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farming

New resistance to cereal fungicides seen says Teagasc

Tillage farmers have been told anti-resistance practices are vital when using fungicides, following identification by Teagasc researchers of new strains of Zymoseptoria tritici, the cause of septoria tritici blotch on wheat, with reduced sensitivity to SDHI fungicides.

farming

Oilseed rape looking good

farming

More farmers willing to share gains and risk

business

Breakthrough in potato genome

business

Where there’s muck there’s brass, farmers told

business

Claims advances in plant breeding deliver 90% of rise in cereal yields

Farm, business groups to meet over plan for sugar and ethanol plant

FARM and business groups are conducting a feasibility study into a €400m twin-track sugar and ethanol plant, with the midlands as the most likely location.

Tue, 30 Nov, 2010

Teagasc conference hears calls for end to importation of untraceable grain

THE blind importation of untraceable grain, with lax or no production standards, has to stop, the Teagasc national tillage conference was told in Carlow.

Fri, 30 Jan, 2009

Chefs accuse Government of double standards over GM food conference

A GOVERNMENT-sponsored conference on agricultural biotechnology opened at University College Cork amid protests by leading chefs at what they see as the promotion of genetically modified foods.

Mon, 25 Aug, 2008