Agri-Business
Since 2020, horticulture input costs have risen on average by 76.2% across sub-sectors, according to a new report.
N.Ireland
The Soil Association is looking at ways of increasing its level of on-the-ground activity in Northern Ireland.
Tillage
Social media and digital food trends are "influencing growing interest in potatoes", according to Bord Bia's horticulture team.
The spring meeting of the Horticulture Industry Forum took place this week.
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Michael Healy-Rae called on growers to complete the department's horticulture census.
285 work permits were issued to the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector in the first two months of 2026, according to new data.
Agri Politics
Minister Michael Healy-Rae was “very disappointed” to learn that one of Ireland’s "major carrot growers" is ceasing production.
The Green Party has urged the government to “step in to support the horticulture sector in Ireland" because it "needs support to survive".
Rural Life
Teagasc has organised a webinar to explain its agriculture and horticulture apprenticeships programme to potential future apprentices.
There are currently 16 robots in use in the Irish mushroom sector for harvesting, according to the director of Teagasc.
An initiative teaching children the value of food was named the overall winner of Lidl Ireland's inaugural Green Fund.
Teagasc has established an applied apple research programme, with the aim of makin apple production more attractive to growers in Ireland.
Minister of State Michael Healy-Rae has appointed a chairperson to the Horticulture Education Leadership Group.
The support of everybody, from government to retailers and customers, has "never been more important" for horticultural growers.
The continuation of the Seasonal Employment Permit scheme in Ireland is currently "under deliberation".
Schemes
A short extension to the deadline for submitting applications under the 2026 horticulture schemes has been announced.
The closing date for key schemes in the horticulture sector are fast approaching, with the closing date this week.
The value of Irish cereal exports declined by 10% to €80 million in 2025, according to Bord Bia...
A deadline extension for applying to the 2026 Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture Sector has been announced.
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise has extended the deadline for the Horticulture Pilot Scheme to January 2026.
The NI Horticulture Pilot Scheme is now open for applications, according to the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Minister Healy-Rae hosted and co-chaired a Horticulture Industry Forum (HIF) growers' meeting for the sector at Backweston Campus today.
As horticulture moves away from peat as a growing medium, Tiernaneill Mushrooms has carried out an industrial scale peat replacement project
