In the December 2005 issue - the industry was under scrutiny like never before.
Happily it was under the anthropological gaze of Franscisco Arqueros who was doing a PhD on the mushroom industry in Ireland - from spore to door so to speak.
There was horse racing drama and big wins too. The issue of migrant workers coming to staff desperate agricultural enterprises was a live issue - and in a much more benign environment it would seem back then.
Chronos Richardson automated bagging system was reviewed, and there were farm walks a plenty happening around the country.
