Agri-Business
Alltech to host European summit in Dublin next month
Animal and crop health company Alltech will host its European Technical Summit in Dublin next month, and will feature over...
Agri-Business
Animal and crop health company Alltech will host its European Technical Summit in Dublin next month, and will feature over...
Tillage
Teagasc held a series of winter crop walks last week and gave some pointers to farmers planning on sowing beans...
Tillage
Confusion has surrounded the new Boortmalt pricing structure since growers received two text messages with two different offers on Monday,...
Tillage
The standoff between farmers and Boortmalt continued last night (Monday, February 18) at the Teagasc malting barley conference held at...
Tillage
In a strange turn up for the books Boortmalt described its pricing structure for the 2019 season to growers who...
Tillage
85% of soil samples were sub-optimal for at least one major nutrient in 2018, according to Mark Plunkett – specialist...
Tillage
The dry spell last week saw machinery descend on the tillage fields. Spring beans planting was one of the first...
Tillage
Grain markets all took a hit this week. The FOB (Free On Board) Creil price, which Boortmalt suppliers have heard...
Tillage
The Teagasc malting barley conference will be held at two locations on Monday (February 18). The day will include advice...
Tillage
89% of people care if Irish drinks are made from Irish ingredients and a whopping 77% would change brands if...
Agri Politics
The European Parliament’s Vice-President and MEP Mairead McGuinness has pointed to the rules on sustainable use of pesticides and how...
Tillage
Farmers were angry at the Irish Farmers’ Association’s (IFA’s) malting barley meeting on last night (Monday, February 11). They exclaimed...
Tillage
Malting barley growers will not be signing up to any contract with Boortmalt until they are happy with a deal;...
Tillage
Earlier today Boortmalt made an offer to growers. However, in the last few minutes a new offer has been made....
Tillage
As spring barley varieties increase in yield other factors can become problematic. Brackling is one such problem and can cause...
Tillage
Teagasc will hold its annual winter crop walks across the country this week. Farmers and agronomists are invited to the...
Tillage
The on-going drama of malting barley price raised the old issue this week – do ‘Irish’ drinks need to be...
Tillage
Wheat prices continue to lack excitement – the lack of movement of grain in the EU is a factor in...