Good weather has driven positive seed harvest yields this year

The certified seed harvest for 2014 has been very positive, with favourable weather driving higher than normal yields combined with good quality grain, according to seed assembler Goldcrop.

Donal Fitzgerald, general manager of Goldcrop’s arable seeds division, said they are pleased their growers “got a positive outcome on their crops which have been carefully managed during the growing season”.

“We did of course have to deal with the usual hygiene issues in the field to ensure that all our crops are 100% free of wild oats, brome, canary grass, etc. And our seed growers have worked hard in association with Goldcrop staff and the Department of Agriculture seed inspectors to deliver a top quality crop for process-ing in the coming months.”