CONTENTS
NEWS
03 LATEST HORTICULTURE NEWS
BREXIT NEWS
07 BREXIT- IMPACT ON IRISH HORTICULTURE
Mike Neary, Dermot Callaghan, and Neville Stein share their insights
BORD BIA EZINE
10 All of the latest news, events and updates from Bord Bia
TEAGASC
12 Research, education and advisory news from Teagasc
NURSERY
15 DEMONSTRATING INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT
Dr. Michael Gaffney reports on the recent EU workshop ‘Demonstration Farms on Integrated Pest Management’
17 NEW ADVISORY, NEW VISION
Dónall Flanagan sets out an exciting new vision of how the advisory services will support and strengthen the nursery sector
19 HORTICULTURAL HEALTH CHECK
Stiofán Nutty diagnoses some serious horticultural health problems and how the sector is tackling them
RETAIL
20 SAME DIFFERENCE
Liam Kelly explores why retailers need to be wary of trends toward retail homogeneity
DESIGN
22 DESIGNER INSIGHTS
Patricia Tyrrell shares her views on Bloom 2016
LANDSCAPE
30 THE OLDEST LANDSCAPE ROCKER IN TOWN
Terry O’Regan takes a break from the dancefloor to report on the 21st National Landscape Forum
CONSTRUCT
32 RESPONDING AND REACTING
Colm Kenny shares his thoughts on how the construction industry is reacting to the upswing in activity
INTERVIEW
34 INSIDE STORY
Barry Lupton interviews Michael Caffrey of Universal Floral
EDUCATION
37 APPRENTICESHIPS IN PRACTICE
John Mulhern brings us up to speed on the Teagasc apprentice training trials
EDIBLES
38 IRELAND’S THRIVING SOFT FRUIT SECTOR
Dr. Eamonn Kehoe provides an overview of the Irish soft fruit industry and its challenges and prospects for the future
40 FRESH PRODUCE, HEALTHY FIGURES
Mike Neary shares some positive sales figures for Ireland’s fresh produce sector
INSIGHT
41 MIND YOURSELF
David Shortall shares his thoughts on why horticulture professionals need to look after themselves and those around them
43 HORTICULTURE FOR HUMAN HEALTH
Rachel Freeman shares her knowledge of the social and therapeutic benefits of horticulture
46 BUILDING FOOTFALL IN IRISH GARDENS
Lynn O’Keeffe-Lascar explains how Irish garden owners are collaborating to promote Ireland’s wealth of garden treasures
RESEARCH
47 CULTIVATING CUTTINGS
Andy Whelton presents an overview of how the cut foliage sector is expanding to meet a rising global market
