Forestry
DAFM appoints Vivienne Jupp as new Coillte chair
Vivienne Jupp has been appointed as the new chair designate of Coillte to succeed the outgoing chair, Bernie Gray. Jupp...
Minister Hackett
Forestry
€1,200/ha offered under Woodland Improvement Scheme
Grants up to €1,200/ha for thinning and tending are offered under the new Woodland Improvement Scheme which has been launched...
Agri-Business
Minister announces winners of forestry photo competition
The Teagasc forest photo competition 2023 overall winners were announced yesterday (Tuesday, December 19), by Minister of State for land...
Forestry
DAFM: Forestry licencing plan published for 2024
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) published its forestry licencing plan for 2024 today (Tuesday, December 19)....
Organics
Minister Hackett welcomes first-ever organic promotion campaign
Minister of State for Land Use and Biodiversity, Pippa Hackett welcomed an award today (Monday, December 4) by the EU...
Agri Politics
Watch: 'We have an enormous task ahead of us' - McConalogue
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has said Ireland has “an enormous task ahead” in adapting...
Forestry
Senator warns that land could be an issue for new forestry programme
The government’s new €1.3 billion Forestry Programme could face stiff competition for land because of the Nitrates Action Programme, a...
Forestry
Ireland needs new 'national forestry authority' - Boyhan
A new national forestry authority is needed in Ireland to “restore confidence” in the sector, according to the Independent Senator...
Agri Politics
'Upsurge in nasty social media postings' - DAFM minister
While the Dáil is in recess ministers and elected representatives get a temporary break from the heated political sparring that...
Agri-Business
EIP schemes could focus on gender balance and peatlands
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is looking at a range of themes, potentially including gender balance...
Agri-Business
Applications deadline for OFS has 'potential' to be extended
An extension to the applications deadline for the new Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) past the current application window to December...