Straw Availability Impacting Mushroom Growers
Wheat straw is the primary component of mushroom compost, but there is a shortage this season across all agricultural sectors. This is due to...
Preparing for succession: Teagasc supports
Many growers and farmers are slow to move away from work because they enjoy it, or perhaps have no clear successor. But having clear...
Shaping the Future of the Nursery Stock Industry
Innovations in Sustainability, Succession, and Pest Management.
Join us for an insightful and timely seminar designed for professionals in the horticulture and nursery industries....
Sustainable Potato Breeding
Across Europe, over 50 per cent of potato land area is infested with the potato cyst nematode (PCN) species, Globodera rostochiensis and Globodera pallida,...
Teagasc Report from the flower trials
The annual Flower Trials, held in the Netherlands in June during week 24, are open days for commercial young plant producers. Teagasc advisor Dónall...
Results from the Young Horticulturist of the Year 2024 Ireland Final
The Ireland Final of YHOY 2024 was held on Thursday, 14 th March and this year the competition was memorable as one of the...
Teagasc Mechanical Weed Control Demonstration
Teagasc Horticulture Development Department in partnership with the Irish Farmers Journal and Teagasc Crop Science invite you to a MECHANICAL WEED CONTROL DEMONSTRATION IN...
Teagasc Horticulture Grower IPM survey
Have your say! Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a holistic approach used to manage pests in crop production: it considers the whole crop system...
Teagasc Horticulture Grower IPM survey – Have your say!
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a holistic approach used to manage pests in crop production: it considers the whole crop system and is based...
SoftGrip mushroom project well underway
SoftGrip is a three-year EU-funded project that could revolutionise the harvesting of mushrooms and address the severe labour shortage issues facing the sector. The...