# Feed barley

> Feed barley is barley grown for its grain to be used as animal feed; it differs from malting barley in its end use and quality criteria.

- Source page: <https://casseed.com.tr/en/glossary/feed-barley/>
- Türkçe sürüm: <https://casseed.com.tr/sozluk/yemlik-arpa/>

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## In detail

Among cool-season cereals, barley is known for its short growing period and relative drought tolerance. For feed barley, grain yield and test weight come first; for malting barley, criteria required by the malting industry, such as suitable protein content, kernel plumpness and germination quality, are decisive.

Depending on the region, barley can be sown as a winter or spring crop. After a winter barley harvest, maize can also be grown in the same field as a second crop.

## Why does it matter when choosing seed?

Whether barley is grown for feed or for malting determines the choice of variety and crop management, especially nitrogen fertilisation.

## Related terms

- [Main-crop and second-crop sowing](https://casseed.com.tr/en/glossary/main-crop-and-second-crop/): Main-crop sowing is spring sowing of the field’s principal crop for the season; second-crop sowing takes place in the same year after another crop, usually a cereal, has been harvested.
- [Test weight (hectolitre weight)](https://casseed.com.tr/en/glossary/test-weight/): Test weight, or hectolitre weight, is the weight in kilograms of grain filling a 100-litre volume (kg/hl) and indicates grain density.