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Large percentage of malting barley in the ground

March 31, 2020

Tillage farmers are extremely busy at present planting spring crops. Sowing of malting barley is well underway across the country. As of Saturday,…

Boortmalt advises farmers on late sowing conditions

March 22, 2020

Tillage

This week, Boortmalt issued some advice to farmers on sowing rate and nitrogen (N) application rates in the late sowing season in order…

Boortmalt putting plans in place for smoother harvest

February 16, 2020

Tillage

Steps are being taken to ensure that the 2020 harvest runs smoothly at Boortmalt intakes this season. Tom Bryan – Boortmalt – gave…

Boortmalt to stop seed production to allow for increase in malting intake

February 13, 2020

Tillage

Boortmalt has announced that it will cease it’s seed production this year. AgriLand understands that seed growers for the company were informed individually…

Pass rate and price differential key to making malting barley more profitable

February 13, 2020

Tillage

The 2019 Teagasc e-profit monitor data placed spring malting barley as the second most profitable crop after winter wheat. This was in a…

IGGG says €210/t is needed for malting barley

February 5, 2020

Tillage

The Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG) has stated that a price of €210/t is needed to make malting barley as profitable as winter…

Malt conference: Update on profit monitors; terroir; agronomy

February 5, 2020

Tillage

This year’s malting barley conference will take place on February 10 in Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford. While growers will be updated on agronomic research…

Updated: Boortmalt and IFA meet ahead of the 2020 season

February 2, 2020

Tillage

AgriLand understands that the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) and Boortmalt met to discuss a wide range of topics in the week gone by,…

New Boortmalt plant is up and running

January 28, 2020

Tillage

Boortmalt’s new maltings plant is up and running. The new Buhler maltings, which will produce 40,000t of malt per year, began production last…

Ovens man is the Dairygold Malting Barley Grower of the Year

January 24, 2020

Tillage

Jeremiah Dineen claimed the Dairygold Malting Barley Grower of the Year Award for 2019. The announcement was made at today’s (Friday, January 24)…

Boortmalt to be at full capacity in the spring time

December 5, 2019

Tillage

Boortmalt’s expansion looks set to be on track to finish in the spring time and with that the plant will operate at a…

Diageo using 140,000t of Irish barley

November 28, 2019

Tillage

This year, Diageo will use approximately 140,000t of Irish barley across its entire range – that includes malt, barley for roasting and barley…

Evan McDonnell named malting barley grower of the year

November 27, 2019

Tillage

Evan McDonnell from Co. Carlow has been named as the 2019 Malting Barley Grower of the Year by Boortmalt and Diageo. The malting…

Boortmalt becomes World’s leading malt producer as Axereal acquires Cargill Malt

November 5, 2019

Agri-Business

Axereal, the largest farmer-owned co-operative in France, has acquired Cargill Malt on behalf of its subsidiary Boortmalt. This acquisition now makes Boortmalt “the…

Getting to grips with residual nitrogen from cover crops

October 31, 2019

Tillage

Nitrogen is directly linked to the protein content of malting barley. Getting that protein content right is the big challenge faced by farmers,…

Irish distillers accused of ‘coining profits at expense of growers’

September 27, 2019

Agri Politics

Guinness and Irish distillers have been accused by Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) treasurer Tim Cullinan of “coining profits at the expense of Irish…