Horticulture
Grow herbs to give your garden a touch of the Mediterranean
Grow herbs to give your garden a touch of the Mediterranean Chris Heavey, Lecturer at the Teagasc College at the National Botanic Gardens, offers top tips on growing herbs, noting that on wet Irish summer days, they create a little Mediterranean oasis to cheer up both yourself and your kitchen. Many of […]
29 June 2024
Wireworm IPM in field vegetable crops: An update on practical monitoring and risk assessment
Wireworm IPM in field vegetable crops: An update on practical monitoring and risk assessment William Deasy, Teagasc Specialised Vegetable Advisor, looks at recent advances in ways to monitor and assess the risk of wireworm damage with Martyn Cox of Blackthorn Arable Ltd., UK, who in 2022 completed a comprehensive review for CUPGRA […]
15 June 2024
Setting the scene for automation in mushroom harvesting
Setting the scene for automation in mushroom harvesting The Irish mushroom industry was invited to Teagasc Ashtown, where the Teagasc Mushroom Automation Seminar took place on Tuesday, 11 June. The event focused on mushroom harvesting automation technologies. Labour is a very significant cost of production. All mushrooms produced in Ireland are hand-harvested, […]
13 June 2024
Teagasc at Bloom
Teagasc at Bloom Horticulture, education, forestry, crops and countryside management are all featured on the Teagasc stand at Bloom. Teagasc have joined with Bord Bia and the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine at Bloom in the Phoenix Park, to create an informative and educational feature in the food village. Among the […]
31 May 2024
Horticulture is Life – Teagasc at Bloom 2024
Horticulture is Life – Teagasc at Bloom 2024 Bord Bia Bloom is one of Europe’s premier horticulture events, drawing approximately 100,000 attendees over its five-day run. In 2024, Bloom will take place from May 30 to June 3, transforming the Phoenix Park in Dublin into a vibrant celebration of gardening, lifestyle, and […]
30 May 2024
Teagasc students compete in HortiChallenge in Estonia
Teagasc students compete in HortiChallenge in Estonia Aoife Hester and Chelirs Brecq, students in the Teagasc College of Amenity Horticulture, will fly the Teagasc flag at the ongoing HortiChallenge 2024 in Estonia. Taking place from May 23-26 in Räpina, a small town in south-eastern Estonia, the students will compete against 14 other […]
24 May 2024
Seeking alternatives to peat for the mushroom sector
Seeking alternatives to peat for the mushroom sector Mushrooms are Ireland’s most successfully-grown horticultural crop, producing 67,000t annually or the equivalent of 6 million mushrooms harvested each day. Grown in a straw-based substrate with a layer of peat on top, the latter is essential for the production of good crops. However, as […]
19 April 2024
Pointing the way forward for increased Irish apple production
Pointing the way forward for increased Irish apple production The first Apple Research Update at Teagasc Oak Park involving industry stakeholders marked a pivotal moment for Ireland’s apple industry, offering a comprehensive overview of advancements and future directions in applied research since the programme’s inception in August 2022. The event commenced with […]
19 April 2024
Inflation and weather double whammy for vegetable sector
Inflation and weather double whammy for vegetable sector Irish field vegetable growers were hit with a double whammy of rising price inflation and extreme weather events in 2023, which has posed profitability challenges for the sector, the recently published Horticulture Crop Input Prices 2024 report has revealed. The report, which provides up-to-date […]
16 March 2024
Horticulture Crop Input Prices 2024
Horticulture Crop Input Prices 2024 The Horticulture Crop Input Prices 2024 report from the Horticulture Development Department provides a comprehensive analysis of the state of input price inflation within the Irish horticulture sector for the year 2024, building on annual insights since 2021. The report highlights a significant increase in input prices […]
11 March 2024