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Press Artilces 2008

Potato Harvester Settings - October 2008
With potato harvesting season underway, the importance of correct harvester setting to reduce damage to the crop cannot be over emphasised ...
Potato Pink Rot - October 2008
The wet summer and recent flood damage to some potato crops may result in tubers with pink rot sometimes referred to as ‘water slain’ ...  
Organic farming - sowing for the future - August 2008
This farming year has so far proved to be very challenging for everyone ...
Forage Maize at Greenmount Campus - July 2008
Forage maize was recently planted at Greenmount Campus for a second year to form part of the ration fed to the dairy cows. The inclusion of forage maize in the 2007/08 ration helped to increase milk yield and protein concentration ...
Aphid control in potatoes - June 2008
In Northern Ireland Potato Virus Y (PVY) is the most damaging of the insect transmitted viruses ...