Barley is the third largest feed grain crop produced in the United States, after corn and sorghum. Barley is a short-season, early maturing crop. Therefore, it is produced in a variety of climates and in both irrigated and dryland production areas. Production is concentrated in the Northern Plains, especially North Dakota, Idaho and Montana, and in the Pacific Northwest, especially Washington. The United States is the eighth largest producer of barley in the world, with current production estimated at 4.9 million planted acres.  August 2008 . . . Barley

Marketing

• Barley, U.S. Grains Council - A private, nonprofit corporation that develops export markets for barley as well as for sorghum and corn.
• Barley production data, Crop Production 2007 summary, NASS, USDA, 2008.
• Barley Quick Stats, NASS, USDA.
• Grain and Oilseed Reports, USDA - National report on weekly markets.
• Idaho Barley Commission
• National Barley Foods Council
• North Dakota Barley Council

Processing/Manufacturing

• American Malting Barley Association
• Beer Institute Online

Businesses/Case Studies

• Barley, The New American Farmer Profiles, Sustainable Agriculture and Research Education (SARE), USDA - In this online series, producers explain how they grow barley in their region of the country. 
• Vertical Coordination in the Malting Barley Industry: A ‘Silver Bullet’ For Coors?, Ag Marketing Resource Center, Kansas State University, 2004 - Looks at the traditional production contracts held by Coors for its barley production and the future of the brewing industry.

Links checked June 2008.