In a previous article we discussed the drop in acres planted to Harrington in Canada during the mid- to late-1990s and afterwards, after a long and distinguished reign in international commerce. The declines were driven by the comparatively improved agronomics of newer lines of crops which compete with malting barley for acreage in Canada, and by the improved agronomics of newer 2-row malting barley varieties released in order to keep malting barley competitive with these other crops. read more …
