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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
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‘Tonnes you cut are never the tonnes you’re paid for’

Peter Thomas Keaveney travelled to Laois to catch up with forestry contractor Damien Brophy.

30 October 2024
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Beet crops three weeks behind

As the 2024 beet harvest is about to commence, Stephen Robb looks at the prospects for the crop.

23 October 2024
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EPA investigating suspected illegal peat extraction

The EPA has visited a number of bogs where peat extraction activities were considered to be significant and of a commercial nature.

16 October 2024
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Watch: this week in photos as sales and commercial events take place

Our top farming photos from the past week include Blackface and Wicklow Cheviot sheep sales, eventful marts such as the one in Cashel, or barley and maize harvesting across the country.

13 October 2024 NEWS

Kitty's Kitchen Garden: oh my gourd - it's harvest time

October is the month for clearing beds and planting winter hardy crops to provide some early harvest, writes Kitty Scully.

2 October 2024
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'Our running costs have soared by 45pc in three years,' says Cork contractor

Claire McCormack caught up with Padraig Noonan of Cork based Noonan Agri Contractors to find out more about the ins and outs of running a modern contracting business in 2024

25 September 2024
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Why a timber sales agreement and forest certification are important

Donal Whelan outlines the benefits of the ITGA template tree sales agreement for growers and the need to plan for forest certification.

22 September 2024 FORESTRY

Feeling the effects of late sowing this season

Weeks behind with harvest, it’s been a high-pressure year for Footprint Farmer Gareth Culligan in Co Louth.

18 September 2024
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