Tillage
Why the malting barley list is important for the development of the sector
The recommended list for malting barley was reintroduced in 2011 and growers and malsters are seeing the benefits. The list...
Malting Barley
Tillage
Minimum of €200/t must be introduced for brewing barley
It wouldn’t be an Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG) meeting without the price of malting barley being discussed. The group...
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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 deal completed for 2018
Boortmalt’s malting barley package for 2018 has been agreed. The Irish Farmers’ Association’s (IFA’s) deputy president, Richard Kennedy, described the...
Tillage
Desperate times: Grain growers ramp up Storehouse protest
The Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG) took its protest inside the Guinness Storehouse on Monday (December 4). The IGGG has...
Tillage
Grain growers to demonstrate outside Guinness again
The Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG) will return to the Guinness Storehouse next Monday (December 4) to stage another demonstration....
Tillage
Laois farmer crowned Guinness 'grower of the year'
Each year Boortmalt reward the growers of the best malting barley in Ireland. Edward Mulhall, from Laois, is the winner...
Opinion
Are Ireland’s ‘tillage barons’ about to become an endangered species?
This week’s Oireachtas report on the future of Irish tillage was extremely timely. However, in my opinion, it failed to...
Tillage
'Our drinks industry is conquering world markets and yet our tillage sector is in crisis'
Despite the success of the Irish drinks industry, the tillage sector in Ireland is struggling significantly, according to Fianna Fail...
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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...
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Further protests in the pipeline for Irish Grain Growers Group
The Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG) staged another demonstration against the poor price for malting barley yesterday (November 14). This...
Tillage
Grain growers renew calls for pint price drop as protest set to reach Guinness HQ
A protest by the Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG) is set to take place tomorrow (Tuesday, November 14) at 12:00pm...
Tillage
'The price of drink is going up, while we're on the brink of giving up'
The strong numbers at the Irish Grain Growers Group’s (IGGG) demonstration of facts on Tuesday morning (October 24)Â was a clear...
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Grain growers frustrated at malting price that 'doesn't cut the mustard'
The Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG) staged a demonstration of facts outside of Boortmalt, Athy, Co. Kildare this morning. Almost...
Tillage
Grain growers to hold demonstration over malting barley prices
A “demonstration of facts” is to be held by the Irish Grain Growers Group (IGG) outside Boortmalt in Athy, Co....
Opinion
Why is malting barley not being treated as a premium crop?
What’s Boortmalt’s game? The company’s management team has spent most of this year telling the world about the need to...
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Roscommon sheep farmer maximises lamb performance
The ideal combination of Lamlac and efficient feeding technology to boost lamb performance has made life a great deal easier...
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Irish Grain Growers hit out at Boortmalt-IFA deal
The Irish Grain Growers’ Association has launched a scathing attack on both Boortmalt and the IFA (Irish Farmers’ Association) for...
Tillage
IFA concludes Boortmalt malting barley deal, in a bid to address growers' concerns
The IFA has now concluded its two-year malting barley deal with Boortmalt for 2017 and 2018 crops, according to Deputy President...
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Malting barley growers furious at Boortmalt contract offer
There is huge grower disquiet regarding the details of the current Boortmalt malting barley contract, according to a representative of...
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IFA hosts grower meetings to discuss new malting barley contracts
The IFA is remaining tight-lipped about the detail of the proposed malting barley contracts for 2017, which they are discussing...