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Energy in Agriculture Event Launched

The ‘Energy in Agriculture 2017’ event, which will take place on Tuesday, 22 August at Gurteen College, Co. Tipperary, was launched today by Denis...

Origin Green Ambassadors Paving the Way in Sustainable Food & Horticulture Collaboration

Image credit: FoodBev Media Related: Organizational Change Food/Beverage New types of partnerships can enable systemic changes to flourish. That thinking is behind the Origin Green Ambassadors programme, which brings education, leading...

Applications for RDS forestry awards close this week

The RDS Forest and Woodland Awards competition is currently accepting applications for the 2017 awards – however, those interested in entering must inform the...

Dee Sewell asks Why People Are Freaking Out About the Harlequin Ladybird

Harlequin Ladybird: Image by Frank Hecker Alamy A few posts have popped into my Facebook timeline recently asking questions about the Harlequin Ladybird (H. axyridis),...

Focus on bees: send us your pictures!

Following the success of last week’s European Bee Week and, in particular, the exciting news that a broad coalition of stakeholders is coming together to...

Pesticides: new default values proposed for dermal absorption

EFSA has published new guidance on dermal absorption of plant protection products (PPPs). The guidance proposes default values to be used in the absence of...
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Creed announces 2017 Call for Research Proposals

Research community invited to undertake research aimed at addressing the major challenges facing the Agri-food and forestry sector   The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the...

Retail Lab @ Glee: Meet the team

Retail Lab @ Glee: Meet the team The Retail Lab @ Glee would be nothing without the team of dedicated professionals working together to create...

Expo for Public Space – design, planning and maintenance

Products & services The Expo for Public Space is the largest exhibition in Europe which focuses exclusively on all the aspects of public space. The...

Horticulture at the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown (ITB)

Shane talks about his experience studying Horticulture here at the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown, Dublin. www.itb.ie/horticulture