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Illegal PPP for growers from May

Retail | The use of 38 Plant Protection Products (PPP) will become illegal from May 20, 2020.

Recent active substance withdrawal for growers from May

Horticulture | May will see one withdrawn active substance's last date of use take place.

Longford Rugby Club seeks artificial grass construction contractors

Sports & Parks | Longford Rugby Club seeks contractors for the construction of an artificial grass, multi-purpose pitch.

Bionema launches cold-tolerant nematode product

Horticulture | Bionema has launched a new cold-tolerant nematode pest control product after three years of field trials.

Neudorff switches focus to online retailers during consumer lockdown

Retail | Neudorff vowed to channel its supplies through web-based retailers so that consumers isolating at home could safely obtain its products for home delivery during the Coronavirus crisis.

Teagasc students learn online as virtual open day set for April 24

John Mulhern, principal of Teagasc College of Amenity Horticulture, provides an insight into how the college has adapted in light of Covid-19.

Bord Bia unveils supports for Covid-19 affected businesses

Bord Bia has unveiled support measures for food, drink, and horticulture businesses affected by COVID-19 as part of the government supports for business.

Plant growth-promoting bacteria: the future of horticulture?

Plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) are free-living microbes that form specific symbiotic relationships with plants or can colonise tissues of plants.
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