Winter barley harvest averaged 3.75-3.8 t/acre

IFA national grain chairman Liam Dunne has urged beef and dairy farmers to look for feedstuffs containing all-Irish grains, following a commitment from some of the compound feed millers to produce all-Irish feeds, if there is demand for them.

The increased supply of quality Irish protein crops has made it possible for millers to produce rations exclusively made from ingredients such as wheat, oats, barley, peas and beans exclusively produced in Ireland.

He said an even cheaper option for livestock farmers who have cash in hand and facilities for storing grain is to buy it off the combine harvester.