Tillage
Irish grain growers seeking new buyers for their malting barley
The Irish Grain Growers’ Group is actively searching for both domestic and international companies willing to buy its members’ malting barley....
Malting Barley
Tillage
IFA and Boortmalt to meet again on malting barley prices
Boortmalt and IFA have failed to reach agreement on the scale of malting barley prices for 2017. Both organisations met...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Tillage
Boortmalt holds up malting barley negotiations for a further week
IFA’s discussions with Boortmalt, which will kick-start negotiations on malting barley prices for 2017, will now take place on Monday,...
Tillage
Boortmalt to meet IFA to negotiate malting barley prices
Boortmalt will meet with the IFA on Monday, March 13, to discuss malting barley prices for 2017, according to IFA Deputy...
Opinion
Is Diageo about to stiff Ireland’s malting barley growers?
No industry on this planet knows how to put up its prices like the drinks sector. Over the years, it...
Tillage
Diageo seeks €1m worth of cuts in malt prices
Diageo has told Boortmalt that it wants to make €1m worth of savings on malt prices, according to IFA Grain...
Tillage
'Well sown is half grown for malting barley crops'
Getting malting barley crops off to a good start is important, according to Teagasc’s Ciaran Hickey, as well sown is...
Tillage
Skinned grain is 'not a new phenomenon' but what causes it?
Skinned malting barley grains are not a new phenomenon, according to Teagasc’s Ciaran Collins, as they have always been present....
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Agri-Business
Falling farm income forces farmer to diversify into brewery venture
A farmer in Co. Laois has been forced to diversify and set up his own craft brewery business on the...
Tillage
Farmers to find out how to maximise malting barley yields at Teagasc event
Teagasc will host a technical meeting for malting barley growers in the Millrace Hotel, Bunclody on Wednesday afternoon next, February...
Tillage
Tillage farmers asked to back malting barley proposals for 2017
The Irish Grain Growers Association (IGGA) has asked all tillage farmers to back its proposals for malting barley for 2017....
Tillage
'€154/t malting barley price is a disgrace'
A malting barley price of €154/t is an absolute disgrace given that Irish alcohol beverages are now being marketed at...
Tillage
Grain growers call for a €200/t malting barley price
The Irish Grain Growers Association (IGGA) is calling for a price of €200/t to be paid for malting barley this...
Machinery
Having problems with skinned malting barley grains? This might help reduce the issue
More and more cereal farmers are reporting issues with malting barley rejections due to an increase in the presence of...
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Cow monitoring app 'means we can stay farming for longer'
Sylvia and John Powell installed Nedap cow monitoring on their 250-strong herd in February 2023. Farming just outside Birr, Co....
Tillage
'Spring barley yields continue to rise, but variety selection important'
Spring barley yields have increased constantly over the past 10 years, according to Teagasc’s Tillage Advisor Ciaran Hickey. Speaking at...
Tillage
Irish Malt Growers expands to represent all tillage farmers
A new organisation for tillage farmers is being set up out of Irish Malt Growers due to what it says...
Tillage
Tillage farmers fail in bid to reclaim IFA levies
A group of tillage farmers claim they have failed, in their bid, to reclaim IFA levies over the past two...
Tillage
Tillage meeting to address 'ongoing issues' in sector
Irish Malt Growers are holding an open meeting for all tillage farmers on Tuesday night to address ongoing issues in...