Tag: strawberry
New Strawberry Variety Trial Shows Promising Signs
A new strawberry variety trial has been developed by Teagasc. It has begun on several soft fruit farms across Ireland this year and is...
Celebrate Strawberry Season
The ‘Celebrate Strawberry Season’ campaign is an ongoing initiative, organised by Bord Bia in partnership with the Irish Soft Fruit Growers Association and the IFA, which...
12 days preservation for Strawberries: Janny MT Storage Solutions
Adapting to the market
Growers around the UK are adapting to the market demands. Shorter channels of distribution, local products, so many different channels emerging...
National Berry Seminar focus on ‘Malling Centenary’ – Teagasc
There was a large attendance at the National Berry Seminar held in Ashtown recently.
The highlight of the event were talks by Adam Whitehouse and...
New LED lights for strawberry research – Teagasc
A new system of LED night-break lights was recently installed for the ‘Malling Centenary’ strawberry trial in the glasshouse at Ashtown.
Night-break lights are needed...
Strawberry sales soar as we celebrate strawberry season
The Irish public’s appetite for luscious red strawberries would seem to be insatiable as new Kantar World Panel figures reveal that we spent close...
Fruit research: Investigating the optimal nutrition for ‘Malling Centenary’ strawberry in...
‘Malling Centenary’ still continues to play a blinder in terms of a quality strawberry. Maiden crops and second-year overwintered ones have cropped very well....
Ireland ’s thriving soft fruit sector
Dr. Eamonn Kehoe, Teagasc Soft Fruit Specialist provides a review of the present situation in the Irish soft fruit industry and its challenges and...
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Bloom 2016 was the most successful show to date
A record attendance of 115,000 visitors attended the show in the Phoenix Park over the five...
Strawberry Sales are Bloomin’ (National Strawberry Week 2016 starts Monday)
Irish consumers spend almost €75 million on StrawberriesIreland's first Irish Strawberry Wine launches at Bloom 2016National Strawberry Week 2016 starts Monday, June 6th...