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Malting barley: The sector is on a knife edge

The malsters’ treatment of their contracted barley growers is nothing short of scandalous. One would have thought that the difficult...

Grain Protest Heading for Guinness Storehouse

The Irish Grain Growers (IGG) group threatens to escalate protests in call for €200/t for malting barley. Malting barley must...

Guinness could soon be missing key ingredient as current recipe ‘no longer viable’ due to pricing

Farmers have warned Guinness may be made solely from imported malt in the future unless stronger prices are delivered to...

Grain growers frustrated at malting price that ‘doesn’t cut the mustard’

Almost 80 grain growers marched in front of the Boortmalt premises to show their frustration at the harvest malting barley...

Irish Grain Growers to protest over malting barley prices

The Irish Grain Growers group will stage a “demonstration of facts” outside Boortmalt in Athy, Co Kildare this Tuesday at...

Listen: ‘Malting barley pays less than forestry’

Malting barley growers can expect to receive €50/t profit excluding their CAP payment. In an Oireachtas committee on Tuesday evening...

Ireland should push for GM-free tillage future, Agricultural Committee told

Investment in the tillage industry is needed for it to play its role in helping to secure Ireland’s commitments under...