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This watermark does not appear in the registered version - http://www.clicktoconvert.com 12 Issue 28 Spring 2009 Organic Producer Purebred 3 year old Wanted 30 Bales of The Organic Producer is produced by the Aberdeen Angus Bull. Full Silage. Contact Guy at Organic & Non GM Drug Leitrim Organic Farmers Co-op, in co-operation with the Symbol. Out of Lawson Fort 071 9147007 (Sligo Area) Western Organic Network and is distributed to all Bagatelle. Contact Ernest Free Animal Feeds registered organic farmers in North West Ireland, to Wieltschnig 071 9643937 or Wanted 10 Bales of subscribers nationwide and to agricultural agencies in the 0044 796 8858192 Silage. Contact Jim at 087 Willow Farm Ireland Republic and Northern Ireland. 6127855 (Castlerea area) If you have information you would like included in the next issue, please send it to: The Editor, Organic Producer, For sale 3 Short Horn Weaned Heifers and Short Telephone 071 9646942 or 086 8101409 Leitrim Organic Farmers Co-op, The Enterprise Centre, Hill Road, Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim. Phone: 071 9640868, Horn Bull. Contact Olwen 01 Ford Mondeo, 2.0 litre, Kerr at 0044(0)7711724992 Fax: 071 9640869,Email: [email protected]. diesel, silver, 145k, or [email protected] (Download at www.leitrimorganic.com) hatchback. 5 doors, full MOT, CD player, spotless, Spring 2009 ISSUE 28 Purebred Registered in perfect condition, Suppliers of Aberdeen Angus Bulls and €1,800. Contact 086 Heifers available. Full 1728442. Leitrim area. Symbol. Top A.I. sires used. Organic Sales Increase in 2008 Corduff Organic Farm. Organic Rooster’s for Ballinagh, Co. Cavan. To sale. Contact arrange to view, contact Maureen Kelleher-McNally 2008 was indeed a year that doubt that there is a trend available in the South. Philip Moynagh 087 071 9641031 saw a significant growth in the towards buying heavier Beef price currently 7998633. activity of Leitrim Organic stores instead of stands at €4.00/kg and Hi Peak Organic Animal Farmers Co-op. The coop weanlings and AA are €3.70 for over30 month Aberdeen Angus Cross Feed available from extended its membership and now definitely the cattle animals. The lamb trade Friesian Calves For Sale on Gordon and Sue @ Complete range available by the also increased its throughput that buyers seek out and is steady if unexciting with ongoing basis Fully Weaned Willowfarm, Keadew. By of Beef although the lamb pay extra for. a price of €4.75 being and easily Handled (Kerry the Bag, By the Ton or 25kg bag, tonne or lorry Load throughput would have fallen Lamb once again proved quoted for Hogget’s. Area). Transport can be slightly. 2009 is starting with difficult to market. Realistically the hogget Lorry Loads. Call for Price arranged. Contact Kate on 086 8101409 or 071 the€ at £0.95 as against € at Seasonality was a major price would need to be at 086 8239582 9646942. also available Seaweed & £0.79 which presents its own issue with the poor €5/kg to make any return challenges when exporting to summer bringing lambs on feeding. Leitrim Dispersal sale of 100 ewes For Sale Organic Wheat, Organic Animal Licks the UK. The co-op worked even later but all together. Organic Farmers on behalf of the estate of with Drumshanbo Mart plc to We continued to ship Co-op will commence its Barley and Oats. Rolled Liam Farrell (deceased) or whole, in big bags. deliver 4 marts for the region lambs North to Linden freezer order service in www.organicanimalfeeds.ie Balieboro, Co. Cavan at Phone 087 2557679 and these for the most part Foods but at a slightly the Spring to coincide with Drumshanbo mart @ 3pm (Westmeath) email:[email protected] returned good prices for lower price than was the first availability of Ewes all scanned in lamb farmers. There is no Spring lamb. to Texal Ram (due to lamb April). Enquires to mart manager Eoin Kane at 086 Colour photocopying 8392568 or to the coop service available at office. reasonable rates, for Over 30 month cattle more difficult to sell flyers, brochures and other marketing materials. Why not give us a call at Despite the lifting of the BSE test on over 30 month cattle UK and Irish supermarkets still refuse to sell this meat Organic pork, bacon, 071 9640868 to their customers. ASDA recently were the first to commence accepting over > 36 month cattle but most sausages, grain, wheat, supermarkets are slow to follow this example I would urge farmers buying cattle to check the date of birth on oats & barley. cards when they buy cattle. All cattle shown at marts have the date of Birth (DOB) displayed along with the weight Qualified Hedge Layer so it should not be too difficult to work out whether it will take more than 30 months to finish an animal. These Full symbol. under Reps 4 Scheme. cattle are receiving €0.30/kg less at slaughter and are not generally in demand. The main outlet for these animals Mole’s Organic Farm, Mole’s Organic Farm, Cloonslanor, Strokestown, is food service but in these recessionary times that particular segment of the market in unlikely to show much Cloonslanor, Strokestown, growth. Slaney meats in conjunction with Leitrim Organic Farmers Co-op will be looking to Europe this year for Co. Roscommon. Co. Roscommon. extra business and they do not differentiate between under 30 months and over 30 month cattle. Bord Bia have a Contact 071 9633775 Contact 071 9633775 (Closed on Sundays) number of companies including Slaney Meats travelling to Biofach in Nurnberg in February to look for (Closed on Sundays) opportunities there. In light of a weaker sterling it is a better option now to look for business in the Euro zone. The rule of thumb would be that cattle should as far as possible be slaughtered under 30 months of age and this Duck, hen eggs and Handy man available for Organic Potatoes for sale. makes life far easier for the factory and farmers alike. small building jobs and Contact Maureen fencing. Roscommon/ Kelleher-McNally Leitrim area. All jobs 071 9641031 considered. Contact James at 087 2252640 This watermark does not appear in the registered version - http://www.clicktoconvert.com Organic Producer Spring 2009 Issue 28 11 2 Issue 28 Spring 2009 Organic Producer GM contaminated crop grown in blunder sparks fears assessment. It is generally accepted that 10 days gene will spread to other fields training is required to contaminated crops, transfer across a wide become basically proficient seeds or honey, and fully area. Defra said that the at Hedge laying. compensate for any Somerset crop and seeds, Candidates for this financial losses. 'It must together with a crop from a programme generally also beef up monitoring neighbouring field, are have some prior experience systems to ensure illegal being held in storage and 6 days training is GM seeds are detected pending further tests. It considered to be sufficient. and dealt with to prevent said: 'No GM material has Time required – 6 days A GM crop trial test site in Essex them being set loose in entered the food chain.’ training plus 1 day Application for Associate assessment. The training is of winter oilseed rape the environment. 'Once 'The seed harvested from Training in Membership GM genes are present in this trial, and an adjacent largely practical and the environment it is trial of spring oil seed Hedge Laying requires a suitable variety of extremely difficult to rape, has been identified hedges. · Associate Members have access Timescales: to all Co-op services. remove them. Sites used and is now being securely Basic Hedge Laying A crop of oilseed rape contaminated with GM seeds for crop trials in the past stored while the GM The hedge-laying season · Receive free quarterly Newsletter runs from the 1st has been illegally grown on a Somerset farm. Critics continue to produce a few Inspectorate continues its This is a basic hands-on (Organic Producer) September to the last day of the controversial technology worry that the error GM plants for many years. investigation. 'None of the training course. Participants · Can advertise Small Ads free in could threaten significant genetically-modified Experts from Defra's GM seed has been transported are introduced to the basic of February (to remain the newsletter or website within the provisions of the pollution of fields, weeds and honey. It seems that Inspectorate began onwards to other principles and techniques of · Can sell organic beef, lamb & Wildlife Amendment Act seeds sown on a Somerset farm last year were looking at the Somerset destinations and the the craft and are given the other produce to the Co-op tainted with genes from a GM plant, probably site following reports of investigation has opportunity to learn the (2000). The structure of the · Can attend general meetings and training within that period is because of cross-contamination in the U.S. The problems with the seed at confirmed no other oilseed requisite skills. At the end of contribute to discussions flexible. However, the food and farming department Defra identified the trial locations in Scotland. rape crops were grown in the course participants · Can participate in all Co-op error when the crop was harvested this summer and The new variety of oilseed the vicinity at the time of should be able to work opportunity for the trainees activates and training sessions to do unsupervised practice a link was drawn to another contamination incident rape, which was being the trial.' Defra was unassisted on an · Are eligible for co-option onto the or work experience after an involving the same seed in Scotland.