PROBE PROBE
12/20/2002 After encountering a case of brown plaster mould (a subject looked at in last month's edition by David Seaby) one compost rep hit upon a potential problem for growers.
GROWER MANAGER
12/20/2002 Grower Fergal Doyle from Armaghbreague was spotted....
SNAPPED UP
12/20/2002 Marketing man Martin Kernan has is now off the market.
IMPRESSIVE
12/20/2002 Heredity plays a large part in making us who we are.
BASHO BOYS
12/20/2002 Brendan Smith was in the wars lately it seems.
STAR PERFORMER
12/20/2002 It's Christmas party season again and this year the folk at Reen and their associates held their annual outing at Hughes Commercial Hotel in Middletown.
ECONOMIC PRINCIPLE
12/18/2002 There has been a big spike in demand for compost, or as one compost man put it – "there's good demand for good compost!"
REBEL MUSHROOMS?
12/18/2002 A note in the national business pages caught Stalker's eye on Friday 13th of December.
MOVING IN
12/18/2002 There's nothing like getting into your new house – especially in time for Christmas.
WEATHER WATCHERS
12/18/2002 There have been reports of poor second flushes coming in recently. The usual suspects for growers always get trotted out first – it must be the compost, or it must be the casing.
TYRONE ARMAGH CLASH
12/18/2002 Stalker witnessed an inter-county spat between two growers recently in Dungannon's busy Market Square.
MOUSE IN THE HOUSE
12/18/2002 Them darn rodents still seem to be getting everywhere.
CROP THE CROP
12/18/2002 Pickers seem to be a bit scarce these days, hence some growers are finding it difficult to get them.
ROMA FANTASTICA
12/18/2002 Eddie Daly and his wife Bridget had a splendid break away in Rome recently.
FAB GIFT
12/18/2002 The New Year planner that many growers have received from IPP (Italspawn and “Le Lion”) looks to be a really useful one for growers and is a must for all packhouses.