Weigela Eurotrial progress report for the hardy nursery stock sector
Dr. Paul Fitter provides insight into Weigela trials conducted in Ireland, which started in 2008 but which were never completed due to the untimely...
Research for the fresh produce sector
Entomologist and IPM researcher, Dr. Michael Gaffney, Entomologist and IPM researcher working in the Horticulture Department in Teagasc, provides overview and insight on Irish...
All the latest news from Bord Bia
POTATO PROMOTION
The consumption of potatoes has been in decline in recent years. From 2007 to 2014 the retail market for fresh potatoes declined by...
Fresh figures show promise and opportunity
Mike Neary, Manager of Horticulture with Bord Bia, shares findings from a recent Kantar research report into the retail fresh product market.
Kantar Worldpanel recently...
Summer 2015 – Horticulture news
HORTITRENDS LEADING TRADE VISIT TO GROOTGROENPLUS, HOLLAND
Linked to their recent membership of the European Horticulture Network (EHN) www.hortinet.eu, HortiTrends will lead a group of...
Osmocote tailored to conditions in Ireland
ICL Country Manager, Colman Warde details why Osmocote's new controlled release fertilizer is perfect for Irish conditions.
Launched in 1967, Osmocote was Europe’s first controlled...
Maximising your surface
Eamon Kealy, turfgrass specialist and lecturer in horticulture at the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown, details how return on investment in artificial playing surfaces can...
National horticulture wage survey
Barry Lupton shares data from the recent survey carried out in conjunction with jobsinhorticulture.ie
We are a data poor sector. Historically, the information we have...
‘The Irish Garden’
Natalie McGettigan reviews ‘The Irish Garden’ by Jane Powers, with photographs by Jonathan Hession (Frances Lincoln £40.00)
This handsome book, features almost 60 Irish gardens,...