{"id":1145,"date":"2017-12-17T15:49:17","date_gmt":"2017-12-17T15:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/grains-oilseeds\/?page_id=1145"},"modified":"2026-06-15T14:04:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T14:04:45","slug":"spring-barley-variety-trials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/grains-oilseeds\/topics\/spring-barley-variety-trials\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Barley Variety Trials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Objective:<\/strong> To identify varieties of malting and &#8216;naked&#8217; (hulless) barley that perform well in Maine in terms of grain yields, grain quality, and malt quality.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Malting Barley<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/grains-oilseeds\/topics\/spring-barley-variety-trials\/malting-barley-variety-trial-2020-results\/\">2020 Malting Barley Variety Trial Results<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/grains-oilseeds\/topics\/spring-barley-variety-trials\/spring-malting-barley-variety-trial-2019-results\/\">2019 Malting Barley Variety Trial Results<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/grains-oilseeds\/topics\/spring-barley-variety-trials\/malting-barley-variety-trial-2018-results\/\">2018 Malting Barley Variety Trial Results<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/grains-oilseeds\/topics\/spring-barley-variety-trials\/malting-barley-variety-trial-2017-results\/\">2017 Malting Barley Variety Trial Results<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/grains-oilseeds\/topics\/spring-barley-variety-trials\/malting-barley-variety-trial-2016-results\/\">2016 Malting Barley Variety Trial Results<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/grains-oilseeds\/topics\/spring-barley-variety-trials\/malting-barley-variety-trial\/\">2015 Malting Barley Variety Trial Results<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Naked (Hulless) Barley<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umainesystem.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/s\/UM-OnlineDocs\/IQCq5vwS6vchToxdf515W3sCAaZZ5MDx9WV5rYTiUnmK54E?e=6BPGDZ\">2022 to 2025 Spring Hulless Barley Variety Trial Results<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umainesystem.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/s\/UM-OnlineDocs\/ER_FZY8mk_5OqZia-Iz7-FwBq02F-81fsedYvbhD7Po5tA?e=gY9ZWc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2021 to 2024 Spring Hulless Barley Variety Trial Results<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umainesystem.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/s\/UM-OnlineDocs\/EWIiDfLe9elGrn-Sa0g6yuYByaKowGXKekAnbVhWwqNqyg?e=XoyfeU\">2021, 2022 and 2023 Spring Naked Barley Variety Trial Results<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Objective: To identify varieties of malting and &#8216;naked&#8217; (hulless) barley that perform well in Maine in terms of grain yields, grain quality, and malt quality. 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