Forestry
Senator warns that land could be an issue for new forestry programme
The government’s new €1.3 billion Forestry Programme could face stiff competition for land because of the Nitrates Action Programme, a...
Forestry
The government’s new €1.3 billion Forestry Programme could face stiff competition for land because of the Nitrates Action Programme, a...
Forestry
Ireland needs to move away from using carbon-intensive materials and move towards more sustainable materials, such as timber, to address...
Forestry
The appointment of Prof. J Owen Lewis as chair of the Interdepartmental and Industry Timber in Construction Steering group has...
Forestry
The government is being urged to take immediate action to implement a scheme that compensates farmers affected by ash dieback....
Forestry
An independent review of support for farmers impacted by ash dieback has said that the tree disease “needs to be...
Forestry
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue and Minister of State for land use and biodiversity Pippa Hackett...
Forestry
The new Forestry Programme “runs the risk of being plagued by the same issues as the previous programme”, according to...
Forestry
3% of applications to the previous afforestation programme under the last national forestry programme are now in ineligible areas in...
Forestry
The Taoiseach has told the Dáil that the government is “seriously and sympathetically” examining a compensation for farmers and landowners...
Forestry
Farmers, private landowners and companies planting forestry can avail of an €18/m payment to fence off forestry to prevent damage...
Forestry
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that a new taskforce is needed to review the biosecurity measures which are...
Forestry
Ash dieback has spread rapidly since it was first discovered in Ireland over a decade ago and can now be...
Forestry
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), Pippa Hackett, has today (Thursday, September 14) announced...
Agri-Business
Over €4.3 million has been paid out to farmers and agri-businesses under the government’s Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme (TBESS)....
Forestry
There are currently 179 permanent staff members working in the forestry divisions of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the...
Agri Politics
The president of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has been urged to use a key note speech this...
Forestry
The afforestation licensing system has been labelled a “resounding failure” by the Rural Independent Group as only 12 licences for...
Forestry
The Cabinet has approved the final version of the new Forestry Programme 2023-2027 during a special meeting in Co. Wicklow...