American Malting Barley Association releases its list of recommended varieties for 2019, including new two-row LCS Violetta

The American Malting Barley Association (AMBA) Board of Directors added the following variety to the recommended list of malting barley varieties for 2019.

LCS Violetta, a winter two-row malting variety, was developed by Saatzucht Breun in Germany and is marketed in the United States by Limagrain Cereal Seeds. It has performed well in the mid-Atlantic
and Midwest regions, but may not perform as well in the upper Midwest and northeast during severe winters. With this change, the list of recommended malting barley varieties for 2019 is as follows:

Two-Rows