Secure opportunity – Barry Delaney
BARRY LUPTON INTERVIEWS BARRY DELANEY
As the International Year of Plant Health unfolds, Barry Lupton puts some tough questions to Ireland’s Chief Plant Health Officer,...
International Year of Plant Health – Shane Kirk
Shane Kirk explains the global impact of good plant health
The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) nominated 2020 as the International Year of...
Seeds of change – Planting design for the 21st century – Patricia Tyrell
GLDA SEMINAR REPORT BY PATRICIA TYRELL
Met Éirean warned of Storm Jorge, and recommended that everyone stay at home, but that did not deter the...
Growing pains for Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria – Dr Karen O’Hanlon
Dr. Karen O’Hanlon discusses biological organisms position as a plant growth promoter within a chemically regulated environment
Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria (PGPB) are naturally occurring...
Spring 2020 – Horticulture News
UCD Horticulture: Plants for people, for our planet
From September 2021 a new entry route to horticulture will be introduced at University College Dublin. The...
All the latest news from DAFM
INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF PLANT HEALTH 2020 (IYPH 2020)
BACKGROUND
The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has nominated 2020 as the International Year of...
All the latest news from Bord Bia
POTATOES, PREPARE TO BE SURPRISED
Bord Bia is joining promotional agencies in France and Belgium to promote fresh potatoes among European millennials. The EU-funded campaign,...
All the latest news from Teagasc
‘MALLING CENTENARY’ STRAWBERRY FARM WALK
Strawberry production in Ireland has seen a significant change in recent years with the introduction of the variety ‘Malling Centenary’....
Making the cut – Sedum fills an autumn slot – Andy Whelton
Andy Whelton shares the results of trial work exploring the use of Sedum as autumn cut flower filler
Sedum is a hardy, herbaceous perennial plant...
Growing up, fast – John Paul Prior
John Paul Prior asks will vertical farming mean that Irish horticulture finally gets its 'day in the sun'?
As our climate continues to change, and...