SoftGrip mushroom project well underway
SoftGrip is a three-year EU-funded project that could revolutionise the harvesting of mushrooms and address the severe labour shortage issues facing the sector. The...
Potato partnership powers success
Teagasc and IPM Potato Group (IPM) have been collaborating since the early 1970s when they first formed a partnership to breed new varieties of...
COVID 19 round-up – Teagasc
In order to assist growers and producers to act to reduce the impacts of COVID 19 and the associated national mitigation measures on their...
Teagasc Horticulture Grower IPM survey – Have your say!
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a holistic approach used to manage pests in crop production: it considers the whole crop system and is based...
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New LED lights for strawberry research
A new system of LED night-break lights was recently installed for the ‘Malling Centenary’ strawberry trial in the glasshouse...
Teagasc Webinar: Opportunities for organic horticultural growers
Organic fruit and vegetables are the main consumer entry point for purchasing organic produce, and continue to be the area of shortest supply in...
Teagasc: Tillage and biodiversity photo competition
Teagasc and Tillage Industry Ireland have launched a photo competition to highlight the contribution of the Irish tillage sector to biodiversity in our countryside....
Teagasc Horticulture education in the National Botanic Gardens in COVID times – John Mulhern
I was considering putting “post” COVID in the title of this but that would be very presumptuous on my behalf. COVID 19 is here...
Seasonal workers recruitment campaign – Teagasc
A national seasonal recruitment campaign led by Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection (DEASP) started in April with the aim of recruiting a...
COVID-19 Teagasc Horticulture resources and web site.
Teagasc Horticulture Development Department have developed some focused factsheets and resources for the broad horticulture sectors in response to COVID-19.
On Friday 3rd we have...