Spring Barley Trial Site – Varieties

Maris Otter – PRESS RELEASE

Winter Malting Barley – March 2022

Having contended with Brexit, a pandemic and some extreme weather over the last few years you would have thought we might get a reprieve and be able to get a post covid recovery well underway. Little chance of that with the tragic news from the Ukraine; it obviously has a huge impact on global grain supplies, with steady increases in values over the last week or so as the tensions built and culminating in a near £30/t net rise on LIFFE wheat.

Winter Malting Barley Harvest 2021 Review

Having now seen a lot of winter barley, both feed and malting, it is clear that the tricky growing season culminating in a wet, dull June has taken the edge off both quality and yields.

Spring Malting Barley – August 2023

The dreadful weather conditions we are enduring are throwing up some issues with moistures on malting barley which could have some serious implications unless addressed.