Stephen Cadogan The results of large-scale sugar beet experimental field trials conducted in Cork will help determine if the crop can be revived in Ireland.

An NUI Galway and Teagasc ‘Strategic Research and Training Alliance on Carbon-Neutral Agriculture’ will target cuts in greenhouse gas emissions from milk and meat production.

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.

EXCITING developments in biotechnology, including next generation biofuels and bioenergy, will be discussed at a four-day conference in Cork later this month.