Malting barley crops sown out in March should not need an insecticide to control Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV). That...
April 20, 2022
Despite the dramatic hike in fertiliser prices over recent months, malting barley growers are being strongly urged to maintain nitrogen...
April 19, 2022
It has been estimated that the malting industry will require up to half of the spring barley crops grown in...
April 15, 2022
A tillage farmer from Co. Tipperary has today (Tuesday, March 15) been named as the overall winner of the 2021...
March 15, 2022
David Walsh-Kemmis grows malting barley for both brewing and distilling purposes on his Co. Laois tillage farm. Courtesy of his...
February 16, 2022
Demand for high-quality Irish distilling barley continues to grow according to Teagasc’s Dr. Richie Hackett, who addressed the recent Teagasc...
February 15, 2022
The growth in sales of Irish whiskey in the US alone will lead to a significant expansion in Ireland’s native...
February 11, 2022
Eugene Ryan from Portlaoise, Co. Laois has won the inaugural Guinness Sustainability Award at the Irish Malting Barley Excellence Awards....
December 13, 2021
The potential to grow winter malting barley varieties in Ireland was highlighted at a webinar, hosted by Teagasc earlier this...
September 22, 2021
The Irish drinks industry has been called on by the Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG) to show more flexibility and...
February 24, 2021
An estimated 46,000ha of Irish tillage land is used to produce approximately 300,000t of grain for the drinks industry here...
November 2, 2020
The Boortmalt malting barley price for harvest 2020 has finished at €173.73/t. Growers who managed to meet malting barley standards...
September 17, 2020
Members of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) and Boortmalt held a meeting last night, Tuesday, August 11, following on from...
August 12, 2020
Boortmalt has urged growers to have patience this harvest as farmers decide what to do with crops of spring barley...
August 6, 2020
Suppliers of Boortmalt remain confused ahead of this season’s harvest. On April 21, growers were informed that the company would...
July 7, 2020
Following the announcement yesterday, Wednesday, June 24, from Diageo that it would be rolling out a recovery fund for pubs...
June 25, 2020
Diageo, most commonly known as the maker of Guinness, announced a $100 million recovery fund today, Wednesday, June 24, that...
June 24, 2020
Alcohol sales decreased by a total of 35.6% in April 2020 compared to the same month last year, according to...
June 11, 2020
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