Agriculture in the GDA

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Across
  1. 2. Warm conditions, low frost and 285 days growing season means crops can grow outdoors and not in a ?, reducing costs
  2. 3. Largo foods are a trading name for what food processing company
  3. 7. Nutrient rich soil on the banks of the rivers Dodder, Boyne and Liffey
  4. 9. Another name for market gardening
  5. 10. What % of Potato crop is grown in the GDA?
  6. 12. Type of agriculture which involves crop growing
  7. 13. Another word for lowland
  8. 15. Climate type in the GDA (cool ? oceanic)
  9. 16. ?.1 is the population of the GDA
  10. 17. Condition that occurs in potatoes in damp areas- does not occur in GDA
  11. 18. What in the soil around Rush / Lusk makes it warmer and promotes crop growth
  12. 20. What facility is used to export crops in the GDA
  13. 21. What network is the reason why fresh food produce can be delivered to the markets quick and efficiently
  14. 22. Type of agriculture that occurs in an area with good grass growth
Down
  1. 1. Dublin and what other county of the GDA are strong commercial potato growing areas,
  2. 4. What % of Irelands agriculture trade is conducted with the UK
  3. 5. Most common soil type in the GDA
  4. 6. Amount of daily sunshine in the region
  5. 8. Process where nutrients are removed from soil
  6. 11. Amount of annual rainfall in mm in the GDA
  7. 14. Barley and Oats what other crop are commonly grown in the GDA?
  8. 19. What word beginning with D is a reason for a strong market