Record attendance at Irish Seed Open day

Posted on: 12/07/2013


Sunshine and heat greeted the record attendance at the Irish Seed Trade open day on July 10 at the Dept. of Agriculture & Food (DAFM) Ballyderown Farm.



Among the attendance were agro chemical and animal feed suppliers (Brett Bros, Dairygold Coop, Glanbia, Grennans, Red Mills etc), cereal growers, crop consultants, DAFM personnel, food industry (DIAGEO, Flahavans, Glanbia Plc, Odlums etc), Irish Farmers Association representatives, Teagasc specialists, seed suppliers (Germinal, Goldcrop, RAGT Seeds, Seedtech, Syngenta etc) , trade personnel from agribusiness sectors in Britain and Ireland.



Crops on trial with excellent results included winter/spring barley, oats and wheat plus forage maize, oilseed rape and grass/clover varieties.



Due to current good weather conditions in Ireland crop quality and yields are expected to be much improved over 2012. If this good weather continues it will also reduce cereal harvesting and grain storage costs which are another bonus.

Pictured at the Irish Seed Trade Association (ISTA) in conjunction with the Dept of Agriculture cereal trials open day are speaker Seamus Kearney, Department of Agriculture addressing members of the seed trade beside a crop of ripening winter barley

More info at www.irishseedtrade.ie/


OTHER FARMING NEWS FOR THE MONTH OF 07/2013

  • 17/07/2013 - IFA accuses Factories
    IFA National Livestock Chairman Henry Burns has hit out strongly at the meat factories accusing them of imposing serious income damage of livestock farmers with their unjustified price cutting tactics over the last 4 weeks.
  • 17/07/2013 - National Potato Day is August 23rd
  • 17/07/2013 - Fonterra augers well for Dairy prices
  • 17/07/2013 - Cattle Prices Tumble
  • 10/07/2013 - Grass supply 40% ahead of demand
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