Irish cereal use in the drinks sector November 2, 2020 Tillage An estimated 46,000ha of Irish tillage land is used to produce approximately 300,000t of grain for the drinks industry here in Ireland each…
Boortmalt malting barley price settled September 17, 2020 Tillage The Boortmalt malting barley price for harvest 2020 has finished at €173.73/t. Growers who managed to meet malting barley standards will be paid…
IFA and Boortmalt meet, following last week’s ‘protest’ at Waterford Port August 12, 2020 Tillage Members of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) and Boortmalt held a meeting last night, Tuesday, August 11, following on from an agreement made…
Boortmalt urges patience with green crops of barley August 6, 2020 Tillage Boortmalt has urged growers to have patience this harvest as farmers decide what to do with crops of spring barley destined for malting…
Boortmalt expects to take in more malting barley than previously indicated July 7, 2020 Tillage Suppliers of Boortmalt remain confused ahead of this season’s harvest. On April 21, growers were informed that the company would reduce its harvest…
Calls for Diageo to extend support to growers June 25, 2020 Tillage Following the announcement yesterday, Wednesday, June 24, from Diageo that it would be rolling out a recovery fund for pubs and bars impacted…
Diageo launches $100 million recovery fund for pubs and bars June 24, 2020 Tillage Diageo, most commonly known as the maker of Guinness, announced a $100 million recovery fund today, Wednesday, June 24, that is hoped will…
24 million less pints pulled in April…less barley used June 11, 2020 Tillage Alcohol sales decreased by a total of 35.6% in April 2020 compared to the same month last year, according to data released by…
Where is the harvest malting price sitting at present? June 10, 2020 Tillage The malting barley price to be paid to Boortmalt suppliers at harvest currently stands at €171.61/t. The harvest price is based on the…
Looking at the demand for malting barley in the UK May 23, 2020 Tillage The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) in the UK looked at the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on malting barley demand again…
Dairygold commits to malting contracts May 14, 2020 Agri-Business Dairygold confirmed to AgriLand today, Thursday, May 14, that it is committed to purchasing all of the contracted tonnage of malting barley from…
IFA calls for maximum intake of malting barley May 14, 2020 Tillage Mark Browne, the chairperson of the Irish Farmers’ Association’s (IFA’s) grain committee, welcomed yesterday’s, May 13, announcement by Glanbia Ireland in which it…
Glanbia committed to purchasing malting barley for 2020 harvest May 13, 2020 Tillage Glanbia Ireland has stated that it is committed to purchasing all contracted tonnes of malting barley from its growers that meet the required…
Tillage Focus: Building a sustainable business in Co. Waterford May 3, 2020 Tillage Padraig Connery hails from Clashmore in Co. Waterford and farms between here and Villierstown. He has been farming full-time for almost six years…
Drinks Ireland forgot about farmers in the 7-point plan April 30, 2020 Tillage It was interesting to note that a press release from Drinks Ireland this week on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the…
Tillage farmers and drinks industry urged to resist Boortmalt intake action April 28, 2020 Tillage Opposition to Boortmalt’s decision to reduce its tonnage intake of malting barley this harvest is gaining momentum on the ground. Last week, in…
Boortmalt to reduce harvest intake as malt demand decreases April 21, 2020 Tillage Boortmalt informed growers today, April 21, that it will reduce the tonnage of malting barley which it takes in this harvest. In a…
Large percentage of malting barley in the ground March 31, 2020 Tillage Tillage farmers are extremely busy at present planting spring crops. Sowing of malting barley is well underway across the country. As of Saturday,…
