Horticulture
Sustainable energy use in horticulture – Solar PV and Battery storage
0 Sustainable energy use in horticulture – Solar PV and Battery storage A webinar on sustainable energy solutions in horticulture using solar PV took place on Monday, 24 October. Dónall Flanagan, Hardy Nursery Stock Advisor was joined by Barry Caslin, Energy Specialist and Eoin Sweetman, Vegetable Crops Advisor. Barry Caslin presented an overview […]
6 November 2022
What do we know about the environmental footprint of local and imported fruit and vegetables?
What do we know about the environmental footprint of local and imported fruit and vegetables? With increasingly sophisticated diets and demand for value, locally produced food no longer meets all of our food requirements. Imported food makes up a large proportion of the food we eat. Lael Walsh & Loren Lane, Horticulture […]
22 August 2022
Energy options in horticulture
Energy options in horticulture Energy costs have increased significantly due to external macroeconomic factors, but more recently due to the invasion of Ukraine. The horticulture sector has for some years been moving away from fossil fuels. Horticulture advisor Dónall Flanagan takes a look at the other options available. Pictured above solar array […]
18 August 2022
Agricultural diversification – Have you considered horticulture?
0 Agricultural diversification – Have you considered horticulture? This article by Carol Melody Lecturer of Biodiversity, Ecology and Plant Science, Teagasc College of Amenity Horticulture will convince you to consider horticulture, if you haven’t before, as a diversification option for your farm. There is ample information too about Teagasc horticulture courses ‘The only […]
7 August 2022
Hebe Shrub 2.0
0 Hebe Shrub 2.0 A novel Hebe shrub developed by researchers at Teagasc has the potential to be a new candidate crop for the growing cut foliage sector. Farhana Afroze, Helen Grogan & Andy Whelton of the Horticulture Development Dept and Gerry Douglas formerly Forestry Development Dept worked on the research Main image […]
5 June 2022
Treat yourself to a wildlife pond
Treat yourself to a wildlife pond Ponds have been garden features for millennia. Chris Heavey, Lecturer, Teagasc College at the National Botanic Gardens gives us an overview of what is involved in creating a wildlife pond and outlines his experience of creating a pond in his garden. I have fond childhood memories […]
29 May 2022
New strawberry varieties to complement ‘Malling Centenary’ – Webinar
0 New strawberry varieties to complement ‘Malling Centenary’ – Webinar Dr. Eamonn Kehoe, Teagasc Soft Fruit Advisor hosted an interactive seminar on Tuesday, 15th March which focused on the new strawberry varieties to complement ‘Malling Centenary’. Eamonn was joined by guest speaker Adam Whitehouse, Strawberry breeder, NIAB East Malling Research, East Malling, Kent. […]
1 May 2022
Horticulture Crop Input Price Inflation 2022
Horticulture Crop Input Price Inflation 2022 Teagasc Horticulture Development Department have revised the figures on input price inflation first reported in November 2021, to reflect the full extent of inflation in the past twelve months up to March 31st, 2022. Download Horticulture Crop Input Price Inflation 2022 here (PDF) The key objective of […]
26 April 2022
New raspberry varieties from the Scottish Raspberry Breeding Programme
New raspberry varieties from the Scottish Raspberry Breeding Programme Dr. Eamonn Kehoe, Teagasc Soft Fruit Advisor, hosted an interactive webinar on Tuesday, 22nd February which focused on the the new raspberry varieties from the Scottish Raspberry Breeding Programme. Eamonn was joined by guest speaker Dr. Nikki Jennings, Fruit Breeder, The James Hutton […]
24 March 2022
Integrated pest control of mites in protected ornamental horticulture
0 Integrated pest control of mites in protected ornamental horticulture Dónall Flanagan, Teagasc Horticulture Development Department hosted a webinar on Monday, 21 February which focused on Integrated Pest Management. Dónall was joined by David Davidson, Technical Consultant with Koppert. David discussed strategies for mite control using IPM methods in a range of protected […]
9 March 2022