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Tillage podcast: prices, costs, slurry and tyres

Grain prices are the main story this week, and we chat through those prices at the start of this week’s podcast.

NEWS 1 October 2026

Tillage podcast: prices, costs, slurry and tyres

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Milk supplies bounce back after drought

Milk supplies bounce back after drought

NEWS 30 September 2026

Tirlán grain bonus system to change for 2027

Tirlán grain bonus system to change for 2027

NEWS 30 September 2026

Grain trends: busiest week of price announcements

Grain trends: busiest week of price announcements

Grain trends: busiest week of price announcements

MARKETS 30 September 2026

NI dairy farmers making big gains on milk solids

NI dairy farmers making big gains on milk solids

NI dairy farmers making big gains on milk solids

NORTHERN IRELAND 30 September 2026

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Dale Farm takes top spot in August league

Dale Farm takes top spot in August league

The NI co-op has displaced Tirlán at the top of the August NI milk league

NORTHERN IRELAND 23 September 2026

Tirlán hold on in 1m litre leagues

Tirlán hold on in 1m litre leagues

Prices paid to 1m litre suppliers in NI are compared across high, average and low solids milk

NORTHERN IRELAND 23 September 2026

Some malt-barley suppliers to be paid more for feed barley

Some malt-barley suppliers to be paid more for feed barley

Suppliers may be disappointed with the price they will receive for high-quality malting barley.

NEWS 23 September 2026

Tirlán announces €220/t for barley; €230/t for wheat, including bonuses

Tirlán announces €220/t for barley; €230/t for wheat, including bonuses

Tirlán has announced its harvest grain prices for 2026 and this year there were changes to the trading bonus spends.

NEWS 23 September 2026

Letters: consequences of cutting prices

Letters: consequences of cutting prices

'Where there are a number of premium products competing with each other, there is a strong danger of price competition in the future.' - Mike Murphy, Long Strand, Clonakilty, Co Cork

LETTERS 23 September 2026

Tirlán floor price acting as a ‘ceiling’

Tirlán floor price acting as a ‘ceiling’

The ICMSA dairy chair believes the 'ceiling' price set by Tirlán is already below the market and will likely be at least 3c/l to 4c/l below it by Christmas.

NEWS 23 September 2026

Ornua–Tirlán ‘butter battle’ splits milk suppliers

Ornua–Tirlán ‘butter battle’ splits milk suppliers

Dairy farmer respondents to an Irish Farmers Journal survey were almost evenly divided on whether other Irish butter brands should compete with Kerrygold on the US market.

NEWS 23 September 2026

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Bord Bia launches HortLink to strengthen Ireland’s horticulture community

New grower-led network will foster collaboration, support emerging leaders and help attract the next generation of horticulture talent into the sector.

Bord Bia launches HortLink to strengthen Ireland’s horticulture community

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