ISSUE 5, GRAIN, Part 4: Rye

The Rise of Abruzzi Rye

Abruzzi Rye

Abruzzi Rye was brought to America by a USDA plant hunter team that made a survey of useful plants in Italy for introduction to the United States. It had been discovered in a mountainous district northeast of Rome and brought to America in 1900.  After extensive testing, the USDA distributed it aggressively in 1906-1907.  After this initial …