Tillage News
Dairygold malting barley competition winners announced
The Deasy family from Aherla in Co. Cork have been named the overall winners in this year’s Dairygold malting barley...
Malting Barley
Tillage
IFA requests formal meeting with Boortmalt
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has requested a formal meeting with Boortmalt to discuss the prospects for malting barley in...
Tillage Technical
IGG backs principle of forward selling malting barley
Irish Grain Growers (IGG) group chairman Bobby Miller has said that he supports the principle of forward selling malting barley....
Tillage
Malting barley vies with winter wheat for ‘net margin’ top spot
The early indications from Teagasc are that malting barley will vie with winter wheat as the top cereal crop grown...
Tillage News
Boortmalt may consider further expansion of malting facility
Boortmalt is not ruling out the possibility of further expanding its malting barley facility in Athy, Co Kildare. Executives from...
Tillage News
IFA 'reluctantly accepted' Boortmalt drying charge
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that it “reluctantly accepted” a €12.50/t drying and energy charge being imposed on...
Tillage
IGG head calls for oilseed rape crushing plant in Ireland
Irish Grain Growers (IGG) chair, Bobby Miller, is calling for the development of an oilseed rape crushing plant in Ireland....
Tillage
Tillage: BYDV control in malting barley crops
Malting barley crops sown out in March should not need an insecticide to control Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV). That...
Tillage
Nitrogen rates must be retained on malting barley crops
Despite the dramatic hike in fertiliser prices over recent months, malting barley growers are being strongly urged to maintain nitrogen...
Tillage Technical
Malting industry will need half of 2022 spring barley crops
It has been estimated that the malting industry will require up to half of the spring barley crops grown in...
Tillage News
Tipperary farmer strikes gold with his malting barley
A tillage farmer from Co. Tipperary has today (Tuesday, March 15) been named as the overall winner of the 2021...
Tillage
Fertiliser options for malting barley in 2022
David Walsh-Kemmis grows malting barley for both brewing and distilling purposes on his Co. Laois tillage farm. Courtesy of his...
Tillage
High-quality Irish distilling barley in high demand for 2022
Demand for high-quality Irish distilling barley continues to grow according to Teagasc’s Dr. Richie Hackett, who addressed the recent Teagasc...
Tillage
Native malting barley acreage set to grow
The growth in sales of Irish whiskey in the US alone will lead to a significant expansion in Ireland’s native...
Agri-Business
Co. Laois farmer wins inaugural Guinness Sustainability Award
Eugene Ryan from Portlaoise, Co. Laois has won the inaugural Guinness Sustainability Award at the Irish Malting Barley Excellence Awards....
Tillage Technical
Trials shows that winter malting barley can deliver for grain growers
The potential to grow winter malting barley varieties in Ireland was highlighted at a webinar, hosted by Teagasc earlier this...
Tillage
Drinks industry 'must show more flexibility and financial support' for suppliers
The Irish drinks industry has been called on by the Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG) to show more flexibility and...
Tillage
Irish cereal use in the drinks sector
An estimated 46,000ha of Irish tillage land is used to produce approximately 300,000t of grain for the drinks industry here...
