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crops

# crops - Thursday 5 July, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Weather

Weather causing problems for farmers

How has the recent bad weather been affecting farmers and crops – and what does this mean for the traditional summer fruit, the strawberry?

# crops - Saturday 30 June, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Blight

Explainer: When and why are blight warnings issued?

And what should potato-growers do in response? TheJournal.ie takes a look…

# crops - Tuesday 26 June, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Mali

Mali could face locust invasion

Locusts threaten to infest Mali – but chemicals used to prevent the spread of the insects were taken during the recent military coup.

# crops - Sunday 24 June, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Crops

Recent bad weather has caused major problems for farmers – IFA

The wet weather has made it impossible for farmers to harvest crops – but the bad weather is set to continue this week.

# crops - Monday 28 May, 2012

From TheJournal.ie North Korea

North Korea reports serious drought

The communist country has had very little rain in the last month which threatens to damage crops as the country enters a critical planting season.

# crops - Tuesday 28 February, 2012

From TheJournal.ie GM Trials

GM potato trials could be held in Carlow

The Agriculture and Food Development Authority, Teagasc, is seeking a licence to grow GM potatoes in order to examine the potential impact on Irish ecosystems.

# crops - Tuesday 17 May, 2011

From TheJournal.ie China

Farmers confused by exploding watermelons in China

Watermelons may be exploding due to the use of chemicals, latest reports say.