Growtrade.ie Newsletter - June 18, 2020

Illegal PPP for growers from July

Horticulture | The use of six Plant Protection Products (PPP) will become illegal from July 1, 2020.

Apple ‘Trinity’ wins Best in Show at HTA Virtual New Plant Awards 2020

Horticulture | The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) Virtual New Plant Awards 2020 covered several award categories including herbaceous perennials, annuals, houseplants, and trees/conifers.

Webinar to support growers coming out of Covid-19 crisis scheduled for June 30

Horticulture | The webinar aims to help business owners learn from the experience of others and define the right path for their own business as they recover from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Whelehan Crop Protection brings Enclean to Irish market

Retail | A natural, plant-origin biocide, Enclean is non-corrosive and quickly degrades into natural elements.

Forest Expansion Scheme provides forestry grants to Northern Ireland landowners

Sports & Parks | Landowners in Northern Ireland can once again make the most of a UK government forestry grant that covers the creation of woodland of three hectares and larger.

Recent active substance withdrawals for growers from July

July will see two active substances' last date of use take place.

Irish-grown native trees to be sold across Aldi store network from June 25

Irish-grown native trees, fruit trees, and ornamental trees ranging in price from €7.99 to €19.99 will be sold in Aldi's 142 stores from June 25.

AIPH to organise virtual conference for ornamental industry

The conference will address the shared issue of crisis management with speakers on handling crisis; business and investment implications; the impact on future mergers and acquisitions; and understanding the impact on the end-consumer.