GLDA 22nd International Seminar – The Designed Garden – An unfinished canvas
Who controls the evolution of the living garden?
As designers and gardeners, we are very aware that our gardens are only as good as their...
Labour – Shortage and costs – Teagasc
Wage bills will be in sharp focus with the minimum wage increase to €9.55 per hour from €9.25, since the start of January. Speaking with growers many...
ENA starts the “Green Cities for a Sustainable Europe” promotion campaign
ENA – the European Nurserystock Association – signed a Grant Agreement with CHAFEA (Consumers, Health, Agriculture and Food Executive Agency) of the European Commission...
Glee at Spring Fair – exhibitor interview: Laurica Plants
Why have you chosen to exhibit at Glee’s Spring Fair concession event?
We feel that the timing of the Spring Fair exhibition is the ideal...
Fleet finance helps upgrade at Galway Bay
Designed by former Ryder Cup and World Cup golfer Christy O’Connor Jnr, Galway Bay Golf Resort at Renville near Oranmore is not a links...
UK phase out of horticultural peat use – Teagasc
The substantial document - A Green Future: Our 25 Year Plan to Improve the Environment was launched in the last 2 weeks and sets out...
Doyle presents training certificates for Forestry Harvesting
Mr. Andrew Doyle, T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with responsibility for forestry, recently presented QQI (Quality...
Minister Creed appoints Dan MacSweeney as Chair of Bord Bia
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D. recently announced that he has appointed Dan MacSweeney as Chair of An Bord...
Permaculture Design Certificate 2018, Cloughjordan Ecovillage
Learn how we can live more sustainably using ecological design
Practical skills for horticulture, farming, enterprise, green building, perma-facture, collaboration, social innovation and community resilience.
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Will you increase your prices in 2018? – Teagasc
A recent American Hort headline caught my attention. Their short youtube presentation industry insider - profit margins reflect many similar aspects impacting on costs here also. While we can...
