Australia
February 5, 2008
The Victorian-bred barley line,
Buloke, has been approved for malting and brewing status and
given formal Barley Australia Accredited Variety status,
following extensive testing and trialing around Australia under
the Australian barley industry’s Malting and Brewing Industry
Barley Technical Committee (MBIBTC).
Barley Australia is the
peak industry body charged with the responsibility of national
varietal accreditation for malting barley.
Barley Australia chairman David Thomas said the elevation of
Buloke to malting status offered the marketplace increased
choice in quality Australian malting barleys.
“This variety is ready to go to the market place complete with
quality data that has been endorsed by the Australian malting
and brewing industry following the comprehensive evaluation it
has been through.
“Because of this, it enables purchasers to have confidence in
the processing performance of the parcel they buy,” Mr Thomas
said.
Buloke barley was bred by Mr David Moody of the Victorian
Department of Primary Industries at Horsham. It was one of
several elite lines to come from the former Malting Barley
Quality Improvement Program (MBQIP), a valued collaboration of
industry and government investment in barley breeding.
Buloke is licensed to and available through
AWB Seeds. |
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