Colorado Officials Promoting Millet Grain
Colorado Officials Promoting Millet Grain
Agriculture officials in the state of Colorado are looking to the state's brewers to see if they can help with sales of millet. In 2010, Colorado farmers produced just over 60 percent of all the millet produced in the US last year. Millet, a cereal grain, only represents $50 million of the US gross domestic product, compared to other grains like wheat which account for several billion dollars in sales each year.
But Colorado agriculture department spokesman Timothy Larsen believes millet presents a wonderful opportunity for the state's rural businesses to grow. Millet is grown around the world for food and animal fodder, and is most commonly used in birdseed mixtures. Colorado agriculture officials have been promoting millet's gluten-free qualities and working with Colorado State University to develop new recipes using the grain.
The officials have also reportedly asked Colorado Malting Co. in Alamosa to malt the grain so that brewers can try to use it as a substitute for wheat or barley. The company's website says it will deliver malted millet to Colorado brewers “and hopes are high that it will not only create new malt markets, but that it will inspire new and exciting beers.”
Agriculture officials in the state of Colorado are looking to the state's brewers to see if they can help with sales of millet. In 2010, Colorado farmers produced just over 60 percent of all the millet produced in the US last year. Millet, a cereal grain, only represents $50 million of the US gross domestic product, compared to other grains like wheat which account for several billion dollars in sales each year.
But Colorado agriculture department spokesman Timothy Larsen believes millet presents a wonderful opportunity for the state's rural businesses to grow. Millet is grown around the world for food and animal fodder, and is most commonly used in birdseed mixtures. Colorado agriculture officials have been promoting millet's gluten-free qualities and working with Colorado State University to develop new recipes using the grain.
The officials have also reportedly asked Colorado Malting Co. in Alamosa to malt the grain so that brewers can try to use it as a substitute for wheat or barley. The company's website says it will deliver malted millet to Colorado brewers “and hopes are high that it will not only create new malt markets, but that it will inspire new and exciting beers.”
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