Resources for growers

Commercial Market Opportunities in Organic Vegetable Production

17th February 2025

Presentations from this one-day conference hosted by DAFM & NOTS.

0:00 – Introduction from Deirdre Fay
1:05 – Address by Minister of State Michael Healy Rae TD
16:50 – Sinead Mulcahy (DAFM)
35:30 – Kevin McGeever (DAFM)
49:10 – Sinead Mulcahy & Kevin McGeever (Q&A)
1:00:30 – Jim Cronin
1:22:10 – John Hogan
1:53:40 – Jim Cronin & John Hogan (Q&A)
2:20:30 – Education & Advisory Panel: Mary Lynch (ACA), John Mulhern (Teagasc), Una Wycherley (OGI), Sean McGloin (NOTS) & Peter Lennox (Skillnet Ireland)
2:55:15 – Emmet Doyle (Bord Bia)
3:33:15 – Marketing Panel: Carmel Biggane (Super Valu), Kenneth Keavey (Green Earth Organics) & John O’Regan (Begley’s Fresh Produce)

Future of Organic Seed Production in Ireland

Ann Pender, Paula Pender & Robbie Byrne

Read the full report commissioned by NOTS examining the current status, challenges and future of organic seed production in Ireland, published in October 2024.

Organic Farming Scheme Information Webinar
22 October 2024
Presentation from the OGI webinar information session for horticultural growers on applying for the 2025 Organic Farming Scheme and related grant aid schemes, led by Mary Lynch, Organic Specialist with the Agricultural Consultants Association.

Organic Farming Scheme Information Day
29 February 2024
Presentations from the 1-day information session for horticultural growers on the Organic Farming Scheme and related benefits.

Presentation Slides (PDF)

1. Market Gardening, Money & Family – Jim Cronin
2. The Organic Farming Scheme – Jack Nolan, DAFM
3. BISS & Area Based Schemes  – Ciara Conlon, DAFM
4. Registration as a Food Business Operator (Horticulture) – Niamh Kellaghan, DAFM
5. Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture Sector – Sinead Mulcahy, DAFM
6. Advisory Services for Horticulture – What’s Available & Access to Advice – William Deasy, Teagasc
7. Irish Market Organic Consumer Research  – Emmet Doyle, Bord Bia.

Eliot Coleman – Expert Essays

A series of essays by Eliot Coleman – Author of ‘The New Organic Grower‘, ‘Four-Season Harvest‘ and ‘The Winter-Harvest Manual‘.

An old-time opinion from an old organic farmer
Soil-grown vs soil-less food production
The New Truth
Without Organic, Just Regenerative Isn’t Enough
Questions for Organic Farmers to Discuss