Exploring Opportunities for Malting Barley Production in Florida

, Lincoln Zotarelli , , Jay Capasso, Ethan Carter, , Kevin Athearn, Andrew MacIntosh, Alicia Halbritter, Matthew Smith, Kevin Korus, andDaniel Leonard

Release Date: 9/7/2021

Reviewed At: 4/9/2025

DOI: 10.32473/edis-hs1420-2021

Agriculture

Abstract

This publication aims to inform Florida growers and the craft brewing and distillery industry about the current knowledge of the potential yield and challenges of barley cultivation in north Florida.

About this Publication

This publication is HS1420, one of a series of the Department of Horticultural Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date September 2021. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Barrett, C. E., Zotarelli, L., Willis, S. M., Capasso, J. M., Carter, E. T., Broughton, D., Athearn, K. R., MacIntosh, A., Halbritter, A. N., Smith, M. T., Korus, K. A., & Leonard, D. J. (2021). Exploring Opportunities for Malting Barley Production in Florida. EDIS, 2021(5). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-hs1420-2021

Authors

Charles Barrett

affiliate professor, Department of Horticultural Sciences (Brazil), former Extension agent II and water resources RSA, UF/IFAS Extension Northeast District; UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center

Lincoln Zotarelli

Contact

Specialist

University of Florida

professor and Extension specialist, UF/IFAS Department of Horticultural Sciences, Gainesville, FL

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Sylvia M. Willis

Extension agent, UF/IFAS Extension Suwannee County

Jay Capasso

Specialized Agent

University of Florida

regional specialized Extension agent II, M.S., water resources, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center—Suwannee Valley, Live Oak, FL

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Ethan Carter

Specialized Agent

University of Florida

regional specialized Extension agent III, crop IPM, UF/IFAS Extension Jackson County, Marianna, FL

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De Broughton

former Extension agent II, M.S., regional specialized agent for agronomic crops, UF/IFAS Extension Northeast District; UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Extension Center, Suwannee Valley, Live Oak FL