Tag: Teagasc
Teagasc Advisory – Summer ornamental grower meeting
Teagasc Advisory - Summer Meeting
Thursday 21st June
Rentes Plants nursery have kindly offered to host the grower's summer meeting.
The meeting will be held on the...
Teagasc Education Vision – meeting future needs
The Teagasc ‘ Education Vision – meeting future needs’ conference taking place in Kilkenny, today, Tuesday, 5 June, heard that the need for education and training across...
Pesticides Updates – Teagasc
There have been some significant changes in pesticides recently. Its been reported to me that the insecticide Chess and herbicide Finale will no longer available...
Specialist Fertilisers – Licensing & Storage – Teagasc
For security reasons, some fertilisers are subject to specific controls in Ireland. The Department of Justice and Equality are responsible for these controls.
Colm Farrell...
Pilot work permit scheme – Teagasc
The Government has just announced that 500 work permits will be issued to the horticulture sector. The Horticulture Industry Forum has been working on the...
First detection of Xylella fastidiosa in trade , Almeria Spain –...
Spanish authorities announced on April 20th that Xylella fastidiosa had been detected on a nursery growing Polygala. The entire stock of Xylella susceptible Polygala myrtifolia, 30,000 plants, were destroyed and a 5 km...
Powdery Mildew – Teagasc
Disease prediction model used by Teagasc, in top fruit, suggests there is high disease pressure from powdery mildew at the moment. Below is an...
Teagasc Bedding Event cancelled
Bedding Event Monday, May 21st Cancelled
Unfortunately, the event planned for May 21st in Ashtown is not going to go ahead. I have decided to cancel the event for next Monday due...
Sustainability research by Teagasc PhD student wins AES Best Poster Award
Teagasc Walsh Fellow and Ph.D. candidate, Mary Brennan, was awarded the Best Poster at the 92nd Annual Conference of the Agricultural Economics Society, which was...
International Farm Safety Experts Seminar event at Botanic Gardens
Two leading International Experts on Farm Safety will share their knowledge at a public seminar on Friday, 4 May from 2.30pm to 4.30pm. The seminar will take...