It and six-row barley get their numbers from the number of rows of barley kernels around the head of a barley stalk. (Jaryn Homiston / Agweek) By Jonathan Knutson. April 12, 2021 at 4:30 AM.

Their respective names refer to the number of rows of kernels around the head of a barley stalk. The two kinds sometimes are referred as "two-rowed" and "six-rowed," as well.

Barley, once the dominant cereal grain in Europe through the Bronze Age, ... Stalks of this annual grass native to Asia rise to 2 to 3 feet and move in the wind like tiny trees.

Area farmers face a challenging transition from raising once-common six-row barley to the increasingly popular two-row variety. Beer makers now want the two-row kind, and barley growers are ...

Area farmers face a challenging transition from raising once-common six-row barley to the increasingly popular two-row variety. Beer makers now want the two-row kind, and barley growers are ...