Horticulture
An Introduction to soft fruit growing in Ireland – Webinar
An Introduction to soft fruit growing in Ireland – Webinar Type Event Proceeding On Tuesday, 24th May Dr. Eamonn Kehoe, Teagasc Soft Fruit Advisor hosted an interactive seminar which was aimed at anyone interested in growing soft fruit crops. Soft fruit crops can be grown almost anywhere in Ireland now and offers […]
31 May 2022
Approved Pesticides for Use on Vegetable Crops
Approved Pesticides for Use on Vegetable Crops Type Book Updated in May 2022 Download Publication (PDF) This publication is intended to provide growers with a quick reference to the commonly available approved pesticides, which can be used on vegetable crops. Not all generic products are mentioned. The term pesticide includes fungicides, insecticides, herbicides and molluscicides (slug […]
17 May 2022
Today’s Farm – May/June 2022
Today’s Farm – May/June 2022 0 Type Magazine Focus on Teagasc Grange research Download Publication (PDF) Articles: Etc pages (PDF) Teagasc Grange beef research and Beef 2022 open day preview: Supporting sustainable beef farming (PDF) Multi-species swards and slaughter age reduction (PDF) Production of beef from an all-grass forage diet (PDF) Grazing research: Effect of post-grazing sward height […]
4 May 2022
Horticulture Crop Input Price Inflation 2022
Horticulture Crop Input Price Inflation 2022 Type Report 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 Publication (PDF) The key objective of this report is […]
25 April 2022
New strawberry varieties to complement ‘Malling Centenary’ – Webinar
New strawberry varieties to complement ‘Malling Centenary’ – Webinar Type Event Proceeding 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, […]
22 April 2022
Innovation pathways for the Irish plant-based food sector using sustainable locally sourced ingredients
Innovation pathways for the Irish plant-based food sector using sustainable locally sourced ingredients Type Event Proceeding The key objective of the event which took place Thursday, 7th April in Teagasc Ashtown was to raise awareness amongst key stakeholders in the primary production sectors about wider food (food-related) opportunities and to cultivate linkages […]
19 April 2022
New raspberry varieties from the Scottish Raspberry Breeding Programme
New raspberry varieties from the Scottish Raspberry Breeding Programme Type Event Proceeding Dr. Eamonn Kehoe, Teagasc Soft Fruit Advisor, hosted an interactive webinar on Tuesday, 22nd February which focused on the new raspberry varieties from the Scottish Raspberry Breeding Programme. Eamonn was joined by guest speaker Dr. Nikki Jennings, Fruit Breeder, The […]
15 March 2022
Pumpkin Production Webinar
Pumpkin Production Webinar 0 Type Event Proceeding This Pumpkin Production Webinar, hosted by the Teagasc Horticulture Development Department took place on Tuesday, 1st March. Eoin Sweetman & Andy Whelton, Teagasc were joined by internationally recognised ADAS Horticultural Consultant Chris Creed, who gave a presentation on the principles of pumpkin production. This webinar was […]
4 March 2022
Teagasc Mushroom Research Webinar
Teagasc Mushroom Research Webinar Type Event Proceeding Donal Gernon, Teagasc Mushroom Advisor hosted this webinar which took place on Wednesday, 23 February 2022. It gave an insight into research findings in relation to possible mushroom casing alternatives based on research carried out in the UK and the USA. The webinar also gave […]
28 February 2022
Integrated pest control of mites in protected ornamental horticulture
Integrated pest control of mites in protected ornamental horticulture Type Event Proceeding 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 […]
25 February 2022