The growing season isn't getting much easier for farmers across the UK 🌧️ But in the second update of the season, Agrochemical & Technical Director David Cairns shows us that there is light at the end of the tunnel 🔦 Watch the full video 📽️👉 buff.ly/3z9EbZa

🌱 Good root structures 😖 Rhynchosporium + cleaver issues ☀️ The need for warmth (it's here now 😀) 🤞 Winter barley optimism In case you missed it, check out the second update from our spring barley variety trials of the season 👇 buff.ly/3VCBXcg

Incredibly proud to have my first article published by Brewers Journal, in which I write about the fantastic work Simpsons Malt Ltd. does in sustainably sourcing Barley and turning it into world class malt.

Don't want to brag, but I had the first pint... taste Magic Rock Brewing X Simpsons Malt Ltd.-Malterior Motive, 6%, Brown Ale in @CellarChester - Absolutely gorgeous, rich, fruity, nutty, biscuit. 12 years of Shitchester Beers In Cheshire George Symes (also on BlueSky - @editorcamra.bsky) West Cheshire CAMRA #chestertweets

Here comes the 🌞 In the latest update from our spring barley trials site, David Cairns chats about accelerating crop growth, continued disease prevention and other goings on the @msandpltd trading area 🗣️ Full video 👉 buff.ly/45UO3Cq

New week 📆 New truck 🚛 This DAF Trucks UK 🇬🇧 motor is ready to hit the road 🛣️ #HomeOfGoodMalt

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Unifying and scaling the final few recipes for the book, which has been a very time consuming labour of love. Really excited to have this one in there...

Great team effort today! Made a start on WB Pearl 🌾 for Simpsons Malt Ltd., coming in at 16.5% , time will tell yield wise. 2nd cut silage ☘️ also done and dusted ✅! Harvest definitely going to be staggered with mixed desiccation dates.

Harvest is here... 🌾 The first loads of winter barley have started to arrive at our malting and grain storage sites across the UK 📍 That means it's all systems go for the next few months, with around 350,000 tonnes of malting barley set to be delivered into our stores 🚛

The UK is renowned for its high-quality malting barley 🌾 There are three key reasons behind that: ▶️ Weather ▶️ Length of the growing season ▶️ Terroir In this blog, Technical Director of UK Brewing Sales Jamie Ramshaw explains more 👉 buff.ly/2T5OhFz

Golden Promise ❤️ As Plant Variety Rights holders of this heritage barley variety since 2015, we know a thing or two about it and how it has become - and remains - a beloved base malt 🤩 Read the Golden Promise story 👉 buff.ly/3yaP0nE

Curious about how our spring barley varieties are progressing? 🤔 In our latest video update, Agrochemical & Technical Director David Cairns chats about the differences in maturity and yield between the varieties 🌾 Watch the full video 📽️👉 buff.ly/3St4S1y

🌾 Plump spring barley grains 👍 No blind sites 🚜 Winter barley harvest is underway In case you missed it, check out the most recent update of the season from our spring barley variety trials 👇 buff.ly/3WMDn5X

Another load of barley in 👌 #HomeOfGoodMalt

🌧️ 2024: Drilled April 25 ☀️ 2025: Drilled March 17 The season is off to a flying start, with our spring barley variety trials site at Beal Farm in Northumberland drilled four weeks earlier than last year due to some fine spring weather 🚜💨 More this week 👀➡️