In October 2005 we were reporting that the new expert at mushroomTeagasc was Helen Grogan . Dr Grogan had previously been mushroom industry co-ordinator at Warwick HRI.
Avian flu was being touted back then as a major threat to global health - seems it still is, with recent outbreaks causing alarm. €5.6 million in EU aid was disbursed to ten producer organisations in Ireland.
The Chrono-Pal robot palletiser graced the pages of the issue - a shape of things to come for sure.
