The cover crop market has seen strong growth and fall rye is a go-to choice to help prevent erosion
This is the last story in Ed White’s From rye to Rye series. ST ANDREWS, Man. — Curtis McRae was worried about the ugly claws of ergot he saw hanging out of a few heads of rye in the field, but when the crop came off, it was fine. It was just another lesson McRae […] Read moreTag Archives rye whisky
Distiller goes all-in on 100 percent rye grain
Alta. company confident turning Rye into a premium product will help manage increased competition from new craft distillers and blenders
This is part of an ongoing series of stories exploring rye, the crop, as it becomes Rye, the whisky. WINNIPEG — George Teichroeb noticed something about premium-priced Rye whisky when the pandemic shut down bars, restaurants and clubs: sales went up. That was good news for the general manager of Alberta Distillers, because the Rye […] Read more
Prairie micro-maltsters ride rye whisky wave
The business is not an easy one, but a passion for malting has encouraged a few entrepreneurs to take a leap of faith
This is part of an ongoing series of stories exploring rye, the crop, as it becomes Rye, the whisky. It’s not something most farmers consider. But a few are building malting plants on their farms as they work their way into the rapidly expanding world of micro-distilleries and micro-breweries. Other stories in this series: More […] Read more
