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Forestry
Improvement in land available for afforestation
Donal Magner
Farmers account for 79% of 6,586ha planting licenses approved under current and carryover of previous forestry programmes.
24 December 2024 News
Roadside trees - who is responsible for them and do I need approval to cut them?
With ash dieback weakening ash trees and increasing the risk of falling branches and trees there is a growing concern among farmers regarding safety risks posed to road users.
23 December 2024 Forestry
Forestry licences report card for 2024
Afforestation licences lapse after positive returns from late July to September, while felling licences well down but road approvals strong.
Dangerous roadside trees need to be removed says INHFA
The farm body has called for a Government-funded national plan to identify and cut down trees that pose a risk to the public.
15 December 2024 News
Wind damage and badger warning from Department
Our main vulnerability is the water supply.
11 December 2024 Viewpoints
Applications open for sustainable forest harvesting machinery grant
The grant will provide support to forestry contractors and timber hauliers for the purchase of new forest machinery that will optimise environmental performance.
4 December 2024 Forestry
Party manifestos avoid forestry's role in achieving net zero by mid-century
Fine Gael, Labour and Green Party strongest on a balanced ecological and commercial forestry programme, while Sinn Féin proposes native only tree species.
20 November 2024 Forestry
Forest protection is a high priority
Department outlines procedures on reducing the risk of disease and pest damage to our trees and forests, writes Donal Magner
6 November 2024 Forestry
New project to help safeguard future of Ireland’s ash trees
The new project will focus on four key areas and has been allocated €770,000.
1 November 2024 Forestry
Seppi gives old Christmas tree plantation new lease of life
Peter Thomas Keaveney travelled to the midlands to catch up with Ireland’s largest multifunctional tiller-mulcher, as it reclaimed 106 acres of an old Christmas tree plantation back into grassland.
30 October 2024 Farm machinery
Highs and lows of forestry laid bare in Wexford
Having been affected by ash dieback on Tykillen farm, agroforesty will benefit both livestock and the bees while promoting biodiversity. Kelsey Daly reports.
30 October 2024 Footprint Farmers
Ash dieback payments to be taxed
The Department of Agriculture confirms that payments to farmers to cover ash dieback losses will be subject to PRSI and the USC.
23 October 2024 News