Late-cut spring barley yield suffers, with mixed quality

摘要

Spring barley is proving to be an average-yielding crop this year, with some areas struggling more than others to achieve low nitrogen grain contents to meet malting quality.NorthumberlandIn north-east England, Simpsons Malt is 25-30 through its spring barley intake, dramatically behind this time last year, when harvest was 80-85 complete.