Horticulture
Cultivate your own future: Apprenticeships in horticulture
If you love working outdoors, enjoy seeing your efforts thrive, and a job where no two days are the same, this is for you. Paddy Smith, College Lecturer, tells us more.
3 June 2026
Horticulture Crop Input Prices 2026 Report
Teagasc has published its Horticulture Crop Input Prices 2026 report, which finds that the cost of producing horticultural crops in Ireland rose on average by 3.9% between January 2025 and January 2026.
30 May 2026
New Teagasc guide to help gardeners grow flowers from seed
A new Teagasc publication ‘A Short Guide to Growing Flowers from Seed’ was launched today, Thursday, May 28, at Bord Bia Bloom.
28 May 2026
Helping gardeners get the best from their fruit trees at home
Visitors to the Teagasc exhibit at Bloom 2026 will have the opportunity to learn practical and easy-to-apply fruit growing techniques.
28 May 2026
Aspiring to grow your own veg?
Are you one of the many thousands visiting Bord Bia Bloom over the coming days and aspire to grow you own veg? If so, then a visit to the Teagasc presence at one of Europe’s largest horticulture events is a must.
26 May 2026
Automation and peat-free production: Big changes coming for mushroom sector
Growers, researchers, and technology providers in the mushroom sector gathered from a Mushroom Innovation Day, hosted by the Teagasc Horticulture Development Department on May 6, to hear the latest on automation, sustainability and peat-free growing systems.
8 May 2026
The latest developments in Irish apple production
Apple growers and others from the horticulture sector visited the Experimental Orchard at Teagasc, Oak Park, Carlow, recently where Teagasc researchers provided an Apple Research Update on the latest developments in Irish apple production.
28 April 2026
A national survey: What do Irish consumers value in apples?
Apples are among the most widely consumed fruits in Ireland. However, more than 90% of the apples available on the Irish market are currently imported.
7 April 2026
Apprenticeships in Horticulture at the National Botanic Gardens
Apprenticeships offer “earning while learning” to people who want to enter the workforce and gain valuable training while employed. John Mulhern, Principal of the Teagasc College at the National Botanic Gardens, tells us more.
4 April 2026
Horticulture Road Map 2030
The Teagasc Horticulture Road Map 2030 provides an overview of Ireland’s horticulture sector to 2030, outlining current performance, market outlook, sustainability priorities, and future targets.
2 April 2026