Noel McCarthy holds a tiny piece of grain -- a kernel of barley -- in his hand, turning it over. “What this is, really, is a little packet of energy,” he says. “It’s designed to use that energy to ...

In real estate parlance, the mantra is “location.” In the food and beverage industry, the trending buzzword is “local.” For Delaware farmers considering growing a new, alternative crop — malt barley — ...

JAMESTOWN, N.D.-Cargill will be closing its huge malt plant near Jamestown-one of three in North Dakota- this fall. The plant processes barley into malt for the beer and malt beverage industry The ...

MOORHEAD, Minn. - A major step in the beer-brewing process that relies on growers across the nation is a lot like farming - with some important caveats. During a media tour of the Anheuser-Busch ...

CROOKSTON--Barley grown outside of Fisher, Minn., is finding its way into the region's craft beers. Vertical Malt, a startup business in Crookston run by Adam Wagner and his father, Tim, uses barley ...

A bumper sticker spotted in Montana reads, "No barley, no beer." It's a reminder that Montana's barley farmers are struggling. Barley is an unforgiving crop that needs a precise recipe of water and ...