Tillage
'Malting barley growers have the option to hedge 60% of their total contract'
Malting barley growers now have the option to hedge 60% of their total contract in 10% lots, subject to a...
Malting Barley
Tillage
'Malting growers will have option to claim back IFA levy from next year'
Malting barley growers will have the option to claim back the proportion of the 19c/t levy which is directed towards...
Sponsored
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
Wexford farmer wins Malting Barley Excellence Award
A Co. Wexford barley grower took home the overall award for excellence at the Malting Barley Excellence Awards 2015. Gerald...
Tillage
Malting barley pricing structure fails growers yet again – Irish Malt Growers
The malting barley pricing structure will fail to deliver a sustainable return to farmers in 2015 was the clear message...
Tillage
Fancy a non-glysodic nitrile whiskey? It's the future for malting barley growers
Non-glysodic nitrile (NGN) malting varieties are the future for Irish malting barley growers, according to Seamus Kearney of the Department of...
Tillage
IFA recognises Irish Malt Growers, but only as a 'discussion group'
Irish Malt Growers (IMG) will not secure direct negotiating rights when it comes to the fixing of malting barley prices,...
Tillage
New malting barley group to seek contract price negotiating rights
Irish Malt Growers (IMG) will become an active stakeholder organisation within the malting barley sector, according to the new pressure...
Tillage
Good weather brings infestations of pollen beetle to oilseed rape crops
Heavy infestations of pollen beetle are now apparent in winter oilseed rape crops across the south east of the country,...
Sponsored
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...
Opinion
Malting barley negotiations - another poor show from the IFA hierarchy
Malting barley growers do not suffer from an IQ deficit. In fact, their ranks include a number of Ireland’s most...
Tillage
IFA's 'best possible deal' with Boortmalt leaves sour taste with many barley growers
There is total uncertainty at farm level concerning the progress, or lack of it, made by the IFA in negotiating...
Tillage
IFA and Downey must deliver, say malting barley farmers
Malting barley farmers are expecting the IFA to secure a significantly improved 2015 contract deal with Boortmalt prior to Christmas, according...
Tillage
Malting barley growers to meet on Monday
Unhappy malting barley growers are meeting on Monday night in Kildare to decided their next step and future action. The...
Agri-Business
Malting barley growers protest outside Guinness
Malting barley growers protested today outside Guinness in Dublin, saying they are ‘frustrated’ with how they are being dealt with...
Tillage
Malting barley growers protest at poor price and 'IFA inaction'
Over 100 malting barley growers protested today at Boormalt, Athy, over poor malting barley prices and what they say is...
Sponsored
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....
