Agri-Business
FRS has been awarded the role for Deer Management Strategy programme manager, following a Department of Agriculture tender process.
Rural Life
The Irish Deer Commission is urging motorists to be vigilant on roads at dawn and dusk as the deer breeding or rutting season gets underway.
The chair of the Irish Deer Management Strategy Group (IDMSG) said that 10 deer management units will be set up over the next 12 months.
The IFA has said that this week's report from the Deer Management Strategy Group signals some progress in dealing with the problem of deer.
Over 1,500 public submissions were made as part of the consultation for the new National Deer Management Strategy.