Hi David, Thank you for your email. I have about 2 M.T of foxtail millet ready for planting. Please ask any farmers interested with 100 germ and purity. Regards
*Om P.Dangi, Ph.D., P.Ag.President & CEOAgriculture Environmental Renewal Canada (AERC) Inc.821 Corkstown Rd., Ottawa, Ontario, K2K 2Y1Tel: 613 596 5927; Cell: 613-229-1886Website: www.aerc.ca <http://www.aerc.ca>* On Tue, May 27, 2025 at 10:44 AM Brenner, David (CTR) - REE-ARS via Collab < [email protected]> wrote: > Foxtail millet seeds are readily available from commercial sources. > Foxtail is widely adapted and should thrive in Maryland. > > Some available commercial varieties which search well online: > White Wonder > Golden German > > The foxtail millet sold in pet stores as dry heads for cage pet birds can > germinate well. > > If genetically diverse seeds are needed for research; I can assist with > providing small samples from the US National Plant Germplasm System station > in Ames, Iowa. > > David Brenner > [email protected] > > Or: [email protected] > > Plant Introduction Station phone > 515-294-6786 > Iowa State University > > 716 Farm House Lane, Ames, IA 50011-1051 > USA > > https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/search.aspx > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/search.aspx__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!DqK6hYayk90RYImdFMotOx-sENGT6rrDx411VrQF4iDA_nJq6wGgRF6GIDjvztzMtz8RAu_yzVNtHjn65PlcebnlaXxdnL3p4A$> > ? > Curator of: Amaranthus, Celosia, Chenopodium, Coronilla, Dalea, Galega, > Melilotus, Perilla, Portulaca, Spinacia, miscellaneous Umbelliferae, and > the millets: Echinochloa, Panicum, and Setaria. > Hatch Act NC7 Regional Project in the US National Plant Germplasm System > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Collab <[email protected]> on behalf of Don > Osborn <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Sunday, May 25, 2025 7:47 PM > *To:* [email protected] <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [External Email][Collab] Growers need seeds for grain pearl, > finger & foxtail millets > > [External Email] > If this message comes from an *unexpected sender* or references a > *vague/unexpected > topic;* > Use caution before clicking links or opening attachments. > Please send any concerns or suspicious messages to: [email protected] > We're in touch with two different businesses, one in northern California, > the other in southern Maryland, who are trying to grow less-cultivated > grain millets and need good seed. Specifically: > > Pearl millet: I am told that a supplier of the TifGrain 102 variety has > left the market, so supply of that may be a problem? AERC in Canada has > their CGPMH-90 variety, but not sure how easy it is to import these days. > Anyone have other info or ideas? > > Finger millet: Does anyone know of any North American source for seed for > this grain? That is, for commercial growing - I know accessions can be > requested from USDA for experimental use. > > Foxtail millet: The farm in Maryland is interested in grain foxtail. I > recall Joni saying that a grower closer to her area had harvested foxtail > grain - could we find out what variety? Joni, did he combine the mature > grains? > > Also need a guide for this crop (seeding to harvest). > > Thanks in advance for any info or pointers. > > Don > > Don Osborn, PhD > (East Lansing, MI, US) > North American Millets Alliance > > > > > This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely > for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message > or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law > and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you > have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete > the email immediately. > > > -- > Collab mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.millets2023.space/mailman/listinfo/collab >
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