Colombia bought a substantial amount of Canadian malting barley in 2025 for the first time in about a decade.
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Canada regains Colombia as malt barley buyer
South American country had stopped buying Canadian crop about 10 years ago but recently made 56,000 tonne purchase
On-farm research tackles malting barley fertility
Four Saskatchewan crop commissions will jointly host a tour of on-farm research projects in the province later this month
SaskBarley and the Western Applied Research Corp. (WARC) have partnered with several growers in the province for on-farm trials with a goal of optimizing barley fertility.
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
Barley purity issues likely not contamination
Earlier this year, the Canadian Malt Barley Technical Centre said grain companies had reported a higher number of malt barley samples than usual were not meeting the 95 percent purity minimum their contracts required. Most of these samples were Copeland.
