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O’Connor Nurseries Bring Themed Hero Stand to GLAS – GLAS Stand #F1

O’Connor Nurseries are looking forward to making a strong return at Glás this year. Despite the major damage to their six acres of glasshouses...

ICL at GLAS 2019 – GLAS Stand #D9

Leading the way in offering the very best in product innovation, visitors to the ICL stand (D9) at GLAS, which is held at Dublin’s...

Whites Agri Showcasing New Products AT GLAS 2019 – GLAS Stand #I14

Whites Agri is a leading supplier to the Horticultural and Garden Centre Sectors. They supply a wide range of fertilisers, chemicals, PPE and equipment....
Today, IPM Potato Group Ltd and Teagasc signed a new fifteen year agreement in Oak Park, Carlow. Pictured (Front Row) were: Marcel De Sousa, IPM Director; Ian Ireland; Managing Director, Donegal Investment Group; Gerry Boyle, Teagasc Director; Liam Herlihy, Teagasc Chairman; (Back Row) were: Colm McDonnell, R&D Manager, IPM; Denis Griffin, Potato breeder, Crops Science Department, Teagasc; Sean Mulvany, Head of Technology Transfer, Teagasc and John Spink, Head of Crops Environment and Land Use, Teagasc.

Potato partnership powers success

Teagasc and IPM Potato Group (IPM) have been collaborating since the early 1970s when they first formed a partnership to breed new varieties of...
Carpentras market

Carpentras market, Europe, climate and fresh produce – Stiofán Nutty

Over the past few weeks and during the next month or so, my work and travels have been connecting my personal and professional interests....
spraying pesticides on the field

Pesticide residues in food: what’s the picture in the EU? | European Food Safety...

The latest edition of the annual EU report on pesticide residues in food is now available. Just under 96% of food samples were found...
hemp plant

Premier Irish Industrial Hemp conference

The Premier Irish Industrial Hemp conference was attended by farmers, academics, government officials and business people. The event was organised by The Hemp Working...
a plate with the Eu flag

Europeans on today’s food issues: new EU-wide survey comes out on

Two in 5 Europeans take a personal interest in food safety and only 1 in 5 say it is their main concern when choosing...
World Food Safety Day

Minister Michael Creed celebrates World Food Safety Day – “Food Safety, Everyone’s Business’’

This Friday, June 7, 2019, is the first-ever World Food Safety Day, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2018. This is...
The-Healthy-Way

Another Bloomin’ successful show, Bord Bia

Over 115,000 people, including 20,000 children, attended Bord Bia’s Bloom festival in the Phoenix Park, Dublin over the June bank holiday weekend. Commenting on the success of this year’s show,...