The Barley Council of Canada (BCC) has announced the signing of an agreement with China Agriculture University in the development of a joint Canada-China feed barley study.

The three-year study will consist of three individual feeding trials concerning dairy, hog and cattle operations in China.

"This opportunity is huge for Canada's barley industry," said Phil de Kemp, Executive Director of BCC. "It is our hope that the results of this collaborative study will provide additional commercial and economic benefits for barley farmers in Canada, as well as dairy, beef and pork producers and consumers in China."

The research will evaluate the use of Canadian feed barley in feed rations and its effects on dairy milk production, animal health, weight/carcass gain efficiencies and all aspects of cattle and hog meat quality.