“A GOOD rainfall event like this gives us an opportunity to get some weeds up for a good knockdown and is also beneficial for our sheep.” That was the view of Corrigin cropping and sheep farmer Steven Bolt after he recorded 36-48 millimetres across his farm by last Thursday morning. This was boosted by a further 27mm later that day.
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Guinness Nigeria, a subsidiary of Diageo Plc, is on the way to delivering a bounteous harvest to shareholders for the year ending June 30, 2021, given its results for the nine months to March 31, 2021. The total beverage alcohol company, posted a revenue ofN114.956 billion, representing a growth of 20 per cent above the N96.019 billion recorded in the
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Teagsc’s Eoin Lyons reported from just outside Enniscorthy on the progress made by a malting barley crop – variety Laureate – sown out on March 18. “Plant counts are on target at around 300 per square metre. Nitrogen (N) management is key in crops destined for the distilling market,” he said. “The target is to get a grain protein of
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