Weather kills 20% of malting barley

A report on Irish farming has revealed that the latest bad weather has killed off one fifth of Ireland’s crop of malting barley - an essential ingredient in the make up of stout.

Weather kills 20% of malting barley

A report on Irish farming has revealed that the latest bad weather has killed off one fifth of Ireland’s crop of malting barley - an essential ingredient in the make up of stout.

The malting barley is worth around €15m to Irish farmers each year.

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