The robots are coming – Eamonn Kehoe
Dr. Eamonn Kehoe, the Teagasc soft fruit specialist, gives an update on the most recent developments in the area of robotics developments in the...
Recruitment crisis – Joseph Blair
Ireland’s recovering horticulture sector is facing a problem it hasn’t had to deal with for over a decade: a hiring shortage. Joseph Blair of...
Cut through the BS – Terry O’Regan
Terry O’Regan examines some of the finer points of trees in relation to design, demolition and construction as captured in BS 5837:2012
In my preceding...
Meeting future needs: A vision for horticultural education – John Mulhern
John Mulhern, principal of the College of Amenity Horticulture, National Botanic Gardens reports in from the recent Teagasc conference: Education Vision
The need for land-based...
Place & Space
The Bloom Fringe Team becomes the Green Edge Team and there are exciting times ahead
The differences and similarities between what a place is and...
What is a Tree
Despite their immeasurable value to us and the planet we inhabit, the majority of professionals simply don’t understand the most basic things about trees....
Strawberry sales soar as we celebrate strawberry season
The Irish public’s appetite for luscious red strawberries would seem to be insatiable as new Kantar World Panel figures reveal that we spent close...
Flexible solutions to plastic problems – Dónall Flanagan
Teagasc nursery stock/ornamentals advisor, Dónall Flanagan explores the issue of plastic in the nursery sector and highlights a number of potential solutions coming on...
Mushroom growers embracing Lean Farm Programme – Teagasc
The Commercial Mushroom Producers Organisation has launched the Lean Farm Programme for mushroom growers. Lean is about driving continuous improvement to enable businesses to...
Evolve your thinking – Colm Kenny
Landscape estimating specialist, Colm Kenny provides some sage advice for those thinking about the future of their business
We’ve spent the last few years looking...