Barley tea is a popular staple in many Asian nations and presents an opportunity for Canadian growers to consider a newer Alberta-made barley variety called AB Standswell.
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Booming barley tea market notices new Alberta variety
Major Japanese company looks at AB Standswell as a potential ingredient for the region’s booming barley tea market
With beer drinking down in U.S., barley farmers now fear tariffs
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Overdue loans and mounting interest payments often weigh on Montana barley grower Mitch Konen as he bales hay and loads trailers at his remote farm overlooking the snow-capped Rocky Mountains. As spring sunshine warms the fields, Konen, 65, and other barley farmers worry tariffs will take away crucial export markets and increase […] Read more
Recommended malting barley a mix of new, old
Glacier FarmMedia – Next year’s recommended malting barley varieties include old maltster favourites and a few newer names. The Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre revealed its 2025-26 Recommended Barley Varieties List Nov. 21. Five varieties made the cut: AAC Connect, CDC Fraser, CDC Churchill, AAC Synergy and CDC Copeland. The centre’s annual recommendations are based […] Read more
U.S. barley farmers worry as beer loses ground
Plains states face a huge glut of the crop as overall beer consumption in the U.S. slides to its lowest level since the 1970s
SHARON, North Dakota (Reuters) — Don Nygaard, a third-generation farmer in a remote corner of North Dakota, used to grow malt barley for Rahr Malting Corp. to make lagers, pale ales and IPAs. But this year, he received no lucrative contracts from Minnesota-based Rahr or any beer makers, so his sprawling farm is growing food-grade […] Read more
VIDEO: ‘Outside markets’ weigh on ag prices
Interest rates, crude oil prices, investment flows and global trade disruptions can influence crop and livestock markets
When broker David Derwin heard Donald Trump twice invoke “drill baby, drill” in his acceptance speech at the Republican national convention, he worried about what that might mean for western Canadian farmers. “Given the growing influence of oil on renewable fuels and therefore oilseeds, ‘drill, baby, drill’ is not supportive of canola,” said Derwin, a […] Read more
Cattle sector expected to import less U.S. corn
The USDA is forecasting a 4.9 per cent increase in Canadian grain production this year, which could reduce corn imports
Glacier FarmMedia – Early expectations point to increased Canadian grain production in 2024-25, which should cut into U.S. corn imports, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s attaché in Ottawa. Total Canadian grain production, which includes wheat, durum, barley, corn and oats, is forecast to increase by 4.9 per cent on the […] Read more
Malt Shop – photo essay
Farmers had a chance to learn all about the barley, malt and the brewing industry during Manitoba Crops Alliance’s time at the Canadian Malt Barley Technical Centre in Winnipeg. The Producer Malt Academy gave farmers hands-on experience with germination-counting, different types of malts, brewing, beer styles and beer-tasting. | Ed White photos
Malt barley varieties tested in China
Commercial malting and brewing trials in China are paving the way for the adoption of better performing varieties in Canada, says an industry official. The Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre (CMBTC) has been facilitating the shipment of container loads of new malting barley varieties to Chinese maltsters since 2017. Those shipments are used in commercial […] Read more
Canada canola and barley stocks up
OTTAWA (Reuters) — Canadian stocks of canola, barley, oats and dry peas were up at the end of July 2023 compared to the same date in 2022, according to a farm survey by Statistics Canada released Sept. 8. StatCan said higher total supplies reflected increased production in 2022, as growing conditions on Canada’s Prairies recovered […] Read more
Researcher breeds better barley using fungi
BRANDON — Most Canadians have a happy place in the summer months. For some, it’s a garden on a Saturday morning. For others, it’s sitting on a boat with a beverage in hand. For Ana Badea, her happy place is the source of that beverage. On a sunny Wednesday in late June, Badea walked into […] Read more
