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Plantarium 2019

Plantarium fair cancelled, focus on digital platform

The course taken by the Dutch government, as expressed by Prime Minister Rutte on 21 April, unfortunately, leaves no room for the physical edition...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic putting big pressure on NI horticulture – BBC News

It’s known as the Orchard County, but Armagh is also home to a thriving trade in flowers. Every year Shane Donnelly grows millions of lilies...
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Protecting Europe’s plants: pest survey cards go digital | European Food Safety Authority

The first batch of EFSA’s plant pest survey cards are now available in an easy-to-use interactive format. Ten of the existing 28 cards –...
Teagasc Nursery Stock E Bulletin Number 4

Teagasc Nursery Stock E Bulletin Number 4 – April 2020

I hope that you, your family and colleagues continue to stay safe and well during the pandemic. As always I'm heartened by the support...
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IFA Horticulture committee report

Market Report Following a wet February and early March, the spell of favorable weather has allowed growers to make good progress with planting. The marketing...

Secure opportunity – Barry Delaney

BARRY LUPTON INTERVIEWS BARRY DELANEY As the International Year of Plant Health unfolds, Barry Lupton puts some tough questions to Ireland’s Chief Plant Health Officer,...
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Minister Creed chairs COVID-19 response meeting with agencies

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D., yesterday chaired a special meeting of the Food Wise High-Level Implementation Committee (HLIC),...

International Year of Plant Health – Shane Kirk

Shane Kirk explains the global impact of good plant health The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) nominated 2020 as the International Year of...
RHIZOBIUM IS ONE OF THREE NITROGEN-FIXING BACTERIA INCLUDED IN EU FERTILISER REGULATION THAT WILL COME INTO FORCE IN 2021

Growing pains for Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria – Dr Karen O’Hanlon

Dr. Karen O’Hanlon discusses biological organisms position as a plant growth promoter within a chemically regulated environment Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria (PGPB) are naturally occurring...
UNION FLEURS (International Flower Trade Association), ENA (European Nurserystock Association), ARELFH (Assembly of European Horticultural Regions), VBN (Association of Dutch Flower auctions), VAL’HOR – French inter-branch organisation for ornamental horticulture (growers, nurseries, seeds companies, garden centres, wholesalers, florists, agro-shops, landscape contractors and landscape architects), ANTHOS (Royal Trade Association for Flower Bulbs), CIOPORA (International Association of Breeders of Asexually Reproduced Horticultural Varieties), FLEUROSELECT (International Association of breeders, producers and distributors of propagation material of ornamental plants) and ELCA (European Landscape Contractors Association) logos

Joint call for extraordinary and urgent support to the European flower & live plants...

In an unprecedented move, a united coalition of 9 European -based organizations, representing all segments and sub-sectors of the flower & live plants sector...