Rare Corpse Flower's bloom brings thousands to Adelaide Botanic Garden
13 January 2023
The eyes of the world were on the Adelaide Botanic Garden after a rare and endangered Corpse Flower, aka Titan Arum, flowered for the first time in a decade.
Date posted: 03 March 2014
Barley is a pretty handy crop... and it tastes great!
Australia produces around 2.5 million tonnes of malting barley (barley for human consumption) and 4.5 million tonnes of feed barley (barley for stock food).
For barley to be ‘malt grade’, that is the premium grade for human consumption, buyers look for certain quality traits including round, bright, plump grains (large kernel size), high malt extract, good hectolitre weight, no chemical contamination, free of mould or weather staining and an intact husk.
Grain standards are strict and are tested regularly along the supply chain to ensure all quality parameters are met.
The bulk (around 95%) of malt quality barley grown in Australia is used to make malt for beer production. The rest is used in food production.
You can find barley, often labelled as malt, in a range of food products. From breakfast cereals, to breads, to confectionary, drinks, malted milkshakes and biscuits.
Health food shops, and some supermarkets, are a great place to source nutritious barley products. Here you can find barley flour to use in breads and biscuits, pearl barley for soups and stews, flaked barley for use in cereals and barley malt used to make homemade muesli bars.
Barley and barley malt is low in fat and GI, contains E and B group vitamins and is high in fibre. Barley is also high in beta-glucan, a soluble fibre which helps lubricate the gut wall and ‘activates the immune system’. Eating beta-glucan can help reduce cholesterol, control blood sugar and maintain body weight.
Barley Australia
SA Grains Market Overview
Western Australian Department of Agriculture and Food: Barley Products
13 January 2023
The eyes of the world were on the Adelaide Botanic Garden after a rare and endangered Corpse Flower, aka Titan Arum, flowered for the first time in a decade.
06 January 2023
The Titan Arum, or Corpse Flower, is known for its notorious smell - but did you know these plants have a fascinating life up to 10 years prior to the stinky inflorescent bloom?