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Taoiseach 'very keen' to support tillage farmers

The Taoiseach was speaking after officially opening the new Diageo brewery at Littleconnell, Co Kildare.

NEWS 12 May 2026

Taoiseach 'very keen' to support tillage farmers

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Diageo opens new brewery in Kildare

Diageo opens new brewery in Kildare

NEWS 11 May 2026

Grain Trends: prices drop for grain and oilseeds

Grain Trends: prices drop for grain and oilseeds

MARKETS 8 April 2026

Tillage Management: sowing, temperatures, fertiliser and fungicides

Tillage Management: sowing, temperatures, fertiliser and fungicides

Tillage Management: sowing, temperatures, fertiliser and fungicides

HUSBANDRY 8 April 2026

Diageo receives planning permission for brewery expansion

Diageo receives planning permission for brewery expansion

Diageo receives planning permission for brewery expansion

NEWS 26 March 2026

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Progress in the tillage fields as bean seed demand rises

Progress in the tillage fields as bean seed demand rises

The weekend provided some drier weather for land to dry and fields to be worked, but many fields were still not fit to move into.

NEWS 18 February 2026

Tillage Podcast: scheme delays, Irish grain and filling AgNav

Tillage Podcast: scheme delays, Irish grain and filling AgNav

This week’s show was recorded at the Irish Tillage and Land Use Society’s spring workshop and hits some of the latest topics in the tillage sector.

NEWS 18 February 2026

Majority of Laois malting growers remain without tonnage

Majority of Laois malting growers remain without tonnage

The majority of growers who supply Stradbally Town and Country with malting barley for Boortmalt remain without a tonnage to grow in 2026.

NEWS 18 February 2026

Grain Trends: markets slightly more positive

Grain Trends: markets slightly more positive

Markets were positive at times over the last week, but there is no big sign of improvements at the minute.

MARKETS 18 February 2026

Boortmalt offers Stradbally 'unviable' contracts

Boortmalt offers Stradbally 'unviable' contracts

Another merchant has offered malting tonnages to some growers who supply Stradbally Town and Country with malting barley.

NEWS 18 February 2026

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

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 18 February 2026

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 18 February 2026

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New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

Irish dairy farmers will have the opportunity to see the latest technologies from New Zealand at an on-farm open day at Camcloon Dairy, Ballyfin, Co Laois, on Tuesday 19 May 2026 from 10am.

New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

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