Dairygold announces Malting Barley competition winner and Minimum Contract Price

A large crowd listen to the speakers at the Dairygold Annual Tillage Conference at Corrin Event Centre, Fermoy, Co Cork. At the conference Tipperary farmers Oliver and Margaret Keating, champions of regenerative farming practices, were crowned the winners of this year’s Dairygold Malting Barley Competition. (Photo: Peter.p.photos)

The 11th Dairygold Tillage Conference brought together farmers, agribusiness professionals and technical experts at Corrin Event Centre in Fermoy on Friday last, January 9th.

With a focus on the challenges and opportunities for today’s tillage sector in the context of the wider global environment, the event saw the announcement of the overall winner of this year’s Dairygold Malting Barley Competition, announced as Burncourt, Co Tipperary farmers Oliver and Margaret Keating (see story elsewhere). The event also saw Dairygold announce its minimum contract price for Beans and details on a pilot Sustainability Assurance Scheme for Tillage.

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