The ups and down of ag commodities is sadly a familiar cycle for American farmers. In the last few years, barley was a bright spot on the agricultural landscape —… Read More

Canada’s malting and brewing industry is extensive and is worth $2.9 billion annually, but McGill researcher Jaswinder Singh has made a discovery that could make it bigger and better. “Our… Read More

Barley has long been a commodity of the Northwest — Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Washington, Colorado, Wyoming — America’s greatest barley farms and malthouses reside in those states. Yet, interest… Read More

Congress sent the President a 2017 fiscal year budget that he signed on May 5. Sometimes called an Omnibus because it contains a large collection of appropriation bills, this one… Read More

The interest in growing malting barley has expanded across the United States in the last several years and necessitated the need for additional crop research. This research ranges from trials… Read More

An assured supply of safe, high quality and affordable barley is the outcome of decades of consistent research and development. The future depends on continued and upgraded research efforts to… Read More

“We now need legal certainty. Carlsberg and Heineken are trying to enhance their market position to the disadvantage of consumers, farmers and other breweries,” said Erling Frederiksen from Friends of… Read More

Around 75 percent of the barley grown in the United States is produced in Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota and Washington. It’s an essential brewing commodity, and over the last… Read More

Each year, the American Malting Barley Association (AMBA) releases its list of recommended malting barley varieties to U.S. growers. AMBA is a nonprofit trade association of 80 brewing, distilling and… Read More

The mission of the American Malting Barley Association (AMBA) is to encourage and support an adequate supply of high-quality malting barley for end-users. The primary strategy in achieving this is… Read More