Barley growers to share whiskey success

***REPRO FREE*** 11th March 2020 IFA and Irish Distillers launch ÒGreen Spring Barley SchemeÓ Pictured at the launch of ÒGreen Spring Barley SchemeÓ at Midleton Distillery Co. Cork are (l-r): Mark Browne, National Grain Chair, IFA, Sheila Kenny, Quality Manager at Midleton Distillery, Conor McQuaid, Chairman and CEO, Irish Distillers, Brian Rushe, Deputy President, IFA, Tommy Keane, Production Director, Irish Distillers, and Paul Wickham, General Manager at Midleton Distillery. As part of the new scheme, Irish Distillers will pay green spring barley growers an additional Û15 per/tonne if they meet the environmental and sustainability requirements outlined in the scheme. Irish green spring barley is used in the production of Irish whiskeys such as Powers, Jameson, Redbreast and Midleton Very Rare. Photo: Cathal Noonan

A move by Irish Distillers to formally recognise the high environmental standards of green spring barley growers was described by the IFA as a positive development.