Reminder: Join us tonight, Monday, October 12th, at 8pm in the Woodford Dolmen Hotel, Co. Carlow, for an emergency Malting Barley Meeting. All welcome to discuss the margins facing malting barley growers in 2026 and beyond.
6 members of IFA are currently inside Bord Bia and have been there for 5 days. They are currently being denied food, water and basic necessities. This is crude measure by Bord Bia against the farmers that fund their and support their work.
Really valuable and honest discussions today with 🇮🇪 farmers, agricultural representatives, and MPs @OireachtasNews
These on-the-ground realities must be reflected in the next EU budget.
The future CAP is up to the challenge: delivering opportunity and real support.
Letter to the Irish Times from our Director General Damian McDonald in response to a cartoon that was published in the paper last week. https://t.co/4pZUKk5bQT
On our final stop before the port of Rosslare, Tom and I met with farmers from across the southeast at Enniscorthy Mart. We set sail for Dunkirk tonight as we prepare to join this Thursday’s Europe-wide farmer protest, organised by the European farm umbrella body, @COPACOGECA
🏆 Congratulations to John Lancaster from Enniscorthy on winning the 2023 Malting Barley Excellence Awards hosted by Diageo and Boortmalt.
I took the opportunity to recognise the hard work of Irish growers to produce a premium product for the brewing and distilling industry 🌾