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SUMMARY OF KEY STEPS TO TAKE IF YOU ARE EXPORTING PLANT MATERIAL ON WOODEN PALLETS TO UK & NI IN THE EVENT OF A...
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Making the Phoenix Bloom – Gary Graham

BARRY LUPTON INTERVIEWS GARY GRAHAM It’s hard to believe that Bloom in the Park has been running successfully for 13 years. Time has flown The event...
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THE INAUGURAL ORIGIN GREEN FARMER AWARDS - HORTICULTURAL PRODUCERS HONOURED The Origin Green Farmer Awards recognise and reward the exceptional performance of its Sustainable...

Sustainable eating and its impact on the produce sector – Lorcan Bourke

Lorcan Bourke, Sector Manager, Horticulture with Bord Bia explores how rising environmental awareness is impacting consuming habits and the future direction of food production At...
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Biochar potential – Drs. Karen O’Hanlon, Munoo Prasad

Drs. Karen O’Hanlon and Munoo Prasad explore the exciting potential of Biochar as a plant growth promoter Biochar is a carbonaceous product obtained by...

HC Print Autumn/Winter 2019 Contents

Contents NEWS 03 Horticulture News IN PICTURES 06 Photos from Horticulture events TEAGASC 08 All the latest news from Teagasc EVENTS 10 Horticulture trade events BORD BIA 12...
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How green is your business? – John Murphy

John Murphy, respected nurseryman, and owner of Annaveigh Plants reflects on his business practices in light of growing climate change concerns Having sat watching the...
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BEST4SOIL: developing a decision support tool to guide crop rotation in Europe –...

Dheeraj S. Rathore and Dr. Michael T. Gaffney from the Horticulture Development Department, Teagasc, Ashtown share results from recent developments of Best4soil, a tool...
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Education investments bare fruit – John Mulhern

John Mulhern and the teams from Teagasc Ashtown and the National Botanic Gardens explain how investment in facilities and course offerings are really starting...
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An emotional business – Liam Kelly

Independent retail consultant, Liam Kelly explores how spreading some love on the shop floor can help the bottom line Those of us of a certain...