Ireland’s tillage sector needs protecting – Hoey
The tillage sector in Ireland needs a framework along the lines of dairy co-ops to make it sustainable long-term, Michael...
Irish malting barley is a premium fully traceable GM free crop with a unique provenance. Irish malting barley growers have for generations been proud of…
Read MoreTillage, the cornerstone of the Irish agricultural industry, has been neglected by successive governments and their agencies, hammered by years of low prices and let…
Read MoreThe Irish Grain Growers are a newly formed group, representing arable farmers in the Midlands, South East and South of the country. Our aim is to focus on and promote all the positive aspects tillage farming. We want to improve the industry by promoting constructive communication amongst growers, consumers, manufacturers and policy makers.
We feel that government policy in the past, has neglected tillage, relative to other sectors, as is clearly reflected in the blue print for agriculture, Food Wise 2025 and Food Harvest 2020 policy documents. There seems much more focus on dairy and beef sector in recent years, whilst, in many ways, failing to recognise the contribution of the indigenous tillage sector.
The tillage sector in Ireland needs a framework along the lines of dairy co-ops to make it sustainable long-term, Michael...
More than 100 grain growers held a demonstration outside of the Guinness Storehouse this week, to highlight the ongoing plight...
On Tuesday, the Irish Grain Growers held a protest outside St James’s Gate in Dublin, to highlight the current challenges...
Malting Barley Growers Association are to step up their campaign to highlight the current challenges facing their sector and indeed...
A protest by the Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG) is set to take place tomorrow (Tuesday, November 14) at 12:00pm...
Malting giant Boortmalt has opted to extend its malting capacity in Athy, Co. Kildare, by 30,000t to continue providing its...
Farmers have warned they may opt out of growing malting barley, with prices now €20/t below the price they received...
We talked to three tillage farmers who joined the protest outside the Boortmalt HQ in Co Kildare to highlight the...
The malsters’ treatment of their contracted barley growers is nothing short of scandalous. One would have thought that the difficult...
The Irish Grain Growers (IGG) group threatens to escalate protests in call for €200/t for malting barley. Malting barley must...