👍 On Mon, Jan 12, 2026, 2:04 PM Don Osborn via Collab < [email protected]> wrote:
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE by North American Millets Alliance: January 12, 2026 > > > > *Two Food Millets Announced for 2026* > > > > > > Enough food-selected seed varieties of proso millet are available for > planting in 2026. In the past, food characteristics, empirical analysis, > and varietal selection of proso biotypes have limited significant volume of > millets in the U.S. food chain. > > > > “Having designated food-grade millet varieties is exciting news for millets > and the food chain,” said Joni Kindwall-Moore, CEO of Snacktivist Inc. and > founding member of the North American Millets Alliance. > > > > Don Osborn co-founder of the North American Millets Alliance went on to > explain, “Industry changes come in steps. The first was North American > Millets Alliance’s release of proso millet grading standards in 2025 in > order to properly segregate food grade millets from farm to prepared > foods.” > > > > University and private plant breeding have developed two different food > quality proso millet varieties. > > > > One is an amylose-free starch or “waxy” proso, named Plateau, developed by > the University of Nebraska—Scottsbluff. A nearby seed producer and proso > processor, Kriesel Certified Seed, Gurley, Nebraska has completed expansion > to hull Plateau for the food industry. > > > > Dryland Genetics, a proso-focused plant breeding company, released their > first food-designated millet in 2024 named DLG317. Large quantities of > identity preserved DLG317 are available for 2026. Besides its unique aroma > and yellow colored endosperm, DLG317 has unique bioflavonoids—antioxidants > known to be heart-healthy. > > > > “In an era of severe water shortages and growing population desiring > healthy foods, proso has the lowest water-use efficiency of any grain > crop,” stated Gary Wietgrefe, a senior millet agronomist and international > millet researcher. “Plateau and DLG317 are the perfect food varieties to > replace water-hungry rice, corn and wheat.” > > > > > > Contacts: Dryland Genetics https://www.drylandgenetics.com/; > > Kriesel Certified Seed: https://www.krieselcertifiedseed.com/; > North American Millets Alliance: https://millets2023.space/ > > --- > > DO, EL, MI, US > NAMA > > > -- > Collab mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > -- Collab mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
