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Irish tillage needs its own Ornua-style organisation
Siobhán Walsh
Irish tillage farmers need a new organisation selling their goods or at least looking at ways to incorporate Irish tillage credentials into meat and dairy products.
14 December 2024 News
US sets rules for native barley use in whiskey production
A new set of rules was outlined by the US Department of Treasury on 13 December and outlines a requirement to use native barley.
4 December 2024 News
'This is not the end of the Waterford story just yet'
Waterford Distillery may have gone into receivership, but it still has plenty of whiskey ageing in its casks and every reason to believe it will come out of this stronger than before.
Receivers appointed to Waterford Whisky distillery
Waterford Whisky has called in receivers as it fails to come up with fresh funding, Janine Kennedy and Rachel Donovan report.
29 November 2024 News
Musgrave to delist Conor McGregor’s whiskey and stout
All alcohol associated with Conor McGregor is to be removed from sale and storage at Musgrave retailers.
26 November 2024 News
Waterford Distillery launches new heritage barley whiskey
Heritage: Goldthorpe was originally discovered in 1889 as a single, fortuitous mutation in a field but vanished from the agricultural landscape decades ago.
23 September 2024 News
Using native grains in Irish whiskey
"Barley doubling in price would only add cents to a bottle of whiskey or pint of beer/stout." - David Moore, Glencash Farm.
18 September 2024 Letters
Irish food producers can benefit from EU quality mark – McGuinness
Key message coming from the European Commission tent at the 2024 National Ploughing Championships.
17 September 2024 News
35% of grain used to produce Irish drinks not native - Teagasc
Teagasc’s Michael Hennessy detailed some figures on grain usage in the drinks sector at the Irish Drinks Forum.
17 September 2024 News
Tillage Podcast: still time to plant oilseed as harvest continues
This week’s show has a report on harvest from the northeast, has advice on oilseed rape planting and all the news.
12 September 2024 News
Review into how Irish whiskey is made
The technical file of Irish whiskey outlines how whiskey should be produced, but does not specify ingredients.
11 September 2024 News
Growing Chinese middle class looking for Irish spirits – Bord Bia
Bord Bia has launched its Spirit of Ireland drinks campaign for the first time in the Asian country as part of the Irish government’s trade mission there.
4 September 2024 News