Rural Life
Photo competition aims to celebrate Irish native hedgerows
Entries are being sought from across the country for a photography competition which seeks to celebrate Ireland’s native hedgerows. The...
Hedges
Rural Life
FCI: Lack of hedge management causing accidents on rural roads
The lack of hedgerow management is leading to “a significant number of road traffic accidents on rural roads”, according to...
Sponsored
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...
Agri-Business
Hedge cutting season to close this week
The annual hedge cutting season will come to a close this Friday, March 1, with the arrival of the nesting...
CAP / Schemes
Over one million whitethorn or hawthorn imported in 2023
In 2023 to-date, there have been over one million plants of whitethorn/hawthorn imported into Ireland from within the EU. The...
Environment
Final days for landowners to cut hedges ahead of deadline
Landowners are being reminded that the annual season for cutting hedges will come to a close next Wednesday, March 1....
Rural Life
Landowners urged to cut hedges ahead of deadline
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and the County and City Management Association (CCMA) are calling on landowners to cut their...
N.Ireland
CAFRE to host hedge laying courses at Greenmount
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) will host hedge laying courses at its Greenmount campus in Co....
Environment
Hedgerows Ireland: Revisit space for nature calculations
Hedgerows Ireland has called on the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) to revisit its calculations for space...
Sponsored
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...
Environment
Hedge cutting ban comes into force tomorrow
Farmers, landowners and members of the public are being reminded that the annual ban on hedge cutting comes into force...
Agri-Business
Glanbia plants 100,000 trees one year ahead of schedule
Glanbia Ireland and its farm family suppliers have achieved their ‘Operation Biodiversity’ target of planting 100,000 native trees and hedgerow...
biodiversity
Hedges - neat and tidy are not always ideal
There is a right and a wrong way to cut our hedges, according to Teagasc countryside management specialist, Catherine Keena....
Video
AgriLand talks hedge-cutters...with Ronan Roberts (M Roberts Contracting) in Co. Carlow
Come see how the hedge-cutting season is unfolding.