Tillage
A major meeting of malting barley growers will take place next Monday, (October 12) to discuss urgent issues affecting the sector.
The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) has requested a meeting with Boortmalt to discuss harvest 2026 malting barley prices.
The IGGG has said tillage farmers 'cannot be expected' to take on the risk of producing malting barley 'without meaningful financial reward'.
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has published a grain market update, reflecting national and international cereal prices.
Michael and Tom Nolan, representing Nolan Agi from Camross Co. Wexford have been awarded the...
The Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG) is calling on Boortmalt to remove its handling and drying charge of €10/t on malting barley
Concerns have been voiced that Boortmalt plans to "cut distilling, malting barley contracts in the middle of the growing season".
Opinion
Boortmalt may have upped its forward barley price to €240/t, but this is still well below the €300/t demanded at the recent growers meeting
Boortmalt is set to announce an improved forward price offer for 2025 malting barley deliveries on Friday of this week (March14).
Representatives from Boortmalt will attend a meeting of malting barley growers next week, according to the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA).
IFA grain committee chair Kieran McEvoy has called on Boortmalt for a "stronger" second forward offer for malting barley in 2025
Boortmalt and Diageo, have announced the winners of the Irish Malting Barley Excellence Awards (2024 season).
The IFA has said that the first forward offer for 2025 for malting barley from Boortmalt is "very late and very disappointing".
Boortmalt is confirming that approximately 10% of the Irish malting barley acreage has now been cut: the equivalent figure for the UK is 60%
Agri-Business
Boortmalt has announced a partnership with a regenerative agriculture business as part of an effort to cut emissions from suppliers.
Contractors play a key role on most tillage farms. This principle has been further endorsed during the spring 2024 planting season.
This week has seen both Diageo and Boortmalt confirming their growing commitment to Ireland’s malting barley sector.
Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) deputy president, Alice Doyle, is calling on the government to fully support the tillage sector.
Tillage News
The largest producer of malted barley in the world, Boortmalt and the largest purchaser of malted barley in Ireland Diageo, have announced the winners of the Irish Malting Barley Excellence Awards (2023 season)
The Teagasc/Boortmalt Malting Barley Conference which took place this week in Enniscorthy, Co....
Boortmalt’s Barley Quality Manager, Tom Bryan, has confirmed that malting barley rejections have exceeded 50% for 2022
Boortmalt has confirmed that it will continue its dialogue with the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) to discuss a range of issues
Representatives of the IFA grain committee will meet Boortmalt on Thursday to discuss the impact of the 2023 harvest on malting quality.
