{"id":57744,"date":"2026-09-11T10:03:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T10:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matis.is\/?p=57744"},"modified":"2026-09-14T08:48:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T08:48:41","slug":"hvad-er-haegt-ad-gera-vid-bygg-sem-hefur-ekki-nad-fullum-throska","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matis.is\/en\/frettir\/hvad-er-haegt-ad-gera-vid-bygg-sem-hefur-ekki-nad-fullum-throska\/","title":{"rendered":"How can barley that has not reached full maturity be utilized?"},"content":{"rendered":"

This September, farmers across the country are harvesting grain from their fields and transporting it for drying, or otherwise processing it as fodder for livestock. Farmers grow primarily barley, though oat cultivation is on the rise. Grain cultivation generally performs well in Iceland, but weather conditions vary from year to year. It can happen that the grain does not reach full maturity. Can the grain be utilized in such cases?<\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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To answer that question, Eir\u00edkur Bl\u00f6ndal, a farmer and agricultural engineer at Ja\u00f0ar in Borgarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, applied for funding from the Icelandic Food Innovation Fund. Funding was granted and the project was carried out in collaboration with Mat\u00eds. Immature barley was named l\u00e9ttbygg in Icelandic. In brief, the results showed that with simple measures it was possible to use the l\u00e9ttbygg alongside other feed for dairy cows, and it was also possible to bake bread from the l\u00e9ttbygg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The results are described in more detail here: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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N\u00fdting byggs sem hefur ekki n\u00e1\u00f0 fullum \u00feroska \/ Utilization of barley that has not reached full maturity\u00a0<\/a><\/blockquote>