Calling all students 📢 interested in entomology 🐛🐞 This is a society set up to promote entomological research! Stay tuned for organised talks, meetings and journal clubs. But 1st, get in touch and introduce yourself! Email in bio #entosoc #entomology

#PhD opportunity in Apply research, still time to apply, retweets appreciated! Alberto Ramos Luz

Four down, one to go! If only they were this happy going to school everyday! #backtoschool

Its been a busy couple of months on the BeyondPeat project, demonstration experiments investigating new growth media for Nursery Stock, Mushroom and Soft Fruit all looking well, but lots more to do!

The Horticultural Crisis Fund will provide a once off payment to affected growers to assist with the continued high level of input costs - More information and details on eligible crops and conditions at this link Teagasc gov.ie/en/service/dd8…

If you see any garlic floating your way it’s probably mine Crop for 2024 let’s just say is well watered Now going to pour a big glass of wine and think happy thoughts If you see our garlic on shelf please buy it now, Retweets very much appreciated

Was great to highlight the work happening on #BeyondPeat funded by Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to identify peat alternatives for the mushroom industry - be sure to watch!

Come Work with us! Teagasc Horticulture Development Dept currently recruiting a permanent Horticultural technician to support our ongoing research programme - A great chance to be part of vibrant and growing research programme, working with nice people and a great industry! Have a look if interested....

It doesn’t feel like it this evening but I always associate spring with 2 insects, cockchafers and the emergence of the Giant Woodwasps or Horntails, lifted the spirits to find this guy in the house this evening!

Great to see a school bringing STEM out of the classroom! My son has been involved in cloud measurements and temperature monitoring for the last few years and has really helped his enthusiasm towards Science #greatwork

Great to see this work from the Haly_ID project from Teagasc WS Amin Kargar, describing improvements to an automated trap for invasive species Dr Brendan O'Flynn Tyndall Institute Teagasc Horticulture Development Dept sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Looking forward to this one! #comeonleinster

There were times in April I didn’t think we would ever get to this stage, delighted to be getting our first #HortAssure irrigation experiment installed!

#PermanentResearchPosition Great opportunity to build a research group in the area of commercial Mushroom production, if interested feel free to make contact. Full details on the position and how to apply in the link below

🍎An apple a day? Amazingly, less than 10% of the apples we enjoy are grown in Ireland... but change is on the way! In Monday's 10ThingstoKnowAbout About #FeedingtheFuture Amy Hassett meets James Longways Cider & Alberto Ramos Luz from Teagasc to explore how we can boost local produce

Delighted to be invited to speak about ⁦BeyondPeat⁩ at the OPW Gardeners Conference at Dublin Castle, fantastic venue!

Andy Whelton getting our Carrot and Parsnip Technical Update day started ⁦Teagasc⁩ ⁦Teagasc Horticulture Development Dept⁩

EU Cap network on Robotics and AI in farming starting in Utrecht - really interested to see what technologies may be available in the hopefully near future

‘Pearing’ food and energy production…..

The Horticulture Crop Input Prices 2025 report, produced by Teagasc Horticulture Development Dept has been published. The report shows that the trend of significant input price inflation in the Horticultural sector since 2021, has continued for 2025. Find out more bit.ly/4iGQYE7