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British Farmers Planted the Smallest Barley Crop in 16 Years
1+ week, 1+ day ago (344+ words) British farmers have planted the smallest barley area in 16 years, a shift that reflects weaker demand from brewers and distillers and could later tighten supplies of malting barley used in beer and whisky production. The result is the lowest barley…...
British Farmers Cut Barley Planting to a 16-Year Low
1+ week, 4+ day ago (460+ words) Vinetur British Farmers Cut Barley Planting to a 16-Year Low Weaker demand from brewers and distillers is reshaping crop decisions and raising the risk of tighter malt supplies. British farmers are planting less barley, pushing the crop to its lowest…...
Study gives breweries a new way to decide how to use spent grain
2+ week, 4+ day ago (599+ words) Vinetur Study gives breweries a new way to decide how to use spent grain The model weighs profit against carbon impact, finding animal feed brings the highest returns and composting cuts emissions most. Brewer's spent grain, often called BSG, is…...
European Commission approves France's plan to pay growers for permanent vineyard removal
2+ week, 4+ day ago (548+ words) The European Commission has approved France's plan to finance the permanent removal of vineyards, giving Paris a new tool to cut wine production in regions hit by falling demand, especially for red wine. The program follows an earlier vineyard removal…...
French Lawmakers Approve Emergency Farm Bill
2+ week, 6+ day ago (268+ words) France's National Assembly on Tuesday adopted an emergency agriculture bill that would make it easier to build water storage for irrigation, tighten controls on food imports and simplify a range of farming rules, in a move lawmakers said was meant…...
Artificial Intelligence Gains Ground in Italian Vineyards
3+ week, 22+ hour ago (494+ words) Vinetur Artificial Intelligence Gains Ground in Italian Vineyards Predictive models and field monitoring help growers manage water use, disease risks, and harvest decisions Artificial intelligence is becoming an active part of Italian viticulture, with practical applications already being used in…...
AI Reshapes Vineyard Work
3+ week, 3+ day ago (366+ words) Artificial intelligence is already changing viticulture in ways that many growers and researchers may not fully realize. In vineyards, it is being used to manage land more sustainably, improve grapevine genetics and make sense of large data sets that can…...
New Zealand's 2026 Wine Harvest Points to a Smaller Crop
4+ week, 22+ hour ago (384+ words) The report said New Zealand's wine industry is also under pressure from market conditions beyond the vineyard. About 90% of the country's wine is exported, most of it Sauvignon Blanc, leaving producers exposed to weak demand in some channels, rising costs…...
Damm Buys Old Speckled Hen From Greene King
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (318+ words) Damm has acquired Old Speckled Hen, one of Britain's best-known premium ale brands, from Greene King in a deal that strengthens the Spanish brewer's position in the United Kingdom and adds a distinctly British label to its growing international portfolio....
Burgundy Vines Race Toward an August Harvest
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (278+ words) Burgundy is heading toward an early 2026 harvest, with some vineyards now expected to begin picking in August after a spring that pushed the vines ahead of schedule and then left parts of the region unevenly damaged by frost. By late…...