winter barley
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of winter barley
First recorded in 1570–80
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High on the Marlborough Downs, Mike Wilkins was testing his winter barley when I met him, breaking off their ears and grinding them in a small machine to see how dry the grain is.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2025
Researchers are working with growers to help counter the effects of more volatile weather systems with improved hop varieties that can withstand drought and by adding winter barley to the mix.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 11, 2023
Ukraine sowed about 4.1 million hectares of winter wheat for the 2023 harvest, while the area under winter barley stood at around 615,000 hectares.
From Reuters ● Aug. 29, 2023
Will Faulds, an arable farmer just outside Ipswich who has crops of winter wheat, winter barley and oilseed rape, says "very simply it's brick dry".
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2022
The best nurse crops in the South include winter rye, winter barley and winter oats, even though the seed should not be sown on them until the spring.
From Clovers and How to Grow Them by Thomas Shaw
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