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Mon 09 Sep 2008Grain harvest under serious threat
THE HEAVY rain on Friday and Saturday that caused severe flooding in the east and midlands has further endangered the country's grain harvest. Teagasc tillage expert Jim O'Mahoney said that between 30 to 40 per cent of the crop remained standing in the fields and is under serious threat.
"There was no harvesting at all on Friday or Saturday and while there may be some harvesting later today or early Monday, more rain is forecast," he said yesterday.
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