Tag: growers
GROW Observatory
A citizens' observatory for growers, researchers and decision makers.
Do you grow your own food? Have an allotment? Own a small farm? Are you involved...
Core Business
Barry Lupton interviews Con Trass
The Traas family have been growing fruit for over 200 years. When Willem and Ali Traas found themselves running out of space...
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SEVEN A DAY FRESH PRODUCE PROMOTION
Earlier this year the Department of Health launched a revised version of the food pyramid which indicated that everyone...
A Blooming Sector: Can Irish growers make the cut?
Renowned independent florist, Ruth Monahan shares her joy and frustration about the Irish cut flower sector and sets out a simple strategy for the...
Growth in Europe
Teagasc nursery stock/ornamentals advisor, Dónall Flanagan reports from IPM Essen and recent nursery study tour to the Netherlands and Germany
This was the first Teagasc...
Perennial Passion
Barry Lupton interviews Tim Schram
Ireland’s founding nursery businesses were family-run affairs. And while this remains the case for the majority, subsequent generations have been...
Practically sustainable
Lots of people talk a good sustainable game, few actually play by the rules. John Murphy, owner, and operator of Annaveigh Plants explains how...
Cultivating cuttings
Dr. Andy Whelton presents an overview of how Ireland’s cut foliage sector is expanding to meet a rising global market
Cut foliage production is an...
The Horticulture Industry Forum
Independent consultant and HIF Coordinator, Stiofán Nutty, explains how fresh produce growers are uniting under the new body to benefit all
The idea of forming...
Growing momentum
Sandra Doran of Retail Excellence Ireland tracks the success and challenges of GroMór in 2015 and sets out plans for how the industry-driven initiative...