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Archive 2004

Wild bird cover at Greenmount Campus - November 2004
Two areas of Wild Bird Cover were established at Greenmount Campus in April 2004 around a crop of spring barley ...
Getting the FACTS about Fertiliser - September 2004
If your business is selling to and advising farmers on fertiliser then you should think seriously about getting a FACTS (Fertiliser Advisers Certification and Training Scheme) certificate ...
Comber growers compute risk - August 2004
Four growers in the Comber area of Co Down are taking advantage of disease prediction technology to produce blemish free cauliflower, cabbage, calabrese and sprouts ...
Min-Till to establish cereal crops - August 2004
Can you reduce the amount of cultivation and the need to plough? This question was the subject of discussion at two workshops organised by the Crops Development Team ...
Winter wheat disease control - May 2004
While experienced cereal growers are well aware of the importance of controlling disease in winter wheat misconceptions abound such as ...
Safe use of Pesticides - do you know what’s involved ? - May 2004
As the grass growing season gets into full swing, unfortunately, so do the weeds ...
Crop protection - Are you up to speed? - March 2004
With the growing season nearly upon us it is important that we should all be prepared for the season ahead ...
How sound are your home saved seed potatoes? - March 2004
The hotbox technique developed by George Little, Applied Plant Science Division (DARD) is now being successfully deployed at Greenmount Campus to develop growers’ ability to assess the quality of their seed potatoes ...
Countryside Management Scheme - February 2004
There are now over 2,500 participants in the Countryside Management Scheme (CMS), which is open for new applications until 12 March 2004 ...
Give Your Wake up a Shake Up - January 2004
Visitors, students and staff at Greenmount Campus, College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise were encouraged to ‘Give their wake up a shake up’ during Farmhouse Breakfast Week from 25 – 31 January, and start their day with a healthy balanced breakfast at the Greenmount Campus Manor Restaurant ...
Give Your Wake up a Shake Up - January 2004
Visitors, students and staff at Greenmount Campus, College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise will be encouraged to ‘Give their wake up a shake up’ during Farmhouse Breakfast Week from 25 – 31 January ...
Pesticide Storekeepers - Are you covered? - January 2004
If you or your business is involved in the sale and supply or storage of over 200 litres of pesticide then by law you or a member of staff must hold a Certificate of Competence in storage ...
Field selection - a starting point for potato yield and quality - January 2004
In 2004, potatoes will be grown at Greenmount Campus for the fresh and processing markets ...