Tillage
The Irish Grain Growers' Group (IGGG) is anticipating the publication of the draft schemes, linked to the new €30m tillage support measures
The Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG) has criticised specific policies followed by the Irish Grain and Feed Association (IGFA)
The Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG) is calling on Boortmalt to remove its handling and drying charge of €10/t on malting barley
Minister Martin Heydon, has been told in no uncertain terms that he must deliver for the tillage sector at the upcoming Budget 2026
The Irish tillage sector has endured three challenging harvests in a row. And the prospect of fourth is now looming.
Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine Martin Heydon is set to address a national tillage crisis meeting next month.
The Tánaiste, Simon Harris, and the Minister for Agriculture, Martin Heydon, say they recognise the challenges facing Irish tillage
Representatives of the Irish Grain Growers' Group (IGGG) met recently with agriculture minister, Martin Heydon
The Irish Grain Growers' Group is calling for an immediate examination of what it has described as the "now excessive use" of GM maize
The IGGG is calling for a new "Tillage Expansion and Sustainability Scheme" to be announced as part of Budget 2026.
The government may be securing up to €100,000 in excise duty and VAT for every acre of malting barley that is dedicated to whiskey production.
The securing of the strongest possible Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) budget is a key priority for the Irish government.
Agriculture minister, Martin Heydon, has confirmed his strong commitment to the future of the tillage sector.
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Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG) representative, Bobby Miller, has characterised the spring of 2025 as a perfect planting season.
Adjustments to the Farming for Water Programme, sought by the Irish Grain Growers’ Group, have recently been confirmed.
Irish Distillers has confirmed that it will pause whiskey production at its Midleton Distillery from early April 2025 until summer time
The new chair of the Irish Grain Growers Group has set out his intention to work closely with the minister to ensure more support for tillage.
The IGGG has called on the drinks industry to support its farmer suppliers, saying their economic sustainability "has been ignored".
The Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG) has a new chairman: he is long standing member James Kelly, from Athy in Co Kildare.
Tillage News
The Irish Grain Growers' Group (IGGG) chair, Bobby Miller said now is the time to highlight the case for Irish farming ahead of the next CAP.
An Irish MEP has called for "fairness and support" for the Irish tillage sector, in order for the sector to "reach its full potential".
A delegation from the Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG), led by chairperson Bobby Miller, will visit Brussels next week.
