National Ploughing Championships
The fun and frolics of the 'Ploughing' were far from the minds of the country’s tillage farmers grappling to finish the harvest.
Tillage
Prolonged periods of wet weather in recent weeks has seen the 2017 tillage harvest stall in many parts of the country.
Farmer-owned co-ops must step up and set sustainable grain, oilseed and protein prices for growers this harvest, the IFA's Liam Dunne said.
Growers around the country should 'hold grain and sell hard', according to the IFA's Grain Committee Chairman, Liam Dunne.
The maximum payment a farmer will be able to draw down under a new tillage crisis fund will be €10,500, it has been confirmed.
The launch of a tillage crisis fund for farmers who lost crops during last year's harvest is now imminent, AgriLand understands.
Four members of the IFA Grain Committee are preparing for their fifth night occupying Department of Agriculture offices in Dublin.
A delegation from the IFA's Grain Committee are prepared to stand their ground at the Department of Agriculture building tonight.
The creation of a tillage crisis fund for farmers who lost crops in 2016 is on the horizon, according to the IFA's Liam Dunne.
Liam Dunne, Grain Chairman of the IFA, has responded to the criticism of the IFA - Boortmalt deal by the Irish Grain Growers' Association.
IFA’s discussions with Borrtmalt on malting barley prices for 2017 will now take place on Monday, March 20.
According to the IFA, Diageo wants to make €1m of savings on malt prices from 2017 onwards, as part of a cost-saving exercise
Approximately 2,000 farmers have been affected by this year’s unfolding tillage crisis, according to IFA
Imported grain coming into Foynes Port in Limerick looks to be of "very poor quality" compared to what Irish farmers are producing, according to Liam Dunne, the IFA Grain Chairman.
