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Forestry
Disappointment as forestry allocation cut by 17% to €91m
Donal Magner
Leaders in the forestry industry have described the move to cut the forestry budget as "deeply disappointing".
25 September 2024 Forestry
Trees take centre at Wexford's new woodland show
There is something for everyone over the two days, including woodland talks, information stands, machinery, equipment, demonstrations, artisan craft and food stands, family activities and music.
21 September 2024 Forestry
Examining climate-resilient reforestation
Three new climate resilient reforestation schemes provide grants and seven annual premiums for continuous cover, native and biodiverse forests, writes Donal Magner .
Cautious optimism for 2024-25 afforestation
Recent improved planting licences welcomed if they can be maintained, writes Donal Magner.
21 September 2024 Forestry
Establishing forests with diversity for long-term CCF management
Sean Hoskins and Olive Leavy examine continuous cover forestry (CCF) principles in the approach to forest management.
18 September 2024 Forestry
Call for factories to adjust bonus payments
Climate council urges meat processors to reconfigure the carcase specification bonus payment scheme to favour animals finished at an earlier age.
4 September 2024 News
Tackling water quality issues in Clare
A field day in Upper Inagh catchment in Co Clare explored how forestry can play a positive role in enhancing water quality in an area where it is causing damage.
28 August 2024 Forestry
Nursery report into tree seed needs
Coillte, Fermoy and None so Hardy Nurseries co-fund a report to determine tree species requirements and seed availability especially for native broadleaves.
21 August 2024 Forestry
Ash dieback taskforce secures key concessions
Changes to the Reconstitution Ash Dieback Scheme will alter the area qualifying payments and the timelines for work to be completed.
18 August 2024 News
What we plant and what we no longer plant
While ash and larch are no longer planted, forestry statistics reveal alternative species in a reduced afforestation programme, as birch emerges and alder declines, writes Donal Magner
7 August 2024 Forestry
Scotland planting 10 times more trees than Ireland
Scotland is outstripping Ireland when it comes to afforestation, with planting reaching a new high in 2024.
3 July 2024 Forestry
State grant aided 288,000ha of forestry since the 1980s
Just six forestry owners received Department grants across a combined 8,700ha of forests.
3 July 2024 News