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"If a tillage industry is to survive here, its going to need serious long-term support," - Liam Dunne, Bray House, Athy, Co Kildare.
19 March 2025 News
Tariff threatens €900m drinks exports
Irish dairy and grain suppliers may be insulated from Trump's latest tariff threat.
15 March 2025 Opinion
Opinion: whiskey tariffs are the cloud in bright March skies
Good weather means a spring in the step of farmers planting crops, but the markets are not as bright as the weather, with tariffs (yet again) a threat.
Malting price offer made by Boortmalt
Boortmalt had told farmers at a meeting on Monday night that the company expected to announce a price this week.
14 March 2025 News
Tillage Podcast: fine weather, new products and malt
On this week’s tillage podcast, we get down to practical agronomy on fertiliser, herbicides and fungicides and we hear from the malting barley meeting.
13 March 2025 News
Growers question sustainability of malting varieties
Malting barley growers expressed frustration at the varieties they have to grow for malting barley at Monday's meeting.
12 March 2025 News
Are traditional malting growers being left behind?
Figures from Boortmalt’s sustainability programme look like there is a move to bigger growers.
12 March 2025 News
Next price offer from Boortmalt imminent
Attendees at the IFA's national malting barley meeting said that a price offer would be made later in the week.
11 March 2025 News
Farmers and Boortmalt 'need to join forces'
A joint approach to tackle pricing may be needed to keep the malting barley industry in this country.
11 March 2025 News
'The one thing that is consistent is the inconsistency' - malting meeting
The malting barley meeting on Monday night heard from many growers, as well as Boortmalt and the IFA.
10 March 2025 News
Tillage Podcast: fine weather, liquid nitrogen and malting barley
On this week’s show we hear all about liquid nitrogen, malting barley and talk about the wonderful weather.
6 March 2025 News
Irish Distillers to pause whiskey production
The stoppage in production is concerning for the whiskey and malting barley industries in Ireland. Tillage farm incomes may be affected.
6 March 2025 News