Forestry
The IFA's farm forestry chairperson, Padraig Stapleton has said salvaging windblow timber in the aftermath of the storm must be a "priority".
Rural Life
At least 5,000ha of forestry across the country has been destroyed by Storm Éowyn, according to Minister of State Michael Healy-Rae
The IFAs forestry chairperson has called on the government to partly fund a national insurance policy for private forestry growers.
The IFA has said that a decision by the Department of Agriculture (DAFM) to suspend timber imports from Scotland is "the right call".
Agri Politics
Padraig Stapleton from North Tipperary has been elected as the new chair of the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) Farm Forestry Committee.
