Sruthi and Maria, I hope we did not confuse you. First, *Dipak is correct that most years proso grain is not fed to cattle*, hogs, poultry, or used for ethanol in the U.S. Trials have been ongoing for a century. Usually, only when proso grain prices get down to corn (priced cents-per-pound) will some proso slide into the feed market which has been rare in recent years. That low priced, or low quality proso grain rarely is sold to commercial proso buyers. That is why Dipak is correct (point 3) "...local marketing companies" do not buy and sell proso grain for feed, except for caged and wild bird feed. (Note, nearly all U.S. bird feed is proso, but foxtail millets, normally for seed, do find their way into caged bird feed.)
Secondly, *U.S. livestock are fed millet forage which does produce meat*. Far more acres of U.S. millets (combining pearl, foxtail, Japanese, teff, and browntop) are fed to livestock than is proso produced for grain. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture has not collected any uses of millet for many years. Even though over half the U.S. states raise millets (including proso), since 1999 USDA has only estimated proso, and only proso, harvested for grain. Note also slide 18 in presentation on Acreage Potential of U.S. Proso Millet where roughly 15% of USDA's 3-state proso estimates are planted and NOT harvested for grain. Thirdly, *your's, and any research on millet uses in the U.S., is welcomed*. I have tried. Since growing millet on our South Dakota farm, I have been around millet my whole life and published two books on it (1989--Proso Millet: A Trade Summary, and 1990--How to Produce Proso Millet: a farmer's guide). Both can be downloaded for free on ResearchGate.com. Review the presentation U.S. Millets for Feed, Conservation, and Wildlife specifically slides 7-13 for feed, 14-18 for conservation, and 19-22 for wildlife. My photos help tell the production and use story. My YouTube channel also has several millet videos, specifically *feeding*: https://youtu.be/usv-kruub54?si=JOR2zymO-R73d417 and *pricing*: https://youtu.be/pVQclIw5Rbw?si=mbno369FtqOan1Sf . I look forward to reading your proso as food research....Gary Wietgrefe On Thu, May 9, 2024 at 1:18 PM Dipak Santra <dsant...@unl.edu> wrote: > Hi Maria and Sruthi: > > I would like to clarify a couple of points to the best of my knowledge. > > 1. In the US, unless Sorghum is considered millet, proso millet is the > only millet which is grown for commodity grain. Other two grain millets are > pearl millet and foxtail millet but used as certified seed for hay > production. > 2. You are correct that majority of the US proso millet is used for > non-human food. However, this non-human food use means for bird feed not > for cattle feed. No proso millet is used for cattle feeding in the US. In > fact, I do not know if proso millet is used for cattle feeding anywhere in > the world. So, this is not 'round about' way of human food. > 3. Currently, the true human food & beverage uses of proso millet are > significantly lower than that of bird feed but the amount is substantial > due to recent global initiative to promote millets (IYM2023). > > It is not possible to get exact percentage or number of acres used > cultivating of millets for cattle or bird feed and human consumption. > However, ~20% of the US proso millet is used for non-bird feed i.e. human > food and beverages. The remaining 80% is used for non-food (bird feed-major > and mushroom - minor). *There is no use of proso millet for cattle > feeding. *This information is based on personal communications with local > millet marketing companies. There is no published literature for this > information. > > *The US proso millet production data based on USDA-NASS: *The trend of > proso millet production in the USA during the last 10 years (2014-2023) > based on USDA-NAAS data. > > · Total Areas of production average: 192,551 hectares (157,895 – > 268,551 ha) > > · Total production average: 311,311 tons (227,273 – 454,545 tons) > > · Yield: 1.174 tons/ha (1.18 – 2.13 tons/ha) > > · Sales price: $220/ton ($132 - $484/ton) > > · Value: $73 million ($36 – $134 million) > > The following link provides complete and detail data during entire > recording time (1999-2023). > > > https://quickstats.nass.usda.gov/results/FDDA3F86-2398-363D-B8C3-D0A1EB4818D5 > > I hope that this helps. > > Regards, > > Dipak > > > > Dipak Santra, Ph.D. > > *Professor (Alternative Crops Breeding Specialist)* > > President, International Broomcorn Millet Association > > Department of Agronomy and Horticulture > > University of Nebraska–Lincoln > > Panhandle Research & Extension Center > > 4502 Ave I, Scottsbluff, NE 69361 > > *(*308) 632-124 <3086321372>4 (work) / (*308) 765-2324* (cell) > > > > > > *From:* Collab <collab-bounces@lists.millets2023.space> *On Behalf Of *Maria > E Giovanni via Collab > *Sent:* Thursday, May 9, 2024 12:17 PM > *To:* Gary Wietgrefe <gww...@gmail.com>; Sruthi Vobbilisetti < > svobbilise...@csuchico.edu>; collab@lists.millets2023.space > *Subject:* Re: [Collab] Collab Digest, Vol 28, Issue 4 > > > > *Caution:* Non-NU Email > > > > Thank you Gary and Don! I’m Sruthi’s Research Professor – we want to make > the point that some millet is grown in the US but most of it goes to > non-human food use (I supposed feeding millet to cattle is a “round about” > way to feed people!). > > Maria Giovanni > > Chico State Univ, Dept of Food Science > > > > *From:* Collab <collab-bounces@lists.millets2023.space> *On Behalf Of *Gary > Wietgrefe via Collab > *Sent:* Thursday, May 9, 2024 11:08 AM > *To:* collab@lists.millets2023.space; Sruthi Vobbilisetti < > svobbilise...@csuchico.edu> > *Subject:* Re: [Collab] Collab Digest, Vol 28, Issue 4 > > > > Sruthi, we welcome your research as it will add food details to the > complex U.S. millet matrix. Little is publicly available on quantities and > types of various U.S. millets used for food (most of which is proso). > > Lacking accurate data, I made estimates in a couple presentations last > year for the International Millet Conference in Gehring, NE (Aug. 2), and > non-food uses of U.S. millets (Nov. 15) which was a NAMA webinar. See links > below and suggested slides that may help you....Gary Wietgrefe > > (3) (PDF) Acreage Potential of Proso Millet in U.S. Crop Rotations Aug. > 1-3, 2023 Gering NE (researchgate.net) > <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/373014012_Acreage_Potential_of_Proso_Millet_in_US_Crop_Rotations_Aug_1-3_2023_Gering_NE> > See > slides 27 and 41. > > (3) (PDF) U.S. Millets for Forage Conservation Wildlife and Ornamental > Uses (researchgate.net) > <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/380459996_US_Millets_for_Forage_Conservation_Wildlife_and_Ornamental_Uses> > See > slides 34, and 35. > > > > On Thu, May 9, 2024 at 11:09 AM <collab-request@lists.millets2023.space> > wrote: > > Send Collab mailing list submissions to > collab@lists.millets2023.space > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.millets2023.space/mailman/listinfo/collab > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > collab-request@lists.millets2023.space > > You can reach the person managing the list at > collab-owner@lists.millets2023.space > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Collab digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Production of millets for cattle feed and human consumption > (Sruthi Vobbilisetti) > 2. Re: Production of millets for cattle feed and human > consumption (Don Osborn) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 7 May 2024 13:29:24 +0000 > From: Sruthi Vobbilisetti <svobbilise...@csuchico.edu> > To: "collab@lists.millets2023.space" <collab@lists.millets2023.space> > Subject: [Collab] Production of millets for cattle feed and human > consumption > Message-ID: > < > mn2pr13mb3678e517eb7f4f6e4b65c638d2...@mn2pr13mb3678.namprd13.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hello, > > I hope you're doing well! > > I'm a graduate student in Nutritional Sciences at California State > University, Chico. I'm currently working on my research project " Sensory > Evaluation and Acceptance of millets in California State University, > Chico". In this project, I collaborated with the university dining hall and > conducted a taste test of millets involving students and staff of CSU, > Chico to assess their acceptance of millets as a whole grain. > > I'm currently working on writing my paper. However, I was stuck when I was > looking into percentage or number of acres used cultivating of millets for > cattle or bird feed and human consumption. I was wondering if anyone can > help me in this regard. It would be of great help to complete the paper and > research. > > Thank you, > > > Sruthi Vobbilisetti > Graduate student > Dept. of Nutrition and Food Science > California State University, Chico > > [cid:1673992c-89b3-4dbb-a6a0-a609f232abe3] > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > https://lists.millets2023.space/pipermail/collab/attachments/20240507/4ecaf77a/attachment-0001.htm > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: Outlook-ghe5ubot.png > Type: image/png > Size: 8343 bytes > Desc: Outlook-ghe5ubot.png > URL: < > https://lists.millets2023.space/pipermail/collab/attachments/20240507/4ecaf77a/attachment-0001.png > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 9 May 2024 13:09:27 -0400 > From: Don Osborn <d...@milletsalliance.org> > To: Sruthi Vobbilisetti <svobbilise...@csuchico.edu> > Cc: "collab@lists.millets2023.space" <collab@lists.millets2023.space> > Subject: Re: [Collab] Production of millets for cattle feed and human > consumption > Message-ID: > <CA+RHibUOO9T7r=q00yhJyM4tx22w=Zv= > hmjotrykegg8mwu...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Thanks Sruthi, for this information and question. Welcome to Collab! > > I hope others on the list who are in a better position to respond about the > breakdown of acreage devoted to millet for various purposes will do so. In > the meantime, I'd note that in a post to this list last September, Gary > Weitgrefe discussed some statistics, including that 86.8% of the proso > millet grown in the three-state area of Colorado, Nebraska, and South > Dakota (major producers) is harvested for grain.* That grain might go for > different purposes, including birdseed, feed for poultry or hogs(?), and > human food. I don't have a breakdown of that Presumably the other 13.2% > includes proso that goes for forage / hay. > > Sorghum and teff, which may be included among the millets, are similarly > grown for grain or forage. I have no breakdowns. > > All other millets - including pearl, foxtail, and Japanese/barnyard - are > grown only for animal consumption, even in the rare cases they are > harvested for grain. I understand that browntop millet is sown only for > wildlife. > > Others please correct me on any of the above, and/or expand on it. > > It will be very interesting to know more about your study, Sruthi, > including which millets were used. Please keep us informed as the work > progresses. > > Thanks again and best of luck with your studies! > > Don > > Don Osborn, PhD > (East Lansing, MI, US) > North American Millets Alliance > > Note: > * > https://lists.millets2023.space/pipermail/collab/2023-September/000329.html > > > > On Thu, May 9, 2024 at 9:16?AM Sruthi Vobbilisetti via Collab < > collab@lists.millets2023.space> wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > I hope you're doing well! > > > > I'm a graduate student in Nutritional Sciences at California State > > University, Chico. I'm currently working on my research project " Sensory > > Evaluation and Acceptance of millets in California State University, > > Chico". In this project, I collaborated with the university dining hall > and > > conducted a taste test of millets involving students and staff of CSU, > > Chico to assess their acceptance of millets as a whole grain. > > > > I'm currently working on writing my paper. However, I was stuck when I > was > > looking into percentage or number of acres used cultivating of millets > for > > cattle or bird feed and human consumption. I was wondering if anyone can > > help me in this regard. It would be of great help to complete the paper > and > > research. > > > > Thank you, > > > > > > Sruthi Vobbilisetti > > Graduate student > > Dept. of Nutrition and Food Science > > California State University, Chico > > > > > > > > -- > > Collab mailing list > > Collab@lists.millets2023.space > > https://lists.millets2023.space/mailman/listinfo/collab > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > https://lists.millets2023.space/pipermail/collab/attachments/20240509/bf2146fe/attachment.htm > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: Outlook-ghe5ubot.png > Type: image/png > Size: 8343 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: < > https://lists.millets2023.space/pipermail/collab/attachments/20240509/bf2146fe/attachment.png > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > > > -- > Collab mailing list > Collab@lists.millets2023.space > https://lists.millets2023.space/mailman/listinfo/collab > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Collab Digest, Vol 28, Issue 4 > ************************************* > > > > > -- > > Author, Gary W. 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