Malting barley

Grain Trends: prices drop for grain and oilseeds

Grain prices took a drop this week and so too did oilseeds as the news of a ceasefire between the US and Iran affected markets.

MARKETS 8 April 2026

Grain Trends: prices drop for grain and oilseeds

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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

NEWS 26 March 2026

Progress in the tillage fields as bean seed demand rises

Progress in the tillage fields as bean seed demand rises

Progress in the tillage fields as bean seed demand rises

NEWS 25 March 2026

Tillage Podcast: scheme delays, Irish grain and filling AgNav

Tillage Podcast: scheme delays, Irish grain and filling AgNav

Tillage Podcast: scheme delays, Irish grain and filling AgNav

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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 17 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 17 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 17 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 17 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 17 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 17 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 17 February 2026

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Why this Kilkenny farmer switched to a 45m Amazone self-propelled sprayer

James O’Reilly is a tillage farmer based in north Kilkenny, near a village called Ballyragget.

Why this Kilkenny farmer switched to a 45m Amazone self-propelled sprayer

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