Environment
National farmer moth monitoring scheme to be rolled out
The National Biodiversity Data Centre is set to roll out a scheme to monitor moth populations on farms across the...
Environment
The National Biodiversity Data Centre is set to roll out a scheme to monitor moth populations on farms across the...
CAP / Schemes
Farmers in tranche 1 of the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) have less than a month to plant new hedgerows...
Environment
Concerns have been raised by environmental organisations over the risk of fireblight from imports of hawthorn, which is also called...
Environment
Damage to hedgerows and illegal, uncontrolled fires can cause harm to nature and wildlife as nesting and breeding season gets...
Rural Life
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and the County and City Management Association (CCMA) are calling on landowners to cut their...
CAP / Schemes
In 2023 to-date, there have been over one million plants of whitethorn/hawthorn imported into Ireland from within the EU. The...
Rural Life
The All-Ireland Hedge Laying Championships are set to place in Co. Down on Saturday (October 7). This year’s championships are...
Tillage
Managing hedgerows to allow the safe passage of machinery and optimal crop growth conditions is a common practice on Irish...
Tillage
There is a growing recognition that hedges represent an important and valuable asset on Ireland’s tillage farms. Moreover, the scope...
Environment
The value of “healthy hedgerows” is highlighted as this year’s Hedgerow Week 2023 begins tomorrow (Friday, September 1), and will...
Environment
With blackberries appearing in ditches and hedgerows across the country in recent weeks, there is a growing consensus that the...
N.Ireland
A new online tool that allows farmers to assess the level of space provided for nature on their farm has...
Environment
Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has announced in the Dáil that the review process for the...
Environment
Landowners are being reminded that the annual season for cutting hedges will come to a close next Wednesday, March 1....
Agri-Business
Pressure increases on Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue to reduce the 500m hedgerow limit as protesters...
Rural Life
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and the County and City Management Association (CCMA) are calling on landowners to cut their...
Environment
Hedgerows Ireland has called on the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) to revisit its calculations for space...
Agri-Business
Tirlán and its family farm suppliers have set an ambitious new target to plant 450,000 native trees and hedgerow plants...