GDA Agriculture

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