Rural Life
An Irish MEP has claimed that county councils "totally ignore" best practice when it comes to roadside hedge cutting.
Environment
Teagasc has provided a timely reminder of the key factors to consider when cutting hedges as autumn gets underway
Minister of State says he is "not in a position" to introduce a grant to help landowners with the costs of cutting roadside hedges.
With the beginning of hedge-cutting season, Hedgerows Ireland is calling for farmers to "mix it up" when cutting hedges and ditches.
The open period for hedge-cutting will begin on Monday (September 1) and remains open until February 28, 2026.
An appeal has been lodged about the removal of existing trees and hedges at Tirlán Farmlife, Graiguecullen Branch, Carlow town, Co. Laois.
N.Ireland
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) in Northern Ireland has issued a...
Hedgerows Ireland, Secretary Alan Moore said that every year there is 'unnecessary confusion' with the laws surrounding hedge cutting.
Agri-Business
The public has been urged to protect nesting birds as the close period for hedge cutting and hedge maintenance approaches.
A group of farmers participating in ACRES Co-operation recently attended a hedgerow management workshop in Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim.
New research from the University of Leeds found that soil under hedges has greater carbon storage potential that that of grassland soil
Entries are being sought from across the country for a photography competition which seeks to celebrate Ireland's native hedgerows.
The lack of hedgerow management is leading to "a significant number of road traffic accidents on rural roads", according to the FCI.
The annual hedge cutting season will come to a close this Friday, March 1, with the arrival of the nesting and breeding season.
In 2023 to-date, there have been over one million plants of whitethorn/hawthorn imported into Ireland from within the EU.
Landowners are being reminded that the annual season for cutting hedges will come to a close next Wednesday, March 1.
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and the County and City Management Association (CCMA) are calling...
CAFRE will host hedge laying courses at their Greenmount campus in Co. Antrim on Friday, January 20, and Friday, January 27, 2023.
Hedgerows Ireland has called on the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) to...
Farmers and members of the public are being reminded that the annual ban on hedge cutting comes into force tomorrow (Tuesday, March 1).
Glanbia Ireland and its farm family suppliers have achieved their 'Operation Biodiversity' target...
There is a right and a wrong way to cut our hedges, according to Teagasc countryside management...
Video
Come see how the hedge-cutting season is unfolding.
