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2018 Spring malting barley Competition

What a year it would be to win it – late sown, hot, dry growing season but chalk soils have produced some really nice samples.

Malting Barley Bulletin – October 2018

Things quieten down again. As the nights draw in and temperatures drop, it would not be unusual to be battling away with sowing winter crops between low pressure systems rolling in off the Atlantic.

Malting Barley Conference 4th December

ROBIN APPEL LTD Invites you to our 13th Annual Malting Barley Conference

LAMMA 2019

Come find us at LAMMA '19 at the NEC, Birmingham.

Spring Malting Barley Bulletin – June 2018

The volatility continues as the heat increases. It was only 6 weeks or so ago that we were looking at a surplus of malting barley in excess of 1mt in Europe.

Harvest Notes for Maris Otter/Winter Barley Growers

Who would believe that we were still struggling to sow some soils only 7-8 weeks ago and now harvest is upon us rather more quickly than anticipated. We are all set to go and look forward to seeing samples as they come in.

Spring Malting Barley Bulletin – March 2018

Have Faith, the forecast looks drier (if not a bit colder) from the weekend onwards. As you know conditions are far more important than calendar date, so although we are later than in the previous few years, as long as the forecast holds true most light land barley will be in and up before the end of March.

‘Lifetime Achievement Award’

Robin Appel, chief executive of Robin Appel Ltd, the Bishop’s Waltham based grain merchant, has just been honoured by the All Party Parliamentary Beer Group, represented by more than 300 members of the House of Commons and House of Lords.

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