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Glenisk

Glenisk in Co Offaly use up to 90% of the organic milk produced in Ireland for their range of dairy products, including yogurt and fresh milk. It is run by the Cleary family at Killeigh in Co Offaly. The company sources organic milk from around 50 Irish dairy farmers that are certified organic. This means no chemicals, pesticides or antibiotics are used in the production of milk or any other ingredient.

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Cereals

Ireland is a net importer of cereal grains, but there is a very specialised and efficient group of growers producing grain in Ireland for the home market. Crops are either sown in the autumn or spring, but all are generally harvested between July and September. Spring Barley (pictured) is the most popular cereal crop, grown by over 9,000 farmers in 2010. It is used for the malting, seed and feed industries. Winter wheat, winter barley and winter and spring oats are the other important grain crops produced in Ireland.

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Oilseed rape

The distinctive bright yellow flowers of a crop of Oilseed rape, a member of the Brassica family. It is grown for its oil content and is increasingly popular in Ireland. There are two types grown in Ireland - Winter oilseed rape and Spring oilseed rape. Oilseed rape acts as a break crop in a tillage rotation in order to prevent the build up of cereal diseases. Winter oilseed rape planting almost doubled between 2010 and 2011; from 8,000ha to 15,000ha.

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Flahavans

An important user of organic oats grown in Ireland is Flahavans, a family business now in its sixth generation. There has been an oats mill at Kilmacthomas, Co Waterford since the late 1700's. An oatflaking facility was added in 1935. Today Flahavan's Progress Oatlets is an increasingly popular choice for breakfast in Ireland and abroad. Flavahans dominates the warm breakfast category in Ireland with their famous porridge and the company is also growing their exports to the UK and USA (www.flahavans.com).

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A Charolais calf

Charolais cattle are the most popular beef breed in Ireland – (www.icbf.com). They originate in the Massif Central region of France, with the first imports to Ireland in 1969. Today, there are over 3,000 breeders of pedigree Charolais cattle in Ireland (www.charolais.ie). Pure bred or pedigree Charolais cattle have a distinctive white coat, although when crossed with other breeds they can be seen in various shades of grey or white. Their main attributes are fast growth, docility and ability to thrive when grazing or when fed intensively indoors.

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