Harvest social for malt barley

An unusual harvest scene was marked Saturday when two combines began cutting a 90 acre field at Hubbard, across Highway 195 from Papé Machinery. Bill Myers of Colfax and other family proprietors of Joseph’s Grainery were showcasing the harvest of Baronesse Barley with the assistance of local area brewers who use the grain.

Tent shelters were located along the top part of the hill, and area brewers served samples of their products which had been made from Joseph's 2016 harvest of Baronesse. The variety of barley was developed 30 years ago in Europe for a malting barley, but it never caught on t...