NATIONAL BARLEY IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE

 

OBJECTIVES

 

A.  Serve as a national forum for discussion of matters important to barley research, production and utilization.

 

B.  Serve in an information distribution capacity to all persons interested in barley.

 

C.  To help identify national and regional priorities and encourage their adoption and proper funding.

 

D.  Serve in an advisory capacity as is appropriate to national or regional groups.

 

STRUCTURE:  The NBIC consists of members from various regions and at-large categories.  The number of representatives per region was determined on the basis of barley acreage per region.  Barley researchers from each region elect their own representatives.  Representatives from the at-large categories may either be elected or appointed by the particular category involved.  The NBIC may recognize a particular organization as representative of an at-large category and ask that organization to elect or appoint a representative to the NBIC.

 

REGION                                                                                                         NUMBER OF

OR CATEGORY               AREA OR SECTOR                          REPRESENTATIVES

 

NORTH CENTRAL                   North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa,                            3

                                                Wisconsin, Illinois, and Michigan

 

NORTHWEST                        Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana,                                  3

                                                and Wyoming

 

SOUTHWEST                          California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado,                                  1

                                                and New Mexico

 

EAST                                       Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina,                          1

                                                and all states north (except Michigan) and east.

 

SOUTH CENTRAL/                  Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri,                                    1

SOUTHEAST                          Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia,

                                                South Carolina, and Florida

 

AT-LARGE                              Malting Barley Industry                                                            1

                                                Feed Barley Industry                                                            1

                                                Barley Marketing                                                                     1

                                                Barley Growers

                                                            Idaho Barley Commission                                          1

                                                            Minnesota Barley Council                                     1

                                                            Montana Wheat & Barley Committee                                1

                                                            North Dakota Barley Council                                     1

                                                            Oregon Grains Commission                                          1

                                                            Washington Barley Commission                              1

                                                            East Region                                                              1

                                                            South Central/Southeast          Region                                    1                                                                                                                                              __

                                                                                                            TOTAL                      20