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Opportunity beckons for Ireland’s malting barley growers
The past fortnight has seen both Diageo and Boortmalt confirming their growing commitment to Ireland’s malting barley sector. The backdrop...
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The past fortnight has seen both Diageo and Boortmalt confirming their growing commitment to Ireland’s malting barley sector. The backdrop...
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Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) deputy president, Alice Doyle, is calling on the government to fully support the tillage sector, adding...
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The largest producer of malted barley in the world, Boortmalt and the largest purchaser of malted barley in Ireland Diageo,...
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The Teagasc/Boortmalt Malting Barley Conference which took place this week in Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford heard that enough seed has been...
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Rejections for malting barley, a relatively new crop to Ireland, have exceeded 50% for 2023, according to Boortmalt’s barley quality...
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Boortmalt has confirmed to Agriland that it will continue its dialogue with the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) in relation to...
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Representatives of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) grain committee will meet a Boortmalt delegation on Thursday morning (August 17) to...
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The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that the link between the malting barley price paid to growers by Boortmalt...
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The Irish Grain Growers’ Group (IGGG) has called on Boortmalt to scrap its newly introduced drying charge to its farmer...
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Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) National Grain Committee chair, Kieran McEvoy, has confirmed that the association has recently met with Boortmalt...
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Delegates attending the recent Teagasc/Boortmalt malting barley conference were told that seeding rate is a key determinant of final yields....
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The 2022 winner of the Guinness Perpetual Challenge Cup for Malting Barley Excellence is Paul Delaney, from Borris Great, Portlaoise,...
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The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has requested a formal meeting with Boortmalt to discuss the prospects for malting barley in...
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The early indications from Teagasc are that malting barley will vie with winter wheat as the top cereal crop grown...
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Boortmalt is not ruling out the possibility of further expanding its malting barley facility in Athy, Co Kildare. Executives from...
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The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that a €12.50/t drying surcharge imposed on malting barley growers by Boortmalt has...
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The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that it “reluctantly accepted” a €12.50/t drying and energy charge being imposed on...
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Despite the dramatic hike in fertiliser prices over recent months, malting barley growers are being strongly urged to maintain nitrogen...