James A. Duke. Handbook of Energy Crops. Biotic Factors References Uses Cultivated for the grain, used to make flour, the importance of which is second only to wheat. Canadian and United States whiskies are made mainly from rye.
Roasted grains substitute for coffee.
Grains mixed with others are used for livestock feed. As pasturage, crop grazed fall or spring and then allowed to head-out and mature. Crop also used as green manure and cover crop, hay, silage with crimson clover. Straw used as packing material for nursery stock, bricks and tiles, for bedding, paper manufacture, archery targets, and mushroom compost. Rye is generally considered a little less nutritious than wheat.