FARM UPGRADE
9/1/2002 A young entrepreneur from Co. Longford has been busy investing in new equipment. Padraig Maloney from Ballymahon in Longford has recently installed the latest version of the Fancom 765 computer range,
NORTHWAY VISIT
9/1/2002 Sylvan have invited Northway growers to Navan in order to view the spawn facility and also visit two growers in the area, growing on different systems.
TICKED OFF IN TIPP
9/1/2002 The word is that the growers in Tipperary are not best pleased with everything in the industry at the moment.
GREENHILL UPGRADED
9/1/2002 Stalker has learned that those ever-enterprising folk at Greenhill Compost have just finished an upgrade of the computerised control at their Co. Longford compost facility.
TIPPED OUT
9/1/2002 A certain worker in the compost end of the industry was much disheartened by the exit of the Tipperary team against Kilkenny in the Championship.
TOO MUCH BULL
9/1/2002 Joe Cullen a rep for Mourne Compost had to put up with a bit of BS recently. Joe had just had his garden all done up - professionally landscaped, like it wouldn't look out of place at the Chelsea Flower Show. And it cost him a pretty penny too!
GOFFS HORTICULTURAL SHOW
9/1/2002 Stalker's field agents report that J.F.McKenna had great success at the renowned annual Kildare Horticultural Show in late July.
NICE SPLICE
9/1/2002 Congratulations to grower John Toland and Ursula Heaney (sister of grower Vincent Heaney from Lurgan) who recently tied the knot.
MAYO ON THE SHELF
9/1/2002 A little birdie has revealed that a young Mayo mushroom maestro, Mick Molloy, has recently installed Dutch shelving on his 10-tunnel unit.
DEVELOPED TASTES
9/1/2002 IM Transport man Martin Mallon and his wife Bernie were spotted out at the Armagh City Hotel one evening lately. The bronzed couple were not long home from a weeks Holidaying in Salou.
UNHAPPY STATE OF AFFAIRS
9/1/2002 Growers here were delighted to see that prices for the local fresh produce were actually very good in mid August.
