Agri Politics
Minister urged to 'fast-track' forestry legislation to 'prevent infected timber import'
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has been called on by Labour TD Seán Sherlock to “fast-track...
Agri Politics
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has been called on by Labour TD Seán Sherlock to “fast-track...
Forestry
The Irish timber industry is currently sourcing trees from Russia as one-third of Irish saw mills’ consumption is tied up...
Forestry
The health of the national forest estate is under threat due to timber shortages as a result of the forest...
Environment
The people of Co. Roscommon are being urged to “plant a tree and go pesticide free”. Under an environmental initiative,...
Forestry
Farmers have “disengaged from forestry as a viable land use option due to the excessive bureaucracy” according to the Irish Farmers’...
Forestry
Public consultation on stepping up EU action against deforestation and forest degradation has opened this week. According to the European...
Forestry
The winner of the 2020 RDS Teagasc Farm Forestry Award has been revealed as Donegal farmer Ross Buchanan. Usually presented...
Forestry
There is “no sign of the chaos and dysfunction within the forestry felling and licencing system being effectively addressed”, according...
Forestry
An environmental lobby group has argued that the proposed amendment to the Agriculture Appeals Act 2001 to align forestry licencing...
Forestry
Independent TD Danny Healy-Rae has said that the government “should get a handle on serial objectors that cause the backlog”...
Forestry
The Minister for State with responsibility for forestry, Pippa Hackett, has been called on to put forward her proposals for...
Rural Life
AgriLand recently ran a quiz on all things agriculture to test our readers’ knowledge on topics from machinery to sheep...
Forestry
The deadline for submitting feedback on the draft of an amendment to the Agriculture Appeals Act 2001 to align forestry...
Beef
New evidence has reportedly emerged that appears to connect JBS – described as the world’s biggest meat company – with...
Forestry
Independent TD Carol Nolan has said that there is “no sign of the chaos and dysfunction within the forestry felling...
Rural Life
An Taisce has said that Minister of State Pippa Hackett’s proposals for forestry appeals will “shut out” the voices of...
Forestry
The Irish forestry sector’s throughput system is currently “crippled” due to hold-ups in obtaining planting and felling licences, according to...
Forestry
The logjam in obtaining planting and felling licences from the Forest Service in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the...