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1 month ago | growtrade.ie | Shauna Bernard

Read More: Horticulture Crop Input Prices 2025 Teagasc The recently released Teagasc Horticulture Crop Input Prices 2025 report highlighted a significant rise in costs across all horticultural sub-sectors, driven by increasing labour expenses, climate-related challenges, and supply chain pressures. The report warns that without price adjustments and investment in sustainable solutions, the sector may struggle to remain viable.

1 month ago | growtrade.ie | Shauna Bernard

Read More: Bord Bia Bord Bia Bloom Bord Bia Bloom has announced its final line-up for this year’s festival, with homegrown heroes Donal Skehan, Diarmuid Gavin, Neven Maguire, Darina Allen, rising star Aishling Moore, Holly White, award-winning designers Alan Rudden, Leonie Cornelius, Ailish Drake, garden expert Jimi Blake and BBC Gardeners’ World presenter Adam Frost among the faces appearing over the ‘Bloom’ bank holiday weekend.

1 month ago | growtrade.ie | Shauna Bernard

Read More: Producer Organisations Teagasc Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, TD, has recently launched a report on the Feasibility Study on Producer Organisations (POs) in the Irish Organic Sector. The purpose of this report, commissioned by Teagasc, is to evaluate the potential role of POs in enhancing and supporting the Irish organic agricultural sector.

1 month ago | growtrade.ie | Shauna Bernard

Read More: Horticulture apprenticeship Teagasc Aisling O’Connell is currently completing a two-year higher certificate apprenticeship in horticulture at the Teagasc College in the National Botanic Gardens, Dublin. For her, the apprenticeship was the perfect way to gain hands-on experience, earn a qualification, and continue working. “I was initially drawn to the apprenticeship programme because it was a way to learn, earn a qualification and work at the same time,” Aisling said.

1 month ago | growtrade.ie | Shauna Bernard

Read More: Dennis Dennis ES-860 Hibernian Football CLub Hibernian Football Club, celebrated as Scotland’s greenest football club, has made significant strides in sustainable grounds management with the purchase of the Dennis ES-860 battery-powered mower. Head groundsman Steven Thomas has found the ES-860 invaluable for its maintenance efficiency, environmental benefits, and ability to meet early game day demands, reinforcing the club’s commitment to top-tier pitch quality and sustainability.