§ Mr. Molyneauxasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what plans he has to promote the development of grass drying in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. Peter MillsThe Northern Ireland Agricultural Trust is participating with a private company in an enterprise to determine the feasibility of grass drying in Northern Ireland on a commercial scale.48W A trial plant, opened in 1970, had by the end of 1972 produced approximately 5,000 tons of dried grass from 1,000 acres. It is too early to comment on the viability of the project and on the general prospects for developing grass drying in Northern Ireland.