Life cycle of the blackberry...

I see both growers loosing out here, self sufficiency in food in Ireland is going down and yet this is common retailer practice, fresh food across the board is affected

A little leaflet we put together for people wanting to move away from using rat poison rodenticide /wildlife poison. Its a little more work, but once you work with nature and encourage the predators, they will do the job for you. Irish Farmers Journal Beechlawn Organic Farm Róisín Curé

It's the shortest day. At this time of year, it's easy to forget about the buzzing bees of summer But they're still here, tucked away & waiting for spring So get cosy, grab a hot mug of something, and find out where pollinators go in the winter bit.ly/3G3NRFy

We were delighted to have the Ear to the ground team with us a few weeks ago. All set for 7pm on @rteone this coming Thursday to talk about Tomato growing . 🍅🌿🎥 #ettg

And I thought the Mrs was a heavy packer for holidays, President Biden must have a lot of bags to bring

Some natural enemies of aphids used in sustainable soft fruit production. Pic 1:hoverfly larvae Pic 2:predatory wasp Pic 3: banker breeding system to boost predator numbers #ipm #strawberry #aphid #horticulture

We're delighted to announce that we have been selected as a finalist for this year's Irish Quality Food and Drink Awards! 😁🥒 IrishQFAs #qualityfood #irishgrown #buylocal

Brome species identification is important as this can affect post-harvest cultivation decisions....

Weed-crop competition refers to the interaction between weeds and crops for essential resources such as sunlight, nutrients, and water. Different weed species have varying levels of competitiveness, and thus yield impacts, which have been summarised in the table below 👇

On Christmas Eve, 1988, a group of German criminals took hostages at an L.A. office party. The making of story behind DIE HARD is bigger than the Nakatomi… 1/43

Historic Vids This beaver was orphaned and rescued as a newborn, Watch the incredible instinct to build a dam, even though it’s never seen it’s parents build one.

#irishstrawberries, great to see lots of red locally produced strawberries 👌🏻

Always nice to see bio controls working hard to clean out aphids (Aphidoletes), 15 larvae in this one colony

🌟 PhD Scholarship Alert! 🌟 🔬 Exciting opportunity at Teagasc & UCD School Ag & Food to research apple scab! Dive into fungicide sensitivity, virulence, and genomics of Venturia inaequalis. 📧 see details at teagasc.ie/media/website/… 📅 Apply by: August 5th, 2024 #PhDScholarship

Learn something new everyday....

It’s been a while since we shamed a thief…. This guy is worthy enough to make the wall of shame. Another one to add to Irelands dumbest egg criminals🦹 #dunnesfarmeggthief #eggthief #maynooth

Just an extraordinary exchange between President Donald J. Trump and Skylar Woodhouse (who has continued to press on Russia's deadline to reach a truce): "Do you want a big scoop? Everybody else close your ears, okay? 10 days from today." WOODHOUSE: "Got it." TRUMP: "Okay, good. We have a

Yesterday, my brother called me from the Netherlands, and as I was talking to him, a white lady told me to "speak English," so I turned to her and, as harshly as I could, I said in perfect English, "What the fuck did you just say to me?" I swear I saw her soul leave her body😂😂.