Ten years ago in September 2015 The All Ireland Mushroom Conference was just around the corner - was that the last one?
There were reports of “ €100 million was paid for straw imported from England last year.” The summer of 2015 was cooler and wetter than average according to the stats.
“Food prices have suffered their sharpest monthly fall in seven years in the UK, piling pressure on hard-pressed farmers” - contrast with this year’s price problems.
Also back then reports indicated that the farm worker has an 87% chance of being replaced within the next 10 years by automation - has it happened?
