Environment
In 2024, there have been over 1.4m crataegus (hawthorn/whitethorn) plants imported into Ireland from within the European Union (EU).
Agri-Business
Farmers in tranche 1 of the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) have less than a month to...
Concerns have been raised by environmental organisations over the risk of fireblight from hawthorn imports for ACRES.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) investigated 21 potential outbreaks of the serious plant disease...
In 2023 to-date, there have been over one million plants of whitethorn/hawthorn imported into Ireland from within the EU.
