Barley MVP Producer Program
Barley MVP™ gives you the resources to grow a better crop for a new market—with no drastic changes to your rotation. With Barley MVP program partnership, you’ll be given access to top yielding varieties, as developed by the University of Idaho, University of Utah, and other leading commercial barley breeders. You benefit from the support and partnership of Scoular—and a secure contract.
Market access
Barley can be used in a variety of products for a broad range of markets around the world—and Scoular has access to them all.
Premium identity-preserved program
Access more benefits by planting spring naked barley, an identity-preserved variety for our new Premium Identity-Preserved Program, supporting Barley MVP and our Emerge ™ barley protein plant.
Balanced risk management tools
Lock in your margin today for the next year's harvest, and benefit from our risk management tools.
Competitive cost
Barley has a relatively low cost input and is price competitive against wheat. So, your initial investment is lower and your potential profit margin is competitive, if not higher.
Stable & experienced partner
Scoular has been in the grain business for over 125 years. We have the financial strength to support the ongoing health of your farming operation.
Top yielding seed varieties
You get access to select, high-quality seed varieties.
Boost your profitability with spring naked barley and contracts supporting Scoular’s Emerge ™ barley protein plant. This high yielding, hulless spring barley offers superior test weight, excellent agronomics, and broad adaptation. Scoular will contract all Barley MVP production of this identity-preserved variety, ensuring profitability and market access for harvest delivery that meets program specifications.
Larry Hollifield’s agricultural roots run deep in Idaho. He grew up on an Idaho family farm and has been farming 5,000 acres for two decades near Hansen in the state’s southern region, growing barley, corn, wheat and other crops. In 2020, he took what he says was a smart step in his farming business. He began participating in Scoular’s Barley MVP program.
While Idaho is the top-producing barley state, only a small percentage of the barley grown in Idaho finds its way into the fast-growing feed, food, and processing sectors. By participating in Barley MVP, farmers like Hollifield can help to meet this demand by incorporating barley into their crop rotation.
