Beef News
Farm organisation criticises 'trolling' of livestock farmers
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has said that the “constant trolling of livestock farmers by a small...
Beef News
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has said that the “constant trolling of livestock farmers by a small...
Forestry
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) issued afforestation licences for just 47ha in January. According to the...
Forestry
A proposal to establish a new forestry fund that citizens could invest in, which was brought to the Seanad this...
Agri-Business
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has said that he has confidence in the board of...
Forestry
A TD has called on the government to consider removing the state-appointed directors of Coillte. Speaking this morning (Monday, January...
Agri-Business
Protesters have demanded the end of Coillte’s forestry deal with a UK private investment fund and a radical reform of...
Forestry
The Irish Natural and Hill Farmers’ Association (INHFA) has published its own forestry policy today (January 26), which it stated...
Forestry
Ireland has not yet submitted its completed application for state aid approval on its national forestry programme to the EU...
Forestry
A government letter to Coillte last June directing the state forestry body to “develop initiatives” for afforestation “exposes its complicity”...
Agri-Business
A newly formed alliance is holding a protest outside the Dáil on Thursday (January 26) calling for a halt to...
Forestry
President of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Tim Cullinan will meet with Coillte tomorrow afternoon to discuss the state forester’s...
Forestry
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue is likely to come under further pressure this week as...
Forestry
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine will get the chance to have its questions answered over...
Forestry
Extreme opposition to a proposed afforestation agreement between Coillte and the UK-based private investment fund Gresham House was voiced in...
Forestry
The recently announced partnership between Coillte and UK asset management company Gresham House will disrupt land access for young farmers,...
N.Ireland
Concern is growing that peatland restoration projects could lead to a significant reduction in the land dedicated to forestry development...
Forestry
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue will meet with Coillte on Thursday (January 19) in relation to...
Forestry
The new Agri Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) can be “fully compatible” with the planting of forestry, according to a...