HTA announces new vice-president
The UK's Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has announced the appointment of Alan Down as vice-president.
Alan, who is hugely experienced in commercial horticulture, has worked...
New turf rewards for UK and Ireland
ICL and Syngenta have launched Turf Rewards for 2022 which now features separate schemes for the UK and Ireland.Â
Turf Rewards provides the opportunity for...
Lidl Ireland Launches 20 New Pollinator Stores
Lidl Ireland have committed to the rollout of 20 new pollinator friendly stores in efforts to increase biodiversity awareness across the island of Ireland,...
Irish-owned Zeus announces acquisition of Canadian distributor Agri-Flex
Zeus, the Irish-owned global packaging solutions company, has announced the acquisition of Canadian agricultural supply business, Agri-Flex. Positioning Zeus as one of the world’s...
RTÉ’s Super Garden issues designer callout for 2022
Super Garden is launching the annual call out for 5 budding garden designers who are ready to showcase their talents on Ireland's longest running...
Horticultural input price inflation continues to squeeze growers’ margins
According to Teagasc, horticulture crop input prices have risen significantly in the past twelve months since March 2021, initially due to external macroeconomic factors,...
Tesco and Paltech collaborate to bring waste plastic flowerpot to Irish market
Tesco Ireland and indigenous manufacturing companies, Green Generation and Paltech, have today unveiled their flower planters made of 100% recycled soft plastic.Â
Tesco has a...
Plant growth regulators -drench, sprench or spray
Growth Regulators Using growth regulators throughout the growing season is an excellent method for controlling plant size during production, but also is very helpful...
GrootGroenPlus announces theme for 2022
The theme of the 32nd edition of nursery stock trade fair GrootGroenPlus, which will be held on 5 - 7 October in Zundert, is...
IFA says ban on below-cost selling needed to safeguard future of Horticulture sector
A report prepared by economist Jim Power - 'Retail Price Compression Threatens the Viability of Irish Horticulture' - details the intense pressure put upon...
