Grain

2010-03-11

GUARANTEED MINIMUM FLOOR PRICE CRITICAL BEFORE SOWING

IFA National Grain Committee Chairman Noel Delany has said that no farmer should take out spring cereal seed unless he can secure agreement on a minimum floor price for this year’s harvest or they have a higher value market for their grain, such as farm-to-farm trade.

2010-03-09

GREENCORE CANNOT AXE LOYAL BARLEY GROWERS WITHOUT REDRESS

Traditional malting barley growers who have had their contracts terminated by Greencore without notice or redress will vent their anger at a protest at the company’s EGM in Dublin this morning (Tues). The meeting is being held to approve the sale of the malting business to French co-op Axereal.

2010-03-09

IFA DEMAND MAXIMUM INCLUSION OF NATIVE GRAIN - BRYAN

IFA President John Bryan has called on livestock, dairy, sheep and pig farmers to demand the maximum inclusion of high quality native grain when purchasing compound feeds in a show of support for Irish tillage growers. In addition, the IFA President said “farmers have an opportunity to buy quality native grain at excellent value direct from tillage farmers to get over the current fodder shortages.”

2010-02-25

GREENCORE MALT’S TREATMENT OF MALTING BARLEY GROWERS DESPICABLE

IFA National Grain Committee, Noel Delaney, said that Greencore Malt’s treatment of many loyal malting growers over the last few weeks has been despicable and demonstrates a clear abuse by the company of their dominant position in the Irish malting market.

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