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...
Ireland’s waterscapes, a review of the National Landscape Forum 2018
Ruth Minogue and Terry O’Regan share their thoughts on another successful National Landscape Forum
The title of the National Landscape Forum this year was ‘Ireland’s Waterscapes’, which facilitated...
New leaves research in cut foliage – Teagasc
The mild, relative frost-free climate in Southern Ireland is ideal for growing lush, premium foliage and a unique product range has been developed in...
Mushroom research – Teagasc
Teagasc’s new mushroom research unit was open to visitors on 17 May. The unit was completed this year by JF McKenna and is a...
Amenity export programme
Bord Bia supports amenity sector exporters through the Amenity Export Programme. The Programme which is underpinned through mentoring support is targeted at amenity horticulture...
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...
EU funded promotions
The EU provides funding (up to 80%) to support the generic promotion of horticulture produce and gardening activity. Earlier this year the EU put...
International success for Ireland’s garden designers
Garden designer and founder of Outside Options, Alan Rudden received a gold medal for his Life is Rosé by Santa Rita ‘Living la Vida...
World Potato Congress 2021
In 2017 the Irish Potato Federation submitted a bid to the World Potato Congress to hold the World Potato Congress in Ireland in 2021....
Bord Bia’s 2018 Brexit barometer results
Bord Bia recently launched its 2018 Brexit Barometer report. It is a comprehensive survey of 117 Irish food, drink and horticulture companies, representing 48%...