/06/08/1180964010/the-united-nations-declares-2023-t...
<https://www.npr.org/2023/06/08/1180964010/the-united-nations-declares-2023-the-international-year-of-millets> The United Nations declares 2023 the International Year of Millets <https://www.npr.org/2023/06/08/1180964010/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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Don, I am quite familiar with Linus Rothermic and have been on his farm a few times, including viewing his Japanese millet fields and talking to him about that crop. He has worked for many years with one particular buyer on millet for many years who is engaged with seed sales for the wildlife seed industry. So I think most of the Japanese millet seed he produces was in the past used for wildlife planting such as to attract ducks. However, more recently, Japanese millet has been used in cover crop plantings, particularly mixes of cover crops, so it wouldn’t surprise me if the buyer that Linus sells to is also reselling some for cover crop use. I don’t know the name of the buyer. Rob From: Don Osborn <don@milletsalliance.org> Date: Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 11:47 AM To: "collab@lists.millets2023.space" <collab@lists.millets2023.space> Subject: Re: National Public Radio on millets, June 8, 2023 Eva Tesfaye's very nice June 2023 Harvest Public Media / NPR piece on millets has just been resurfaced on AgUpdate.com's "Agri-View,"/1 so I'd like to revisit a question posed at that time regarding Japanese (barnyard) millet./2 The article mentioned Missouri farmer Linus Rothermich's growing of Japanese millet (presumably Echinochloa esculenta) for grain. I had wondered what end use(s) the grain had. Without attempting to contact Mr. Rothermich directly, I did a little more digging, and it seems that he is growing seed for planting this millet as a cover crop./3 In other words, as I understand it, he sells the Japanese millet seed he produces to seed suppliers, which in turn sell to other farmers to plant as cover crops. In the previous thread on the original NPR article,/2 Dipak suggested that the Japanese millet seed could in principle be dehulled and used for human food. At this time, however, I have no information on commercial production of any barnyard millet for human consumption in North America, but would be most interested to learn of it. Don Osborn, PhD (East Lansing, MI, US) North American Millets Alliance Notes: 1. "Millets could aid in surviving climate change" by Eva Tesfaye, Harvest Public Media, https://agupdate.com/agriview/news/crop/millets-could-aid-in-surviving-clima... 2. You can see the old thread with the same title as this posting in Collab's June 2023 archive: https://lists.millets2023.space/pipermail/collab/2023-June/thread.html 3. "Linus Rothermich, Auxvasse, MO," National Association of Conservation Districts, (no date) https://www.nacdnet.org/soil-champs/north-central/linus-rothermich/ bcc: Rob Myers On Sun, Jun 11, 2023 at 12:47 AM Don Osborn <don@milletsalliance.org<mailto:don@milletsalliance.org>> wrote: 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 bcc: Rob Myers On Fri, Jun 9, 2023 at 1:18 PM Brenner, David (CTR) - REE-ARS <david.brenner@usda.gov<mailto:david.brenner@usda.gov>> wrote: https://www.npr.org/2023/06/08/1180964010/the-united-nations-declares-2023-t... [https://media.npr.org/include/images/facebook-default-wide-s1400-c100.jpg]<https://www.npr.org/2023/06/08/1180964010/the-united-nations-declares-2023-the-international-year-of-millets> The United Nations declares 2023 the International Year of Millets<https://www.npr.org/2023/06/08/1180964010/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<http://www.npr.org/> ________________________________ This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately.
Thank you, Rob, for this clarification and additional information. I'm wondering how many growers in the US produce seed for Japanese (barnyard) millet, Echinochloa esculenta - for marketing for any purpose - and how many produce seed for billion dollar grass (Indian barnyard millet), E. frumentacea? In the absence of figures, any guesses? A while back, I did a back-of-napkin estimate based on some conversations, that there might be on the order of just under 100 growers of grain teff in the US, just under 1000 growers of proso millet, and something under 10,000 growers of grain sorghum. More accurate numbers would be interesting and useful, but in their absence, a reasonable set of estimates add a human dimension to estimates of acres planted and bushels harvested. All the best, Don DO, EL, MI, US NAMA On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 1:01 PM Myers, Robert L. <myersrob@missouri.edu> wrote:
Don,
I am quite familiar with Linus Rothermic and have been on his farm a few times, including viewing his Japanese millet fields and talking to him about that crop.
He has worked for many years with one particular buyer on millet for many years who is engaged with seed sales for the wildlife seed industry. So I think most of the Japanese millet seed he produces was in the past used for wildlife planting such as to attract ducks. However, more recently, Japanese millet has been used in cover crop plantings, particularly mixes of cover crops, so it wouldn’t surprise me if the buyer that Linus sells to is also reselling some for cover crop use. I don’t know the name of the buyer.
Rob
*From: *Don Osborn <don@milletsalliance.org> *Date: *Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 11:47 AM *To: *"collab@lists.millets2023.space" <collab@lists.millets2023.space> *Subject: *Re: National Public Radio on millets, June 8, 2023
Eva Tesfaye's very nice June 2023 Harvest Public Media / NPR piece on millets has just been resurfaced on AgUpdate.com's "Agri-View,"/1 so I'd like to revisit a question posed at that time regarding Japanese (barnyard) millet./2
The article mentioned Missouri farmer Linus Rothermich's growing of Japanese millet (presumably Echinochloa esculenta) for grain. I had wondered what end use(s) the grain had.
Without attempting to contact Mr. Rothermich directly, I did a little more digging, and it seems that he is growing seed for planting this millet as a cover crop./3 In other words, as I understand it, he sells the Japanese millet seed he produces to seed suppliers, which in turn sell to other farmers to plant as cover crops.
In the previous thread on the original NPR article,/2 Dipak suggested that the Japanese millet seed could in principle be dehulled and used for human food. At this time, however, I have no information on commercial production of any barnyard millet for human consumption in North America, but would be most interested to learn of it.
Don Osborn, PhD
(East Lansing, MI, US)
North American Millets Alliance
Notes:
1. "Millets could aid in surviving climate change" by Eva Tesfaye, Harvest Public Media, https://agupdate.com/agriview/news/crop/millets-could-aid-in-surviving-clima...
2. You can see the old thread with the same title as this posting in Collab's June 2023 archive: https://lists.millets2023.space/pipermail/collab/2023-June/thread.html
3. "Linus Rothermich, Auxvasse, MO," National Association of Conservation Districts, (no date) https://www.nacdnet.org/soil-champs/north-central/linus-rothermich/
bcc: Rob Myers
On Sun, Jun 11, 2023 at 12:47 AM Don Osborn <don@milletsalliance.org> wrote:
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
bcc: Rob Myers
On Fri, Jun 9, 2023 at 1:18 PM Brenner, David (CTR) - REE-ARS < david.brenner@usda.gov> wrote:
https://www.npr.org/2023/06/08/1180964010/the-united-nations-declares-2023-t...
The United Nations declares 2023 the International Year of Millets <https://www.npr.org/2023/06/08/1180964010/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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