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Two Norfolk breweries have collaborated on a tribute beer brewed in memory of Tony Banham, the saviour of the treasured Maris Otter malting barley variety.

Norfolk agricultural merchant Tony Banham, who helped to save the revered Maris Otter malting barley from extinction, has died at the age of 81.

Oat growers turn to expanding plant-based drinks market >More in © Tim Scrivener With brands such as Oatly and Alpro on the supermarket shelves, oat drinks are presenting producers with a good opportunity for a British provenanced and sustainable oat crop. As an indication of the expanding market opportunity, Oatly, the world’s biggest oat drinks brand, plans to open one of the globe’s biggest plant-based drinks factories in Peterborough by 2023. They plan to tap into this growing consumer demand and take advantage of Britain’s ...

SURVEY RESULTS enable all those involved in supply chains to gauge the potential availability of raw materials in all areas of the UK Growers are being encouraged to take part in the AHDB Planting and Variety Survey, which will provide the earliest view of Great Britain’s planted area for the 2021 harvest. The survey also aims to assess the varietal composition of the wheat, barley, oats and oilseed rape crops in Great Britain. By publishing the results, AHDB hopes to assist in the marketing decisions made by its levy payers, and help inform crop development and focus the genetic deve...

KENT, Ohio — Warminster Maltings states that they are now joining forces with an exclusive U.S. distributor, LD Carlson Company. Warminster cites the foundation of the alliance is a great working relationship, LD Carlson’s years of superior service supplying the craft industry and the urge to increase their distribution and brand visibility throughout the U.S. Warminster Maltings is Britain’s oldest working maltings. Built in 1855, malt is still made the traditional way, on germinating floors, set one above the other, and attended by maltsters using hand tools, most of these originating...