The Western Producer
U.S. barley farmers worry as beer loses ground
SHARON, North Dakota (Reuters) — Don Nygaard, a third-generation farmer in a remote corner of North Dakota, used to grow malt barley for Rahr Malting Corp. to make lagers, pale ales and IPAs.
But this year, he received no lucrative contracts from Minnesota-based Rahr or any beer makers, so his sprawling farm is growing food-grade barley...
October 4, 2024