Teagasc advises farmers to remain vigilant in bid to stamp out disease

TEAGASC has made an important step in the battle to protect Irish cereal crops against disease.

Steven Kildea has been appointed as plant pathologist.

He brings a lot of experience dealing with recent new strains of potato blight, as well as in the constant control of disease threats to barley, wheat and other key crops. His message for farmers is the need for constant vigilance.