Irish self-sufficiency in feed grain production is a ‘long way’ off

"If we start setting goals of replacing imports, we need to promote Irish grain in the first place."

Ireland is a “long way” from self-sufficiency when it comes to producing feed grains, Teagasc’s head of crops knowledge transfer Michael Hennessy has said.

Speaking on a recent Teagasc Signpost webinar about the contribution tillage can make to climate resilience in the country, Mr Hennessy said that Ireland produces around 2m tonnes of feed grains, and there is a requirement for over another 2m — “so we’re a long way from producing all of that”.