Growtrade.ie Newsletter - January 13, 2022

Irish horticulture and cereal exports increased by 14% in 2021

Horticulture | Mushroom exports increased by 31% to €151 million last year, research from Bord Bia has found

Irish organic growers double sales through EU project

Horticulture | Eleven Irish organic growers increased their sales volume by 112% between 2017 and 2020

Garden trends to look out for in 2022

Retail | Traditional cottage exteriors, wildflowers, and sustainable spaces were all set to make a splash in the coming year

Glanbia Co-op, Glanbia Ireland donate €20,000 to UNICEF

Horticulture | Donation will help fund UNICEF Ireland’s ‘Get a Vaccine, Give a Vaccine’ campaign

Galway County Council requires landscape maintenance services

Landscape | Successful applicant will conduct landscaping work across several housing estates

Grass cutting, landscape maintenance contract on offer from Wicklow CoCo

Landscape | Landscaping services required for the municipal district of Bray

Teagasc announces first Try Hort event of 2022

College principal John Mulhern, as well as staff and students, will discuss how the college has conducted its courses throughout the pandemic and what’s next for the coming year

GLDA to host annual design seminar next month

A panel of Irish and international experts will deliver a timely and optimistic message at the upcoming live-streamed seminar entitled “PLAN Trees, PLANT Trees, PLANET Trees

Final call for horticulture scholarship applications

The David Colegrave Foundation is urging horticulture students to take advantage of available funding