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Teagasc is applying for a license to trial GM potato crops in County Carlow.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0228/1224312481907.html To sign a petition expressing support for a 5 year moratorium on GM crops in Ireland: http://www.gm-moratorium.com/

Glen Co-operative Land Trust

Dear Friend, It's with a feeling of excitement and urgency that we're writing to invite you to join us in a community venture with a difference. Twenty acres of mixed woodland and pasture in a secluded part of the Glen of Aherlow, Co. Tipperary, are up for sale - complete with an OPW heritage site and public ...

Report welcomed by organic growers

http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0526/organic.html?RTEMAILID Updated: 17:55, Thursday, 26 May 2011 Organic growers here have welcomed a study which they say shows that food grown without artificial fertilisers is nutritionally better. Organic food - New study welcomed by growers The study by the University of Newcastle School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development indicates that fruit and vegetables grown without artificial ...

Someone has translated one of our webpages into Estonian.

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Grafting Courses

Question? I attended your excellent course on grafting a few years ago. Can you tell me when is the best time to carry out grafting in general and bud grafting in particular. I am tried to graft a crab apple tree onto a granny smith rootstock (grown from seed). Answer: Bud grafting is usually carried out in the summer time ...

Pear-Furl up and die

Question? I wonder if you can help. I have a young pear tree 3 or 4 years old. As the leaves come out they quickly begin to furl up and die. There are red spots on the leaves which eventually turn black as the leave dies. I also have apple trees in the same area but ...

Friends of the Earth

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