Little Irish sugar faces downgrading
He also announced agreement with the company on an on-account price of 45 per tonne at 16% sugar for all contract beet delivered this year.
This price will be reviewed in November in light of the yield of the crop and the sugar content. "In addition, an extraction efficiency payment of 0.40 will be paid this year if the extraction rate exceeds 93.6%, " said Mr O'Regan. Deliveries up to and including Saturday, October 4 will qualify for the Early Delivery Allowance of 1.83 per tonne.
BAKING WELCOME The relaxation of draconian home baking rules has been welcomed by Green Party Deputy Leader Mary White.
She said the National Standards Authority of Ireland's new regulations will aid those who wish to produce food from their own homes.
A 47 page National Standards Authority booklet gives further details of the new rules.
US VISITORS Nineteen dairy co-op directors travelled to the University of Wisconsin, in Madison, USA, as part of the 2002/2003 Director Development Training Programme run by ICOS, with UCC and Enterprise Ireland.
By the end of the year, 43 graduates will have completed the programme, and a further 20 directors are expected to commence the third programme later this year, to improve their knowledge of business leadership, strategy and organisation.
DOSING WARNING Veterinary advisers at Pfizer warn that farmers have dosed cattle less often than they should this year and with little or no clean pasture available, animals are suffering from parasitic gastroenteritis and hoose which can cause severe loss of productivity and death in cattle.
FEVER ESCAPE Denmark, the world's leading pigmeat exporter, has escaped a swine fever scare. Tests were negative in last week's suspected first Danish outbreak since 1933 of the highly infectious disease.
