Tillage
Hedges represent a key asset on Ireland’s tillage farms
There is a growing recognition that hedges represent an important and valuable asset on Ireland’s tillage farms. Moreover, the scope...
Hedgerows
Environment
Daily farm walks to feature as part of Hedgerow Week 2023
The value of “healthy hedgerows” is highlighted as this year’s Hedgerow Week 2023 begins tomorrow (Friday, September 1), and will...
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Watch: Cork dairy farmer tracks nitrates in derogation
Watch how this Cork farmer manages and tracks nitrates in derogation using the Herdwatch app. The nitrates situation presents both...
Environment
Why are blackberries appearing early this year?
With blackberries appearing in ditches and hedgerows across the country in recent weeks, there is a growing consensus that the...
N.Ireland
CAFRE creates online tool to assess habitat scores on farms
A new online tool that allows farmers to assess the level of space provided for nature on their farm has...
Environment
Environmental Impact Assessment review underway
Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has announced in the Dáil that the review process for the...
Environment
Final days for landowners to cut hedges ahead of deadline
Landowners are being reminded that the annual season for cutting hedges will come to a close next Wednesday, March 1....
Agri-Business
Minister under pressure as hedgerow protesters demand change
Pressure increases on Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue to reduce the 500m hedgerow limit as protesters...
Rural Life
Landowners urged to cut hedges ahead of deadline
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and the County and City Management Association (CCMA) are calling on landowners to cut their...
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Watch: Proven fertility boost on Cork spring calving farm
A proven fertility boost has been demonstrated on the farm of Ben Ridgeway near Clonakilty, Co. Cork, where he milks...
Environment
Hedgerows Ireland: Revisit space for nature calculations
Hedgerows Ireland has called on the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) to revisit its calculations for space...
Agri-Business
Tirlán aims to plant 450,000 native trees and hedgerows by 2025
Tirlán and its family farm suppliers have set an ambitious new target to plant 450,000 native trees and hedgerow plants...
Environment
Responsible maintenance key theme for Hedgerow Week
A number of events on responsible hedgerow management and cutting will take place over the coming days as part of...
biodiversity
Legal protection for hedgerows to be sought at Oireachtas committee
Hedgerows, carbon, and biodiversity are up for discussion at today’s (Wednesday, February 9) meeting of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on...
Agri-Business
Glanbia plants 100,000 trees one year ahead of schedule
Glanbia Ireland and its farm family suppliers have achieved their ‘Operation Biodiversity’ target of planting 100,000 native trees and hedgerow...
Environment
Hedgerow Week 2021 gets underway with daily webinars planned
Understanding hedges better is the theme for Hedgerow Week 2021 which starts today (Friday, December 3) and will run until...
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Continued strong demand for land from farmers
There is a continued strong demand for land from farmers, according to agricultural development manager (south-east and midlands) at Bank...
Beef
Teagasc outlines carbon value of hedges and grassland
After much speculation among farmers, Teagasc has moved to outline the “inventory carbon values” for Irish hedgerows and grasslands. In...
Rural Life
Farmer who dumped milk over hedgerow dispute dries off cows
A Co. Limerick farmer has stopped spilling his herd’s milk into a slurry tank in a dispute over a hedgerow...
Rural Life
Farmer donates €1,000 to court poor box over scrub clearance
Clonakilty District Court Judge James McNulty expressed surprise at what he termed the “lamentable ignorance” of a Clonakilty landowner in...
biodiversity
Court: 1,400m of hedgerow removed on neighbours' lands
At a recent sitting of Macroom District Court, Judge James McNulty issued fines totalling €4,000 on two neighbouring landowners from...