Bud brewer looks for 40% more UK malting barley

摘要

Growing spring malting barley on heavy land infested with blackgrass could give growers a price premium and help control this ubiquitous grassweed. David Jones finds out more about a new malting contract.The brewer of Budweiser beer is looking for 40% more high-nitrogen malting barley next year, which is attracting heavy-land growers looking for a spring cereal break to control blackgrass.The owner of the beer brand, Anheuser-Busch InBev, will be looking for 35,OOOt of the high-enzyme French spring barley variety Explorer in 2017 to help meet the needs of its two UK breweries.