HORSEY SUCCESS
10/29/2005 Tandragee Compost’s Oliver McCann had some success at the gee-gees recently.
NEW EXPERT @ TEAGASC
10/29/2005 Dr Helen Grogan formerly of Warwick HRI, has taken up a position with Teagasc at the Kinsealy Research Centre.
WELL FILLED
10/29/2005 Stalker has heard that Co. Monaghan man Brendan McNally has a new filling machine.
NEW KID BACK ON THE BLOCK
10/29/2005 J.F. McKenna is delighted with the recent appointment of their new sales representative, Andrew Henry.
Tunnel Vision
10/29/2005 Stalker has learned that J.F. McKenna will be moving their tunnel structure fabrication facilities to a new state of the art building, a few miles from their HQ in Armagh.
MONEY ISSUE
10/29/2005 Stalker feels duty bound to mention the item on Vietnam in the World News section of this edition.
New App. @ J.F.
10/29/2005 J.F. McKenna Ltd. is delighted to announce that Thomas Erb has been appointed as UK Technical Service Engineer within their poultry division covering the southern half of England and Wales.
DIAMOND & PLATINUM GEEZERS
10/29/2005 Stalker was apprised of the celebrations surrounding the 30th wedding anniversary of Sean & Sheila McArdle.
Humidification Systems
10/29/2005 As the margin for error has been consistently eroded, and as growers must ensure that they extract the maximum performance from their crops, the equipment relating to the growing environment has become a critical factor.
Poultry Dealer Open Days
10/29/2005 J.F. McKenna recently held “poultry dealer open days” at their facilities in Armagh for their sub-distributors in England.
AVIAN FLU
10/29/2005 With all the dire prognostications about the bird flu wiping out millions across the globe, it seems a bit petty to wonder at what impact the H5N1 virus might have on the local mushroom industry.
ALERT OVER
10/25/2005 Congratulations to Amycel rep Kieran Smyth and fiancée Michelle on the birth of their baby boy Daragh Francis Smyth.
INTERESTING RESEARCH AREA
10/24/2005 A research project in the USA that received funding caught Stalker’s eye this month.
CREDIT CHECK
10/24/2005 Stalker has heard that suppliers within the mushroom industry are becoming increasingly concerned over the extended credit periods being taken by growers.
STAR QUOTE OF THE MONTH
10/24/2005 This month’s star quote is from Simon Schama, presenter of the TV epic A History of Britain, and author of Rough Crossings, a new history of the slave trade.
