Forestry
Last week sees 'fewest afforestation licences of any week this year'
Last week the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine issued the fewest afforestation licences of any single week this...
Afforestation
Forestry
Over 900ha approved for afforestation so far this year
An area of 945ha has been approved for afforestation by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) so...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Forestry
163 planting licences issued since new Forestry Programme
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued a total of 163 planting licences since the new...
Forestry
81 out of 1,000 afforestation licences approved so far in 2024
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) issued 81 afforestation licences so far this year, according to the latest...
Forestry
Inaction on planting risks sleepwalking forestry into disaster – TD
The Sinn Féin spokesperson on agriculture, Claire Kerrane has claimed that government inaction on low afforestation rates “risks sleepwalking the...
Forestry
91 approvals for small-scale planting without licence
An area of 94ha has been approved for forestry by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) under...
Forestry
Afforestation rate to date remains below 2023 levels
An area of 65ha has been planted in the first six weeks of 2024, according to the latest figures from...
Forestry
Coillte received permission to afforest 61ha in 2023
Coillte, Ireland’s semi-state forestry company received permission to afforest just over 61ha in 2023, recent figures have shown. Under Coillte’s...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Forestry
Minister: DAFM is ready to reach forestry targets
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has said that his department is ready to issue sufficient...
Forestry
CSO: Afforestation payments decreased in 2022
Afforestation programme payments amounted to €61.4 million in 2022, a decrease of 1.4% when compared to 2021 according to the...
Forestry
DAFM issued 38 afforestation licenses so far this year
A total of 38 afforestation licences were issued by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) in the first...
Forestry
FII: Economic value of Sitka spruce 'increasingly apparent'
Forest Industries Ireland (FII) has said that timber, predominately from Sitka spruce, worth over €2 billion will be harvested over...
Forestry
SEEFA: Less than 1,500ha of forestry will be planted in 2024
The Social, Economic Environmental Forestry Association of Ireland (SEEFA) has claimed that less that 1,500ha of new forestry will be...
Forestry
DAFM issued 3 afforestation licences in first week of 2024
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) issued three afforestation licences in the first week of 2024. According...
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Cow monitoring app 'means we can stay farming for longer'
Sylvia and John Powell installed Nedap cow monitoring on their 250-strong herd in February 2023. Farming just outside Birr, Co....
Forestry
DAFM issued 88 afforestation licences in 2023
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) issued 88 afforestation licences in 2023, compared to over 700 in...
Forestry
SEEFA calls on minister to publish 2024 forestry licensing plan
The Social, Economic Environmental Forestry Association of Ireland (SEEFA) has said it is “imperative” that there is a “substantial improvement”...
Forestry
22 afforestation licences issued in November
A total of 22 afforestation licences were issued by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) in November...
Forestry
Private felling licence decisions took twice as long as Coillte
The average waiting time for private felling licence decisions in 2022 was more twice the waiting time for Coillte applications....