Hamill Farms
May 31, 2024
2024 Planting update
#plant24 with Farmer John
What crops are you growing in 2024?
- A rotation of barley, wheat, canola, peas and now rye...
May 31, 2024
Pushing the industry forward
How Hamill Farms and Red Shed Malting are pushing the industry forward
Exceptional whisky starts before the distiller...
Jul 27, 2022
Hamill Farms #Plant22 Update
As we head into July, our #Plant22 update is all about what the summer weather.Being dryland farmers with no ...
Apr 13, 2022
Hamill Farms #Plant22 Update
For Red Shed Malting, the grains are a part of the family, too. Our barley, wheat, and oats are grown by the ...
Jan 11, 2022
Down in the Dirt: The Soil of Red Shed
One of the responsibilities of being a maltster is giving western Canadian barley farmers a vo...
Nov 5, 2021
2021 Barley Crop Update
Beer and whisky are going to look a bit different this year. 2021 was a tough year for many farming regions w...
Oct 8, 2021
Hamill Farms #Plant21 Update
2021: A Drought To RememberJohn Hamill
Back in 1998, the malting barley variety of the day ...
Jul 16, 2021
Hamill Farms #Plant21 Update
As Hamill farms prepares to harvest in a few days, we're looking back on #Plant21.Remember May 14 when all of...
Jun 3, 2021
Hamill Farms #Plant21 Update
The weather this year was exceedingly cooperative, and allowed us to start in the fields a bit...