Darren Allen: Growing quality crops is only half the battle for tillage farmers
Darren Allen, tillage farmer sifting through the rock soil where radishes have been planted on his farm in Ballymaloe near Shanagarry in Cork to absorb and store the nitrogen left over from the summer crops. Picture: Chani Anderson
Crops are looking well, with good yield potential despite the cold summer we are getting. However, we will need a rise in grain prices to cover our costs.
As a tillage farmer, it is upsetting AgNav has highlighted the low-carbon grains grown in Ireland, yet they are not being utilised by everyone in the feed industry, some of whom have favoured cheaper imports, resulting in a big carryover of Irish grain.
