Canada: The man who developed one of the most popular barley varieties in Canadian history was honoured by a non-profit seed distribution agency in Saskatoon Tuesday, October 20. Brian Harvey, a plant scientist at the University of Saskatchewan, created Harrington barley 21 years ago.

The director of the Crop Development Centre at the U of S says farmers and the malting industry are deeply indebted to him.

"When it did come out, it was kind of a giant step in terms of quality," says Rick Holm. "Most of the time, advances in plant breeding are baby steps, but this was quite a large advance in quality."

Over the years, prairie farmers have grown nearly three billion bushels of Harrington barley for a total value of $12 billion.

Harrington barley is now grown in China, South Africa, Australia, and the United States, where it is still the most popular variety among farmers who grow malting barley.

E-malt.com, la fuente de información global para los profesionales de la industria cervecera y de malteado. Los boletines quincenales de E-malt.com incluyen las últimas noticias de la industria, estadísticas en gráficos y tablas, precios mundiales de cebada y malta, y otra información relevante. Haga clic aquí para obtener acceso completo a E-malt.com. Si usted es un cliente de Castle Malting, puede obtener acceso gratuito al sitio web y publicaciones de E-malt.com. Contáctenos para obtener más información en marketing@castlemalting.com.