Overall “contraction” is the biggest challenge the malting barley industry faces, said Ashley McFarland, new American Malting ...

Ashley McFarland has been named the American Malting Barley Association president and CEO. McFarland was the association’s vice president and technical director for four years. She replaces Scott ...

A drop in the sale of beer and too much barley in bins has resulted in uncertainty for some of the farmers who contract the crop with malting and brewing companies. The amount of barley that maltsters ...

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — No beer. No barley. “That’s the kind of situation we're in,” Mark Black, North American Malteurop barley procurement and trials manager, told farmers during a presentation about ...

IFA grain chair John Murphy said malting barley growers have been left behind again and will be asking when some of this ...

In real estate parlance, the mantra is “location.” In the food and beverage industry, the trending buzzword is “local.” For Delaware farmers considering growing a new, alternative crop — malt barley — ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Don Tse is a beverage alcohol writer covering business and innovation. In Alberta, Canada, where some of the world’s best malting ...

Syngenta’s two-row malting barley breeding business has been acquired by RAGT, giving Victorian growers access to new spring ...

CROOKSTON--Barley grown outside of Fisher, Minn., is finding its way into the region's craft beers. Vertical Malt, a startup business in Crookston run by Adam Wagner and his father, Tim, uses barley ...

Beer sales in the United States declined in 2023, and that, combined with a robust supply of barley on hand, has resulted in a decreased demand for malting barley, particularly for Anheuser-Busch. An ...