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Updated plant passport regulations from December 14

Horticulture | New EU plant health regulations coming into effect December 14 will make it a requirement for all plants for planting to be accompanied with a plant passport.

John Deere extends apprenticeship programme to Irish dealers for first time

Careers | John Deere’s three-year Ag Tech and Turf Tech and two-year Parts Tech apprenticeships involve students being trained in engineering, electronics, hydraulics, diagnostics, communication skills, computing, sales, and marketing.

DAFM launches plant health and biosecurity strategy

Horticulture | The strategy outlines the importance of plant health biosecurity for Ireland, as well as ensuring that all relevant stakeholders are aware of the risks to plant health in Ireland, and their role and responsibilities to reduce that risk.

AIPH to look to the future at Spring Meeting in Miami

Horticulture | A number of key conferences will take place during the four-day Spring Meeting including the "Growing the Industry" conference which will focus on the ornamental horticulture industry and market in the US

A scan, pay, and go app for garden centre customers

Retail | The Scan & Go App will allow customers to scan and pay for their purchases through their mobile phones, transforming their retail experience.

2020 ISNA Plant Fair schedule

Of the seven Irish Specialist Nursery Association (ISNA) Plant Fairs announced so far for 2020, three will take place in County Dublin (TBC), two will take place in County Cork, and Counties Galway and Kildare will each host a fair respectively.

Checking out Rentes Plants’s new eco-friendly pots

Rentes Plants has updated their plant pots to offer their end-users a more eco-friendly solution. We sit down with Roy Rentes of Rentes Plants to understand the drive behind this change and the changes he sees taking place in the industry.

GAA pitch development contract on offer from Irish Institute of Sports Surfaces

The Irish Institute of Sport Surfaces (IISS) seeks pitch construction specialists for the construction of a sand-based Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) pitch, including associated landscape works.
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