Article: Barley growers reap $53-million harvest. (Brief Article)

Barley growers reap $53-million harvest

The 1991 barley harvest is underway, and Coors Brewing Co. announced plans to purchase record amounts from contract growers in four Rocky Mountain states, according to a brewery spokesperson.

More than 1,500 farmers grow Coors' special strains of barley - Moravian III and Triumph - at the higher elevations of Colorado, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. To honor those who provide Coors with the grain, the brewer annually hosts "Barley Field Days" each summer.

"Barley is to beer what grapes are to wine," explained Bill Coors, chairman, Adolph Coors Co. "Barley Field Days provide ...

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