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Scandals that shook farming: beef blockade, foot and mouth and Irish sugar
Pat O'Toole
Over the next three weeks, we will take a look at the 12 biggest shocks and scandals to rock Irish farming in the first quarter of the 21st century. Here are the first four, in chronological order.
27 November 2024 Dealer
Beet book fills a void in nation's early history
The launch of Christopher Power's book on the history of the Carlow sugar factory is also a history of Ireland's first steps as an independent nation.
17 November 2024 News
New Smart fodder beet on the way
This Smart beet crop could make a big difference to yield in beet crops, as it is a fodder beet. So far, these varieties have been sugar beet.
Beet crops three weeks behind
As the 2024 beet harvest is about to commence, Stephen Robb looks at the prospects for the crop.
23 October 2024 Crops
Maize effluent is valuable - soak it up
Low dry matter crops of forage maize should be mixed with a product that can soak up the effluent that would otherwise run off the silage pit.
8 October 2024 News
Remembering Chris Comerford and Donal Brady
Chris Comerford - he was widely recognised as an outstanding manager and businessman.
25 September 2024 Viewpoints
Diversifying dairy-beef with Rosé Veal
The calves are all dairy-bred bulls, which are bought from rearing houses run by Linden Foods.
7 August 2024 Northern Ireland