Tillage
IGGG has expressed deep disappointment at the initial prices published for barley, wheat, oats and oilseed rape, harvested over recent weeks.
AgriLand noted with interest the agricultural representatives on The Sunday Times Rich List, which was published on Sunday.
Quinns of Baltinglass is offering its growers a set price for winter oilseed rape as the sowing season commences for the 2021 crop.
David Shortall is the agri-sales manager at Quinns of Baltinglass. This week he looked at crops in counties Wicklow, Kilkenny and Laois.
Agri-Business
Agri-supplies provider Quinns of Baltinglass will remain open for business at the present time, with some changes to operations in place.
Ahead of the BiG X harvester lay a crop of soybeans ready to be wholecropped and they were flying through the machine.
It wasn't just an average silage pick up in Stratford, Co. Wicklow, as John Wynne's soybean crop went under the knife.
Last week, the IFA welcomed the release of an all-Irish cereal ration, which according to the IFA, Quinns of Baltinglass has released.
Weather has the potential to impact massively on grain prices, but it is important to note the increase in winter cereal plantings.
Soya was grown in Ireland for the first time in 2018,” according to David Shortall of Quinns of Baltinglass.
8,500ha of protein crops were grown in Ireland in 2018; 80% of that area was planted to beans.
Quinns of Baltinglass is offering farmers a contract price for 2019 beans of €220/t. The offer is available until 5:00pm tomorrow.
Quinns of Baltinglass will hold a tillage conference on Thursday, January 17. There will be a focus on profits and soil management.
Quinns of Baltinglass is offering oilseed rape contracts for 2019. The contract price is €380/t when delivered at 9% moisture content.
The new pelleting mill at Quinns of Baltinglass is a sign of the confidence that the merchant has in Irish agriculture.
Beef
Demand for straw looks to be out stripping supply. 4X4 straw bales are costing as much as €40. However, there is another option – Miscanthus.
Over 400 people turned out to witness the official launch of a new feed pellet plant, which is run by Quinns of Baltinglass in Co. Wicklow.
As harvest '17 continues to progress, a number of growers have said that oilseed rape will be their top-performing crop this year.
Grain merchants are busy on the weigh bridges, with tillage farmers bringing in crops of winter barley as harvest 20117 ramps up.
Rural Life
A High Court ruling has reportedly ordered a couple who run a tillage farm to pay a €352,000 debt within a month or have some farmland sold.
This year Quinns of Baltinglass celebrate 80 years serving farmers.
