Sustaining Barley Webinar Series

sustaining barley - a webinar series

Launched October 2nd to serve as a forum for conversation and sharing of great ideas to advance sustainability in the malting barley industry.

Hosted by: Brewing and Malting Barley Research Institute, American Malting Barley Association, Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre

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The Sustaining Barley Webinar Series serves as a forum for conversation and sharing of great ideas to advance sustainability in the malting barley industry. Join us to learn about innovative research and practices throughout the supply chain that’s helping the malting, brewing, and distilling industries meet their sustainability goals.

Sustaining Barley Webinar Series 2025-26

Session details will be continually updated

October 22nd, 2025 @ 1 pm CT | Regenerative Ag Practices

  • Mitchell Japp/ Regenerative-ish: The Quiet Sustainability of Western Canadian Barley
  • Dr. Brady Goettl/ Reasonable Expectations: What’s possible with cover crops in northern barley systems
Watch Recording

November 18th, 2025 @ 1 pm CT | Baselining Barley

  • Neil Douglas Fuller/ Baselining Barley: Evaluating the Environmental Impact of U.S. Malting Barley
Watch Recording

January 21st, 2026 @ 1 pm CT | Optimizing Nitrogen

  • Brianne McInnes, NE Agriculture Research Foundation: 4R Management: Can split applications be managed in malt barley to reduce risk and maintain yield?
  • Dr. Joseph Jensen, Montana State University: Optimizing Nitrogen Inputs to Reduce Scope 3 Emissions in Barley Production

October 2nd @ Noon CT | Measuring Impact: Understanding the environmental impact of barley production systems

  • Nathan Pelletier, University of British Columbia: Quantifying environmental impact of crop production through Life Cycle Assessments
  • Nigel Davies, Maltdoctor, Ltd.: Sustainable malt: fact or fiction?
Watch Recording

November 5th @ 10 am CT | Focus on Fertility: Maximizing inputs to support sustainable barley production systems

  • Brady Goettl, North Dakota State University: Dialing in Nitrogen recommendations for profitability, quality, and environmental stewardship
  • Mike Hall, East Central Research Foundation / Suncrest College: Enhanced barley variety trials: Do input requirements differ between varieties?
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January 8th @ 1 pm CT | Threats to No-Till Progress: Examining threats to to progress on no-till adoption in barley production systems

  • Charles Geddes, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada: Herbicide resistant weeds and threats to no-till management
  • Alan Dyer, Montana State University: Technical Debt: the risks and need for change
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February 5th @ 1 pm CT | Leveraging AI for a sustainable barley industry

  • Yin Li, Malteurop: The application of cutting-edge AI and Industry 4.0 for Malting
  • Rupashree Dass, Computomics: XSeedScore
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March 12th @ 1 pm CT | Winter Cereals Potential: Bolstering sustainability with winter grains

  • Kevin Smith, University of Minnesota: Advancing cold temperature tolerance in the great north
  • Phil Bailey, Secan: Winter Barley Outlook for Canada
Watch Recording