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One of the most highly anticipated events in the local agricultural calendar is taking place this Sunday with the Mayo County Ploughing Championships.

It would have been hard to live anywhere in Ireland this past week and not know that the National Ploughing Championships were taking place in Athy, Co Kildare. Several radio stations even moved their entire broadcasting base to Athy for the three days. Going to the ploughing is a bit like going to the oyster festival for many people, ie, the main attraction is no longer the centre of attention. Many people I met there this week had absolutely no intention of looking at any ploughing; most were there for a ‘day out’ with no agenda.

Kilkenny is gearing up for a population influx next week as the county prepares to host one of the biggest events on the annual calendar, the National Ploughing Championships.

Midgen, the green energy service company for the Midlands, is delighted with the success of their attendance at the Green Energy Growers’ Association stand in this year’s National Ploughing Championships. The group received an exceptional number of visitors to their stand querying how to become part of Midgen and seeking advice on how to get their own bio energy crops started. This level of interest reflects the need recognised by GEGA for a body to enable crop growers enter the rapidly growing bio energy market.