'After six generations we may have to walk away from malting barley'
Growers receiving €20/t less than they did in 1976
Grain growers protest in Athy. Photo: Roger Jones
Louise Hogan
We talked to three tillage farmers who joined the protest outside the Boortmalt HQ in Co Kildare to highlight the poor returns they receive for malting barley.
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