MINISTER GONE
2/25/2010 Stalker was taken aback at the rapidity with which the Minister for Food and Horticulture in the Republic resigned from office.
S.A. BOUND
2/24/2010 During the middle of February there was a mushroom conference being held in South Africa.
VITAMIN D BOOSTER
2/24/2010 There has been a lot in the national press lately about lack of vitamin D in the diet nowadays.
PLUKROBOT
2/24/2010 Stalker was much amazed by the progress of the picking robot under development by the guys at CVR Methore in Holland.
DESERT PEAT
2/24/2010 Stalker was watching the very interesting food programme Jimmy’s Global Harvest which has been going out on Thursday evenings on BBC2.
HEAVENS ABOVE
2/24/2010 Reports in early February of a meteorite landing in the north of Ulster somewhere, whetted Stalkers Indiana Jones instinct.
SUPERMARKET CODE
2/24/2010 A new code of practice has come into force which is intended to help farmers and food companies when they do business with the main supermarkets
KINSEALY THREATENED
2/24/2010 Recent reports in the national press seem to confirm that the Kinsealy Research Centre in North Dublin is under threat of closure.
MONAGHAN WEBSITE
2/24/2010 The Monaghan Mushrooms website is worth a look for anyone that hasn’t been there yet.
NAMA & MUSHROOMS
2/24/2010 Stalker is always seeking links and themes from current affairs news that relate back to the humble mushroom, or affect the local mushroom industry.
MORE MINIMUM WAGE
2/24/2010 The mushroom sector is no stranger to the problems encountered by workers in the realm of pay and conditions.
MUSH COMB SITE
2/24/2010 The folk at Mush Comb have been in the business of mushrooms and machinery for over 30 years.
ARMAGH GOLDFINGERS?
2/24/2010 The on-going saga of the hunt for gold in the hills and valleys of counties Monaghan and Armagh continues.
FUN GUY @ OSCARS
2/24/2010 Any mushroom folk who have ventured to see the 3D film extravaganza that is Avatar, cannot have missed all the fungi and mushroom-shaped thingys that populate the filmic landscape.
BEAT THE FLU?
2/24/2010 Bella magazine had a few tips for its readers on how to beat the flu this winter, in their January edition.