Tillage industry faces difficult winter in the wake of storms

Quality of grains will not be good enough for premium drinks sector
Tillage industry faces difficult winter in the wake of storms

Storms have affected the size of the harvest and the quality of some of the grains. Picture: PA

A substantial amount of crops were flattened by Storms Ellen and Francis — but the foul weather also affected the quality of some grains to the extent that they have been given the thumbs-down by the premium drinks industry.

Tillage farmers all over the country face a long, difficult winter due to the recent appalling weather which, as tillage specialist Ciaran Collins explains, affected not only the size of the harvest but also the quality of some of the grains.

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