Forestry
SEEFA said that 2025 has shown how effective forestry promotion can be when it is visible, practical, and delivered through trusted channels.
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine issued more than €2.18 billion in payments to farmers and fishers over the course of 2025.
Minister of State Michael Healy-Rae is encouraging any organisation with "even a small parcel of land" to consider planting trees.
The newly-appointed National Forest Certification Board has held its first meeting.
A new chairperson has been appointed to the Forestry Appeals Committee (FAC).
Minister Michael Healy-Rae is calling on the Irish public to buy homegrown Christmas trees this festive season.
The Social Economic Environmental Forestry Association of Ireland (SEEFA) has welcomed a new wind-blow reconstitution scheme.
Minister Heydon and Minister Healy-Rae have announced a reconstitution scheme for forest owners affected by Storm Darragh and Storm Éowyn.
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A "substantial" reconstitution scheme for those affected by windblow will be launched in the coming...
A "substantial" reconstitution scheme for those affected by windblow will be launched in the coming days, the FCI conference heard today.
Minister Healy-Rae hosted and co-chaired a Horticulture Industry Forum (HIF) growers' meeting for the sector at Backweston Campus today.
Minister Healy-Rae has announced that applications are now open to receive up to €250,000 funding, for operators in the tree nursery sector.
The highest number of licences were issued since the launch of the current Forestry Programme in...
The Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture Sector for 2026 has now opened.
The Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Healy-Rae talks to Agriland about his plans for the forestry industry at our panel discussion in Screggan, Co. Offaly for the National Ploughing Championships 2025.
Rural Life
Tenders have been awarded as part of a proposal call to provide farm safety awareness programmes for children and young people.
Minister of State Michael Healy-Rae has announced the opening of the second tranche of the grant scheme for forestry harvesting machinery.
The National Farm Safety Measure 2025 has opened for applications. This measure provides grant...
A mid-term review of the national Forestry Programme for 2023-2027 is currently being undertaken,...
Research, supported by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), has been underway...
A new report focused on timber has been published, making a number of recommendations to support...
The results of a call for proposals for farm safety projects have been announced, with 40 projects to share in funding of €1.68 million.
The chair of the Forestry Appeals Committee has been reappointed for a further three months, after the completion of his two-year contract.
