Delta-area farmer Bryce Wrigley shows the tightly clustered seeds atop a ripe barley stalk. (Erin McKinstry/Edible Alaska) The state is offering financial help to Alaska farmers who are struggling ...

Shigehisa had learned from her late father-in-law, who was a part-time farmer, that barley stalks can be made into drinking straws. When she was a child care worker about 20 years ago, she would ...

Barley isn't just for beer. Give your rice a break and let barley bask in the whole-grain spotlight. Jodie Kautzmann is an editor, baker, and confectioner with more than 15 years of experience in ...