Berry Seminar
To celebrate the start of the 2018 berry season we are holding a berry seminar combined with a tour of our new glasshouse facilities...
Mushroom exports 2017 – Bord Bia
In 2017 the farmgate value of the mushroom industry was valued at over €121m, producing 68,000 tonnes of mushrooms. The mushroom industry exports 80%...
Potato promotion – Bord Bia
The EU and industry-funded promotional campaign titled “Potatoes – More Than A Bit On The Side” is being rolled out from 2015 to 2018....
Nurseries Production Manager – Coillte
Coillte Forest Division are recruiting a Nursery Production Manager
Coillte is a commercial forestry company, owned by the State, that manages approximately 7% of the country’s land....
Lean management – Bord Bia
Bord Bia, in partnership with Enterprise Ireland and Teagasc, has been and is implementing pilot lean management initiatives in the horticulture industry. Following the...
School programmes – Bord Bia
The EU School Fruit and Vegetables scheme is implemented in Ireland through the Food Dudes programme. The Food Dudes programme is an evidence-based incentivised ...
Grow Cook Eat – Bord Bia
Bord Bia is a joint sponsor with the EPA (and their stop food waste campaign) of the new
TV series Grow Cook Eat which commenced...
Amenity crop exports 2017 – Bord Bia
The value of exports from the amenity sector was estimated at over €17m in 2017 which
was an increase on the previous year. Amenity horticulture...
Mushrooms complement everything – Bord Bia
In 2017 a successful application to seek EU funding for a new €2m promotion campaign over three years in the UK and Ireland market...
New momentum for producer organisations – Teagasc
An information meeting on producer organisations organised by DAFM was held in Backweston, Celbridge, Co Kildare on the morning of 6 February. This meeting...
