WRAL reports:
SALISBURY, N.C. — A small farm in western Rowan County has found a new way to make money and promote local agriculture.Read the full article
Farmers Alan "Buddy" Hoffner and son, Chris, are growing barley for Asheville-based startup Riverbend Malt House.
There, it will be processed into malt, sold to local brewers and made into beer. Buddy won't get to sample the end product, though. He doesn't drink.
"It's ironic that somebody wants me to grow barley for malt," Buddy said. "But I don't mind."
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