LATEST ARTICLES
News
Farmer Writes: sowing a pleasure in a dusty March
Gerald Potterton
While this weather was very welcome, it could be overdone and a rise in temperatures would be nice.
26 March 2025 Markets
Grain Trends: steady markets as production estimated up
Grain markets are fairly steady at present. This week, world grain production was estimated up.
19 March 2025 Crops
From the Tramlines: all systems go in dry weather
This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Cork, Wexford, and Donegal who are very busy in the fields planting spring crops.
Beans and oats sold out as planting continues
Tillage farmers are busy planting spring crops across the country and in the main have now moved onto spring barley crops.
19 March 2025 News
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.
15 March 2025 Opinion
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
Grain Trends: markets steady or down
Grain markets generally moved down over the last week or were steady. Tariffs and reports affected the market.
12 March 2025 Markets
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
Farmer Writes: the pigeons fleeced my oilseed rape
Gerald Potterton farms tillage and some beef at Kildalkey, Co Meath.
12 March 2025 Farmer Writes
From the Tramlines: We are back and ready to grow
Tillage farmers are starting to get fieldwork done and 12 these farmers from across the country will share their experiences from their farms over the coming growing season.
12 March 2025 From the Tramlines
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