Horticulture
Straw shortages drive mushroom compost prices
Straw shortages drive mushroom compost prices Straw shortages have resulted in a significant rise in the price of mushroom compost, according to the Teagasc Horticulture Crop Input Prices 2025 report. Published earlier this year, the report highlights an 8.9% increase in the price of mushroom substrate between January 2024 and January 2025, […]
20 April 2025
Growing Futures: The Expanding Role of Horticultural Education in Ireland
Growing Futures: The Expanding Role of Horticultural Education in Ireland As Ireland continues to embrace sustainability, climate resilience, and food security, horticulture is stepping into the spotlight, not just as a vibrant sector of the economy, but as a vital force in shaping our environmental future. John Mulhern, College Principal, tells us […]
14 April 2025
Going viral: How viruses can help fight mushroom pathogens
0 Going viral: How viruses can help fight mushroom pathogens Research at the Horticulture Development Department at Teagasc Ashtown is exploring the potential use of viruses to combat pathogens in commercial mushroom cultivation. Mushroom cultivation is a significant horticultural enterprise in many countries. In Ireland, commercial mushroom production is the largest horticultural sector, […]
6 April 2025
Input price inflation up 50.6% in field vegetable sector since 2021
Input price inflation up 50.6% in field vegetable sector since 2021 Input price inflation in the field vegetable sector has continued at a rate of 5.4% during the period January 2024 – January 2025, and input costs have inflated 50.6% since March 2021. That was one of the key messages delivered in […]
31 March 2025
Horticulture sector continues to face input price inflation
Horticulture sector continues to face input price inflation The Horticulture Crop Input Prices 2025 Report, produced by the Teagasc Horticulture Development Department, has been published. The report shows that the trend of significant input price inflation in the horticultural sector since 2021 has continued for 2025. The report, the fifth of its […]
27 March 2025
Rooting innovation: shaping Ireland’s apple future
Rooting innovation: shaping Ireland’s apple future A research initiative at Teagasc Oak Park aims to boost apple production in Ireland, exploring innovative training systems and rootstocks. The project focuses on improving yield efficiency and enhancing fruit quality, offering Irish growers strategies tailored to the local climate. Research initiatives by Teagasc are set […]
24 March 2025
The multiple benefits of a horticultural apprenticeship
The multiple benefits of a horticultural apprenticeship John Mulhern, Teagasc College Principal at the National Botanic Gardens, speaks to Aisling O’Connell and Martin Tully, Tully Nurseries, on the benefits of Aisling’s undertaking of the horticultural apprenticeship programme. “I was initially drawn to the apprenticeship programme because it was a way to learn, […]
20 March 2025
More Crops, Less Water: A Case for Smart Irrigation
0 More Crops, Less Water: A Case for Smart Irrigation Graham Fallon, Technician at Teagasc College of Amenity Horticulture, National Botanic Gardens, highlights the urgent need for smarter water use in Irish agriculture. Internet of Things-driven irrigation can cut waste, boost yields, and help ensure a sustainable future for horticulture. Water is the […]
4 March 2025
Everything farmers need to know about putting solar panels on sheds
0 Everything farmers need to know about putting solar panels on sheds Barry Caslin highlights how farmers, blessed with extensive roof areas ideal for solar panel installations, can turn these underutilized areas into energy-generating assets. This can help meet their energy needs & provide the potential to contribute to the national grid. Why […]
3 March 2025
Bubble trouble? Mushroom Disease Control
0 Bubble trouble? Mushroom Disease Control Joy Clarke, Teagasc Walsh Scholar, reports on the key results from her work on understanding how biocontrol and integrated pest management (IPM) approaches can support the mushroom sector in controlling disease outbreaks. The mushroom industry is the largest horticulture sector in Ireland. Currently, there are 40 mushroom […]
8 February 2025