Forestry
Scottish log exports to Ireland cease over bark beetle risk
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed the ending of Scottish log exports to Ireland over...
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Forestry
Foresters informed of further findings of non-European bark beetle
There have been further findings of a non-European bark beetle known as the Monterey Pine Engraver (Pseudips mexicanus) in Ireland,...
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Forestry
DAFM to inspect all timber imports from Scotland in 2024
The director of forestry at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) believes they have sufficient resources to...
Forestry
Oireachtas committee to discuss threat posed by bark beetle
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine will this evening (Wednesday, January 17) discuss the threat posed...
Forestry
DAFM confirms first finding of non-European bark beetle in Ireland
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed the first finding in Ireland of a non-European bark...
Forestry
Bark beetle has potential to do 'catastrophic damage' to forestry
The chair of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine has voiced “major concerns” about the “huge...
Forestry
DAFM: Scottish timber imports 'subject to inspection regime'
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has said that imports of roundwood logs from a pest free...
Forestry
Call for temporary suspension of Scottish timber imports
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is calling for a temporary suspension on the importation of timber from Scotland until a...
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Forestry
Forest owners want ban on timber with bark amid concern for 'disaster'
A group of forest owners has issued a strong warning of the potential for a “national disaster” should a “destructive”...
Forestry
Calls for a review of bark beetle biosecurity measures
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that a new taskforce is needed to review the biosecurity measures which are...
