Summary: A new commercial test developed with funding from GRDC will help growers ensure they are growing malting barley most sought after by maltsters. Malting barley varieties have increasingly been more difficult to differentiate. This new test will provide DNA analysis of barley seed and should be available within months. Contact: Paul Meibusch, GRDC Manager for Commercial Farm Technologies (02) 6166 4500. Email: p.meibusch@grdc.com.au
