Forestry
SEEFA hoping for 'sustained momentum' on forestry with new govt
The Social, Economic and Environmental Forestry Association of Ireland (SEEFA) said it hopes to see “sustained momentum” on forestry under...
Forestry Programme
Forestry
Budget 2025: €91 million to go towards forestry next year
The allocation to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in Budget 2025 will include funding of €91 million...
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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
Forest owners to hold ash dieback protest outside Leinster House
Forestry owners impacted by ash dieback are being urged to join a protest outside Leinster House this week. The demonstration...
Forestry
Ash dieback scheme 'a step in the right direction' - Kerrane
The government’s ash dieback scheme is “a step in the right direction”, however questions still remain, according to Sinn Féin...
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: €1.6m in funding awarded to forestry promotion projects
A total of 42 projects are to receive funding of €1.6 million from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the...
Forestry
Forestry Programme: ACA hosts farm open days for applicants
The Agricultural Consultants’ Association (ACA) is hosting a series of farm forestry information days on farms around the country in...
Forestry
New Forestry Programme 'runs risk' of same issues as old one
The new Forestry Programme “runs the risk of being plagued by the same issues as the previous programme”, according to...
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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
Afforestation: 3% of applications not eligible in new scheme
3% of applications to the previous afforestation programme under the last national forestry programme are now in ineligible areas in...
Forestry
Ireland needs new 'national forestry authority' - Boyhan
A new national forestry authority is needed in Ireland to “restore confidence” in the sector, according to the Independent Senator...
Forestry
EU approves €45m sustainable forest management scheme
The European Commission has today (Thursday, August 24) approved, under EU state aid rules, a €45 million Irish scheme to...
Forestry
Cork has largest forest area in Ireland - DAFM
There is more forest area in Co. Cork than in any other county in Ireland, according to a new report...
Forestry
Minister hopeful of Forestry Programme approval 'in weeks'
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has said that he is hopeful that Ireland’s Forestry Programme for...
Forestry
Minister accused of 'inaction' on Forestry Programme
The Rural Independent Group of TDs, has expressed serious concerns about Minister of State with responsibility for forestry, Pippa Hackett,...
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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
'Inappropriate' to discuss EU forestry negotiations - Hackett
The Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), Pippa Hackett has said that it...
Forestry
Hackett: 'Formal' process to get EU approval for forestry programme underway
The “formal process and submission” to secure approval for Ireland’s proposed new €1.3 billion Forestry Programme is now underway with the European Commission,...
Agri-Business
Forestry companies facing 'cashflow problem' - Cahill
State aid forestry schemes currently in place in Romania, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Denmark and Bulgaria can be adapted to new...
Forestry
DAFM must restore farmers' confidence in Forestry Programme
A number of forestry issues must be resolved if the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) wants to...