Tag: plant health
DAFM Brexit – Plant Health Legislation
Plant Health Law
The import of Harmful Organisms from Third Countries on plant and plant products poses a serious threat to Ireland in terms of...
The coming EU Plant Health Regulation was discussed by ENA -the...
The European Nurserystock Association (ENA) General Assembly met in Essen, Germany, during the IPM trade show, on January 24th, 2019. Thirty-nine delegates from nineteen...
AIPH welcomes UN resolution proclaiming 2020 the International Year of Plant...
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) welcomes the UN’s proclamation that 2020 will be the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH). The proclamation...
DAFM highlighting plant health & bio-security with public awareness raising campaign
As part of the Departments Plant Health Strategy, the "Don't Risk it!" plant health and biosecurity awareness raising a campaign was launched at Bloom...
Neonicotinoids: EFSA evaluates emergency uses | European Food Safety Authority
EFSA has examined the scientific basis for emergency authorisations of neonicotinoid pesticides which were granted in seven EU Member States in 2017.
EFSA’s reports evaluate...
Teagasc Advisory – Summer ornamental grower meeting
Teagasc Advisory - Summer Meeting
Thursday 21st June
Rentes Plants nursery have kindly offered to host the grower's summer meeting.Â
The meeting will be held on the...
First detection of Xylella fastidiosa in trade , Almeria Spain –...
Spanish authorities announced on April 20th that Xylella fastidiosa had been detected on a nursery growing Polygala. The entire stock of Xylella susceptible Polygala myrtifolia, 30,000 plants, were destroyed and a 5 km...
Powdery Mildew – Teagasc
Disease prediction model used by Teagasc, in top fruit, suggests there is high disease pressure from powdery mildew at the moment. Below is an...
Nursery stock meeting – Teagasc
The spring nursery stock meeting was held in Portlaoise on 7 March. It was very well attended and a lot of good discussions followed,...
Nangle & Niesen report on UK plant health and biosecurity conference
Ronan Nangle reports for HC on his recent visit to a conference on plant health and biosecurity at Highgrove House in Gloucester in the...