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Climate and environment
Getting an extra €975/ha to graze between the trees
Noel Bardon
A farmer in Donegal is pairing up Organic Farming Scheme payments with agro-forestry premia, writes Noel Bardon.
3 February 2025 Forestry
‘No plans’ for State to buy large tracts of mountain land for forests
The Minister pointed out that under the current forestry programme, there is a scheme specifically created to enable planting of new native woodlands on suitable publicly owned bare land.
22 January 2025 Dealer
Conway and Connelly sign on for Hometree
Conway and Connelly are two significant additions to the Hometree team and will give the organisation far greater kudos in the forestry sector, and with landowners and farmers.
Hometree announces new head of woodlands and land partnerships
Marina Conway will lead the conservation charity’s efforts to restore ancient and long-established woodlands along Ireland's west coast, working closely with landowners, communities and policymakers.
16 January 2025 Forestry
UK minister ‘sorry’ for inheritance tax raid
The annual Oxford Farming Conference took place in England last week. Peter McCann reports
15 January 2025 Northern Ireland
Improvement in land available for afforestation
Farmers account for 79% of 6,586ha planting licenses approved under current and carryover of previous forestry programmes.
8 January 2025 Forestry
Getting paid by developers for biodiversity
Conor Kehoe recently visited the farm of David Felce in the east of England with Lemken. Here, he describes the actions being undertaken on the farm regarding nature and the use of technology.
1 January 2025 Climate and environment
Report calls for Ireland’s ancient woodlands to be mapped
Given the small and fragmentary nature of Irish woodlands, it is likely that many ancient and long-established woodlands are not included in the provisional inventory, the report found.
1 January 2025 News
State spends €12m on NPWS land acquisitions
The National Parks and Wildlife Service snapped up over 3,000ac of land last year, with more land deals in the works.
10 November 2024 News
A forest midwife, mind you
A nature documentary premiered in Roscommon town this week which is called 'The Forest Midwife'.
23 October 2024 Dealer
State to buy 165ac in Kilkenny
Minister of State for nature Malcolm Noonan announced that the State will purchase just under 165ac land within and adjacent to the Cullahill Mountain SAC.
14 October 2024 News