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Prices for malting barley, as with other cereal crops, soared in the past season in response to world supply and demand. Despite unusually high price volatility, many growers are reconsidering malting barley; there is renewed interest in spring crops in England.

Malting barley buyers set strict quality standards which can test farmers' technical knowledge and skills. Recent agronomic research has a role to help farmers achieve market requirements.

Much of the information presented here, together with updates, is available in a new leaflet 'Producing & Marketing Malting Barley. This 'signposts' site aims to provide farmers with an update on producing and marketing this specialist crop.

Best practice in malting barley involves the following steps:

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This 'signposts site' focuses on key areas where there has been significant change in recent years, for example new varieties, disease threats, or legislation.

It also highlights solutions provided by recent research. References and links are given to the wide range of publications and websites, produced by HGCA, MAGB and others, where further information can be found.

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The HGCA has provided funding for this leaflet but has not conducted the research or written this leaflet. While the authors have worked on the best information available to them, neither the HGCA nor the authors shall in any event be liable for any loss, damage or injury howsoever suffered directly or indirectly in relation to the leaflet or the research on which it is based.

Reference herein to trade names and proprietary products without stating that they are protected does not imply they may be regarded as unprotected and thus free for general use. No endorsement of named products is intended, nor is any criticism implied of other alternative, but unnamed products.