1886 Malt House a ‘Critical Link’ in Meeting Malt Needs of New York State Craft Breweries and Distilleries
Standing at the 1886 Malt House, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer pushed the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to expand access to malt barley crop insurance to growers across New York State. Schumer pointed out that the state-of-the-art 1886 Malt House is a critical link in meeting the local ingredient needs of farm and craft breweries across New York State, but said that most of their partners in the regional malt barley farming community lack critical insurance to grow the crop, which needs very specific conditions to grow and is susceptible to severe weather and disease. See what more Senator Schumer had to say.