Hobsons Brewery are striving to source locally grown malting barley for their brewing process and are inviting farmers along to a special event being held at Hall Farm, Leinthall Earls on the evening of Wednesday 7^th July.

John Amos & co is assisting Hobsons Brewery in their plight to have all its malting barley produced locally to the brewery, based in Cleobury Mortimer. The Hobsons Crop walk is the second event to be held and will be welcoming local farmers along to learn about growing Maris Otter malting barley and the commercial benefits – with a premium of 50% sales value above the value of spring barley this is a great opportunity not to be passed up.

The Hobsons crop walk is being hosted at Hall Farm, Leinthall Earls, Wigmore, Leominster by kind permission of Mr. Stuart Hutchings, Farm Manager for Gatley Farms, who this year has planted 80 acres of malting barley.

Local farmers interested in growing Maris Otter are invited to come along to the event starting at 5.30pm prompt to speak to representatives from all stages of the process from a farmer growing Maris Otter to the seed merchant Robin Appel Limited. The event will conclude at The Sun Inn at Leintwardine where guests can see the end product by sampling some Hobsons real ale.

Interested parties are requested to contact Sarah Holt at John Amos 01568 610007 or Kate White at Hobsons Brewery 01299 270837 to book a place on the Hobsons Crop Walk.