Rye
Jamie Schechinger
Growing
- winter crop or spring crop
- less rich soil
- grows until 3-4 feet tall
- 6.3 million bushels (2011)
- Georgia and Oklahoma
Harvesting
- When dry
- Used to use sickle blade
- Combines
- Combine at 22% moisture --> additional drying
Pest
- Generally free
- Ergot fungus--> pesticides
Uses
- Bird feed --> seed
- Cereal --> grain/seed
- Bread/pastry's --> grain/seed
- Flour --> grain/seed
- Cover Crop --> left over stalk
Fun Facts
- 70% shipped to South Korea
- World's longest underdog crop
- Poverty grain
- 51% made into drinks