CONTENTS
NEWS
EDUCATION
03 UPDATES ON TEAGASC COLLEGE OF AMENITY HORTICULTURE
John Mulhern looks ahead to another exciting academic year
BORD BIA
06 All the latest news from Bord Bia
TEAGASC
08 All the latest news from Teagasc
INTERVIEW
10 A NEW LEAF
With his departure from Bord Bia imminent, Gary Graham talks with Barry Lupton about a career dedicated to the promotion of horticulture and what the future holds
LANDSCAPE
Féidhlim Harty tracks the principle of succession in a wild garden
RETAIL
18 GLEE 2021: HOW WAS IT FOR YOU?
Andy Campbell makes a welcome return to the UK’s leading garden and outdoor living trade show, GLEE Birmingham
INSIGHT
20 WHEN RAIN STOPS MORE THAN PLAY!
Terry O’Regan on strategies to deal with time lost due to weather disruptions
22 MAYNOOTH GREEN CAMPUS: A SCHOOL FOR ECO-CITIZENSHIP
Dr. Joe Larragy, Founder Chairperson of Maynooth Green Campus, details the hard work of staff and students that led to their many successful initiatives
26 SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGIES FOR BUSINESS
Paul Moran provides a guide to making the most out of a social media presence for your business
NURSERY EVENT
All the highlights from the Nangle and Niesen Tree Nursery Open Day
JOBS
30 The Latest Horticulture jobs from Horticulture.jobs
EDIBLES
Bord Bia’s Lorcan Bourke on the initiative to increase the volume of home-grown potatoes sold in Irish chip shops
32 MUSHROOM HARVESTING AUTOMATION
Donal Gernon, specialist mushroom advisor with Teagasc, explores how automated technologies are changing mushroom production
DESIGN
Michal Slawski of Bord Bia on the search for ambitions, inspiring and innovative Irish ‘green’ building projects to take part in the Green Cities Award 2021
RESEARCH
Eugenia Fezza, Teagasc Walsh Scholar, discusses methods for improving the monitoring and control of black vine weevil in crops
39 ‘LYCIA’ WINS THE RACE IN RECENT STRAWBERRY VARIETY TRIAL
Dr. Eamonn Kehoe, soft fruit specialist advisor with Teagasc, gives an update on the results from the recent nationwide strawberry variety trial
OPINION
John Murphy doesn’t mince his words in a call to combat climate change with several sensible but urgent planting initiatives
Noeleen Smyth addresses the urgent need to take action on Ireland’s lost bog-lands
WORLD-VIEW
AIPH looks at the issues that affect the horticulture sector worldwide
