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<b><u>Barley Improvement Conference<br>
</u><i>January 11 & 12, 2015<br>
</b>Hacienda Hotel, Old Town, San Diego, CA<br>
</i>For complete announcement & registration form:<br>
<a href="http://ambainc.org/content/26/barley-improvement-conference">
http://ambainc.org/content/26/barley-improvement-conference<br><br>
</a><b><u>Registration is open and the program completed</u> </b>for the
40th biennial Barley Improvement Conference (BIC) sponsored by AMBA and
barley grower organizations. The BIC will start with a reception on
Sunday, January 11 at 7 pm, with an all day program with dinner on
Monday, January 12. You should plan on attending this informative
and unique networking event. The BIC provides barley researchers,
producers, and malting, brewing, and distilling end-users the opportunity
to hear reports on the status of barley research programs and to meet and
exchange information and ideas.<br><br>
<b><u>The BIC Technical Program</u></b> is complete and will include the
following talks:<br>
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<i><u>A Round Up of the North American Malting Barley Crop for
2014</u></i> - Derek Prell, Malteurop<br><br>
<i><u>Is the glass half empty? A look at the 2014 ID and MT Barley
crops</u></i> - Dr. Juliet Marshall, Univ of Idaho<br><br>
<i><u>Is there a Quick Fix for Resistance to Preharvest
Sprouting</u>?</i> - Dr. Rich Horsley, ND State Univ<br><br>
<i><u>Barley: Bursting with Flavor</u>?</i> - Dr. Pat Hayes, Oregon State
University<br><br>
<i><u>Management of Malting for Flavor Development and its Impact on Malt
Analyses</u> -</i> Paul Kramer, Rahr Malting <br><br>
<i><u>BYD-CYD Virus Resistance in Spring Barley: Aphids on the
Horizon</u></i> - Lynn Gallagher, UC-Davis<br>
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<i><u>Sustainable Barley Production</u></i> – Wade Malchow,
MillerCoors<br>
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<i><u>Barley Research at ARS, Aberdeen, Idaho</u> – </i>Dr. Mike Bonman,
USDA National Small Grains Germplasm Research Facility <br>
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<i><u>Understanding the Regulation of Malting Quality Genes</u></i> -
Marcus Vinje, USDA-ARS Cereal Crops Research Unit, Madison, WI<br>
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<i><u>Application of Metabolomic Technologies to Evaluate Malting
Quality</u></i> - Adam L. Heuberger, Colorado State University<br>
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<i><u>New Virulent races of barley leaf rust and stem rust pathogens in
the United States</u></i> - Jayaveeramuthu Nirmala, University of
Minnesota<br>
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The <b>afternoon discussion session </b>will be devoted to
<font color="#FF0000"><b><i>Hot Topics and Emerging Issues</font>
</i></b>providing growers, researchers, and end-users the opportunity to
explore approaches to address <font color="#0000FF"><b><u>preharvest
sprouting</u></font> and the question <font color="#0000FF"><u>Beer
flavor, does barley matter</u>? </b></font>Oregon State University, with
collaborators New Glarus and Sierra Nevada, plan a<font color="#0000FF">
<b><u>taste testing</u></font> </b>with beers made from <u>Copeland, Full
Pint, and Klages</u> barley malt. <br><br>
The BIC will continue the discussion on flavor with a talk by <b>dinner
speaker, Joseph Hertrich</b>, Retired, Anheuser-Busch, Group Director of
Brewing Materials, "<font color="#0000FF"><b><u>One Brewer's
Observations on Malt Flavor</u></b></font>"<br><br>
<br>
<i>Michael P. Davis, Ph.D.<br>
President<br>
American Malting Barley Association, Inc.<br>
Suite 830<br>
740 N. Plankinton Avenue<br>
Milwaukee, WI 53203<br>
414-272-4640<br>
414-272-4631 (fax)<br>
414-218-8806 (cell)<br>
</i><a href="http://www.ambainc.org/">www.AMBAinc.org</a> </body>
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