Student work placement at ITB horticulture
ITB’s second-year Horticulture students are currently on work placement with a wide range of Horticultural businesses in Ireland and further afield. Work placement is...
The Learning Theatres lineup at GLAS on July 19th
It is now only one week until Ireland’s largest horticulture trade show – GLAS. The Garden Landscaping and Amenity Sportsturf event returns to Dublin, on Thursday, July...
Bee health: data partnership a ‘milestone’ in European campaign | European Food Safety Authority
The establishment of the EU Bee Partnership could be a milestone in the fight to protect bees, the chair of the European Parliament’s Bee Week said...
‘Grow Careers’ at CAFRE
Over the past three years, the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has been running its ‘Grow Careers’ event to open up...
Upskilling opportunities in Horticulture at ITB
ITB is currently accepting applications for the part-time courses in Horticulture on offer at the college, with classes scheduled to begin in mid-September 2018....
MSU for MSc: Postgraduate opportunities at CAFRE
Have you ever thought about furthering your education, changing careers, or feel that you need to build your confidence to be ready to grasp...
Great boost for horticulture in Ireland – Stiofán Nutty
Recently, the new Teagasc  Horticulture, Forestry, and Education Facility at its campus in Ashtown, Dublin was officially opened. This is a wonderful new facility, involving a...
Teagasc and Musgrave join forces to fund a 4-year PhD to ensure safer food...
Most people will be familiar with the horse-meat scandal. Could this have been foreseen? Could it have been prevented? In what way was it...
Merit Award for ITB Horticulture student Geoff Wright at the Student Entrepreneur Awards
Sponsored by Enterprise Ireland, Cruickshank Intellectual Property Attorneys and Grant Thornton, the Student Entrepreneur Awards offers third level students from all academic disciplines and...
Integrated pest management of aphids in potato crops – CAFRE
One critical factor in the production of high-quality seed potatoes is the prevention of the spread of the virus in the crop. Controlling aphids,...