Burning carbon neutral biomass to reduce farm fuel costs
Agriculture and horticulture are not only an large energy consumers, the industries also have the potential to become a large-scale energy generator from a...
SCSI/Teagasc Agricultural Land Market Review and Outlook Report 2022
The report provides a review of 2021 and an outlook for 2022, with a selection of useful insights regarding expected performance of the agricultural...
Bord Bia announces appointment of interim CEO
Bord Bia, the Government agency responsible for the promotion of the food, drink, and horticulture industry globally, has announced that Michael Murphy, Organisation and...
Tender: Environmental maintenance
Horticulture Connected feature tenders for jobs in Ireland’s public sector suitable for candidates from the horticulture industry.
This listing comes from The Irish Naval Service...
RHS reports less than a third of gardeners compost, with younger generation more inclined...
Two thirds of gardeners (67%) do not compost on their plot with younger gardeners more inclined than older age groups to start, the RHS...
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.
Tesco has a...
Weed Control of seed beds and tree lines
With fewer selective weed control options it is important to maximise the efficiency of weed control options. Where grasses have not been controlled in...
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...
Soil Testing and Field Nutrition
Soil testing should be completed as soon as possible if not already done. Lime and fertiliser application are best based on good data, matching...
Plant protection products
Updates for 2022 have yet to be released. The main loss I am aware of for 2022 will be Systhane and Indoxacarb.
Systhane (Myclobutanil) is...
