Irish Grain Growers Group

Support schemes won't solve competitiveness crisis in tillage - IGGG

While many aspects of the Budget were welcomed by the IGGG, it said that support schemes alone won't solve the competitiveness crisis and called on the Government to look beyond traditional supports.

NEWS 6 October 2026

Support schemes won't solve competitiveness crisis in tillage - IGGG

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Harvest prices not enough to combat rising input costs

Harvest prices not enough to combat rising input costs

NEWS 30 September 2026

Malting barley premium under threat, grain growers group warns

Malting barley premium under threat, grain growers group warns

NEWS 23 September 2026

Irish grain prices are milk and beef issue too, IGGG says

Irish grain prices are milk and beef issue too, IGGG says

Irish grain prices are milk and beef issue too, IGGG says

NEWS 22 September 2026

Call for higher Irish grain requirement in whiskey as US tariffs to end

Call for higher Irish grain requirement in whiskey as US tariffs to end

Call for higher Irish grain requirement in whiskey as US tariffs to end

NEWS 14 September 2026

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Tillage farmers insulted and disappointed by 'oat feed' imports

Tillage farmers insulted and disappointed by 'oat feed' imports

Tillage farmers are hugely disappointed to learn that oat feed - understood to be made up of waste from oat milling - is being fed to Irish animals.

NEWS 25 August 2026

The precedent was set in 2013

The precedent was set in 2013

Martin Heydon will be hoping he can emulate Simon Coveney's feat of agreeing a CAP deal between all parties.

BLANK 24 June 2026

Minister Heydon announces €29.1m of payments to tillage farmers

Minister Heydon announces €29.1m of payments to tillage farmers

The Department has said that payments will be visible in farmers’ bank accounts in the coming days.

NEWS 23 March 2026

AgNav needs tillage farmers - Teagasc

AgNav needs tillage farmers - Teagasc

Eoin Woulfe of Teagasc said that farmers need the verification that AGNav can provide of low-carbon Irish tillage farming, but AgNav needs farmer participation first.

NEWS 7 January 2026

Grain growers question scrutiny of grain imports

Grain growers question scrutiny of grain imports

Well in excess of three quarters of a million tonne of feedstuffs arrive in to Irish ports from Mercosur countries annually now to feed our Irish livestock, the Irish Grain Growers Group has said.

NEWS 26 November 2025

Two-crop rule leeway only for holdings under 30ha

Two-crop rule leeway only for holdings under 30ha

Tillage growers with less than 30ha will be disappointed to hear that the simplification expected of the rule may not help their farm.

NEWS 18 November 2025

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Why protein and grass-fed create a positive outlook for Irish dairy

Bord Bia Head of Dairy David Kennedy spoke to Julian Mellentin, New Nutrition business founder, to explore the trends influencing dairy and what they could mean for Ireland’s grass-fed dairy sector.

Why protein and grass-fed create a positive outlook for Irish dairy