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The Ohio Valley Grain Exchange is looking to hire an Executive Director! Please visit our job listing for more information and to apply today! https://ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/578212

A Stroll Through The Barley

The Ohio Valley Grain Exchange, the James B. Beam Institute and the   Food Connection@UK invite you to an afternoon and evening devoted to barley on May 14, 2025. We will look at barley variety plots at UK’s Spindletop Farm (GPS: 38.120133, -84.497031), tour South Fork Malthouse (https://www.southforkmalthouse.com/; GPS: 38.361655, -84.333030) and then convene over a malted beverage.

Let’s plan to gather at Spindletop Farm at 4:00 pm EDT.  

We will discuss:

 • Ongoing barley research
 • New barley varieties
 • Low GN barleys
 • Barley storage and meeting distiller/brewer specs
 • Potential secondary markets for barley

 Hope to see you there!

Celebrating Barbara Hurt

Barbara Hurt will be stepping down as Executive Director of Dendrifund as of April 30,2025. The OVGE will surely miss the thoughtful guidance that Barbara has provided to the local grains community since 2015. Those of us who have spent many hours in meetings with her recognize her ability to gently coax an idea into being and then give credit to someone else. She purposefully recognizes others in any group she convenes and makes sure to circle back and offer praise to someone who has articulated an idea that did not necessarily get much traction. These traits, coupled with her joyful enthusiasm for life make her a “must have” meeting companion and friend. Though Barbara’s role is changing, the OVGE and the Initiative to Bring Rye Back to Kentucky will always consider her a founding partner and will look forward to those times when her schedule allows her to join us around a convening table.