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Resources for Covid-19 impacted businesses

Horticulture | These resources provide a range of information to the trade during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Garden Connect develops emergency webshop service for struggling garden centre retailers

Retail | To make business easier in these challenging times, Garden Connect has developed an emergency webshop service for garden centre retailers.

UCD horticulture students take studies online

Horticulture | To ensure that all University College Dublin (UCD) horticulture students complete their academic programme for 2019/20, all studies have been transported online. 

Agri Aware launch Incredible Edibles Family Challenge

Horticulture | Incredible Edibles is a fun and educational horticulture project aimed at educating children about how their food goes from field to fork.

UK horticulture sector worth €1.58bn could be wiped out by Covid-19 claims HTA

Horticulture | Around 650 businesses across the UK produce ornamental crops which contribute €1.58bn (£1.4bn) in total to the country’s GDP annually and employ over 15,000 people directly and almost 30,000 indirectly.

How education in Teagasc adapted to Covid-19, what the future holds for Ashtown

Deirdre Walsh and James Brady of Teagasc provide us with insights into how Covid-19 has impacted education norms at the College of Amenity Horticulture, as well as updates on Ashtown and what the future holds for the campus.

Bord Bia’s Covid response marketing support for the trade

The scheme supports 70% of eligible expenditure, up to a maximum specified approved amount, of many marketing activities.

Updated: Teagasc nursery stock March and April update on Covid-19

Dónall Flanagan, nursery stock ornamentals specialised adviser at Teagasc, provides insight into the impact of Covid-19 on the trade.
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