Growtrade.ie Newsletter - February 12, 2026

Small Talk with UCD’s programme director and head of horticulture – Dr Noeleen Smyth

Horticulture | Dr Noeleen Smyth talks about the greatest opportunities facing the industry nowadays

IPM Essen 2026 sends positive signals for the horticultural industry

Horticulture | The fair reflected the industry’s core task: making innovations market-ready, conserving resources, reaching new target groups and visibly embedding horticulture’s societal importance

Belgium wins Green Cities Europe Award 2025

Landscape | Belgium received the award for its Zuidpark project in Antwerp, an ambitious urban transformation that turns a former parking and event area into more than eight hectares of climate-resilient green space

Champion of champions garden centres unveiled at GCA conference

Horticulture | The awards ceremony took place at the Carden Park Hotel, Cheshire, as part of the GCA’s 60th anniversary year celebrations

Teagasc celebrates graduation of Ireland’s first higher education apprentices

The graduates of the sportsturf management, horticulturist, farm technician and farm manager apprenticeship programmes were presented with their certificates by Marian Harkin TD

Brighter days ahead as Bord Bia Bloom celebrates 20 years

With 300 performances, talks and demos taking place across six stages over the ‘Bloom’ bank holiday weekend, there will be plenty of opportunities to grow, taste and learn

Teagasc forestry one-to-one clinics commence in February

These one-to-one consultations are being held in every county, between the 9th and 26th of February and booking early to secure your place is advised