The North Dakota Barley Council would like establish an endowed chair in barley pathology at North Dakota State University. However, NDBC District Representative Tony Schneider says that goal is on pause. “Dr. Thomas Baldwin and his team are doing some very good work, but we might have to step back from that for a year or two.” Declining barley acreage is blamed for that decision. Schneider believes the need still exists. “The barley pathologist works on a lot of disease issues that can also impact barley production in the state like Bacterial Leaf Streak and Don; a better understanding of how it works is very, very important.”
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