N.Ireland
DAERA seeks directors for departmental and agency boards
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has today (Monday, November 18) launched a competition to recruit non-executive...
Forest Service
N.Ireland
Forestry in Northern Ireland facing uncertain future
All the support schemes available to forestry in Northern Ireland have been ended. That’s according to John Hetherington, the managing...
Sponsored
Native Tree Area Scheme: Making it easier to plant trees
If you’re a farmer looking to generate extra income, the Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) is a great opportunity to...
N.Ireland
Current tree planting season in NI is potential 'write-off'
A leading forester has indicated that the 2023/2024 tree planting season in Northern Ireland could potentially be written-off. Premier Woodlands...
N.Ireland
Reopening of NI forest grant schemes
The Forest Service, an agency for the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), has announced the reopening of...
Forestry
Forest industry: Department 'consistently missing its own targets'
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine “is consistently making its own targets” with the current number of applications...
Forestry
Hackett: 4,700 forest licence applications currently in system
There are approximately 4,700 forest licence applications currently in the system, according to Minister of State in the Department of Agriculture,...
Forestry
'Massive problems' in Ireland's Forest Service - Fitzmaurice
The Forest Service under the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is beset with “massive problems”, according to one...
Forestry
Save Leitrim weighs in on forestry licensing
Rural community group Save Leitrim has issued a response to the recent announcement by the Department of Agriculture, Food and...
Forestry
Study into forestry in Leitrim 'nothing but a tick-box exercise' - Collins
The recent study into the impact of forestry in Co. Leitrim has been described as “flawed” and “nothing but a...
Forestry
Farmers warned to be 'extra vigilant' as risk of forest fires increases
Farmers have been warned by the IFA to be ‘extra vigilant’ after the Forest Service issued a high fire risk...
Agri-Business
Hayes called on to refund farmers over 'incorrectly recouped' forestry payments
The IFA is calling on Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Tom Hayes, to refund thousands of farmers...