Siobhán Walsh

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Tillage Podcast: flour funding, malting, straw houses and Bord Bia feed rules

This week’s show is packed with news and interviews, with plenty of positives as the weather continues to keep people out of fields.

NEWS 19 February 2026

Tillage Podcast: flour funding, malting, straw houses and Bord Bia feed rules

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Grain Trends: little movement, but offers available

Grain Trends: little movement, but offers available

MARKETS 18 February 2026

Why are we not stopping grass weed imports?

Why are we not stopping grass weed imports?

CROPS 18 February 2026

Tillage Management: herbicide options for when the weather turns

Tillage Management: herbicide options for when the weather turns

Tillage Management: herbicide options for when the weather turns

HUSBANDRY 18 February 2026

Right rate and timing is the key on crops

Right rate and timing is the key on crops

Right rate and timing is the key on crops

CROPS 18 February 2026

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Brewers told 'tillage has never been so vulnerable'

Brewers told 'tillage has never been so vulnerable'

The Guinness/Boortmalt awards took place in St James’s Gate brewery on Wednesday 18 February.

NEWS 12 February 2026

Wexford brothers crowned malting barley winners

Wexford brothers crowned malting barley winners

The Diageo Guinness awards took place on Wednesday 18 February at St James's gate in Dublin.

NEWS 12 February 2026

€225/t on offer for malting barley

€225/t on offer for malting barley

There are reports of a price of €225/t for growers supplying malting barley to merchants supplying Boortmalt.

NEWS 12 February 2026

Proposal for native grain use in Bord Bia schemes drafted by IFA

Proposal for native grain use in Bord Bia schemes drafted by IFA

A proposal on native grain has been drafted by the IFA grain committee and calls for a minimum inclusion rate in the Bord Bia assurance schemes.

NEWS 12 February 2026

Over 15,000t of straw imported in three months

Over 15,000t of straw imported in three months

Straw imports continue into the country. The total figure has decreased, but imports have increased from Spain.

NEWS 12 February 2026

Pics: see the 12 Tirlán grain award winners

Pics: see the 12 Tirlán grain award winners

Here are all the winners of the Tirlán Grain Quality Awards announced last week at a ceremony in Co Cork.

NEWS 12 February 2026

Tillage Podcast: markets interview, costs, award winners and Irish grain

Tillage Podcast: markets interview, costs, award winners and Irish grain

On this week’s podcast, we have all the latest news, look at the paper and we have an interview with a grain markets expert.

NEWS 12 February 2026

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