Grain cultivation, harvesting and milling Paddies are drained for harvesting, either by hand or combine. Brown rice is dehulled whole grain, has more vitamins and oil than polished white rice. Due to hybridization and natural selection, there are now several kinds of weedy rice which are a threat to cultivate rice Extensively cultivated and globally consumed, including the United States . Hordeum vulgare , brewing, animal feed. Fourth most important cultivated grass.
Sorghum is the fifth most important cultivated grass.
Grain sorghum . Leaves digestible only by ruminant animals. Tour the Tyne Brewery site for a more complete explanation, photos, and diagrams. Malted barley is then dried and ground. Malting produces amylases, enzymes that digest starch to sugar.