Editing Rye (section)

=== Other uses ===

Rye is a useful [[forage]] crop in cool climates; it grows vigorously and provides plentiful [[fodder]] for grazing animals, or [[green manure]] to improve the soil.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.uwyo.edu/plantsciences/uwplant/forages/small-grains/rye.html |title=Forage Identification: Rye |date=September 26, 2017 |website=[[University of Wyoming]]: Department of Plant Sciences |access-date=September 26, 2017 |archive-date=August 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818200843/http://www.uwyo.edu/plantsciences/uwplant/forages/small-grains/rye.html |url-status=live}}</ref> It forms a good [[cover crop]] in winter with its rapid growth and deep roots.<ref>{{cite web |title=Winter Rye: A Reliable Cover Crop |url=https://www.uvm.edu/vtvegandberry/factsheets/winterrye.html |publisher=[[University of Vermont]] |access-date=4 May 2024}}</ref>

Rye straw is used as [[bedding (animals)|livestock bedding]], despite the risk of ergot poisoning.<ref>{{cite web |title=Use caution when using rye straw for bedding |url=https://news.ca.uky.edu/article/use-caution-when-using-rye-straw-bedding |publisher=Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment |access-date=4 May 2024 |date=7 June 2016}}</ref> It is used on a small scale to make [[craft]]s such as [[corn dolly|corn dollies]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Frequently Asked Questions – Straw |url=https://www.strawcraftsmen.co.uk/faq_straw.php |website=Straw Craftsmen |access-date=4 May 2024}}</ref> More recently it has found uses as a raw material for bioconversion to products such as the sweetener [[xylitol]].<ref name="Vallejos-2017">{{cite book |last1=Vallejos |first1=María E. |last2=Area |first2=María C. |title=Food Bioconversion |chapter=Xylitol as Bioproduct From the Agro and Forest Biorefinery |publisher=Elsevier |date=2017 |isbn=978-0-12-811413-1 |doi=10.1016/b978-0-12-811413-1.00012-7 |pages=411–432}}</ref>

Rye flour is boiled with [[Iron oxide red|red iron oxide]] pigments and some additives to make traditional [[Falun red]] paint, widely used as a house paint in Sweden and other Scandinavian countries.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.colouredearthpigments.co.uk/guides/swedish-red-paint-falu-rod/ |title=Swedish Red Paint – Falu Röd |access-date=March 25, 2021 |archive-date=September 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925105652/https://www.colouredearthpigments.co.uk/guides/swedish-red-paint-falu-rod/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Keittomaali |url=https://www.korjaustaito.fi/fi/korjauskortit/keittomaali |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=www.korjaustaito.fi |language=fi-FI}}</ref>