Hedge cutting

Grant for roadside hedge and tree cutting ruled out by Minister for Transport

Michael Cahill TD asked the minister if he would bring in a grant in light of recent storm damage and referenced sums of €60/km for roadside hedge-cutting and €100/km to cut roadside trees.

NEWS 8 March 2025

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Tillage management: beans, weather and fertiliser

Tillage management: beans, weather and fertiliser

HUSBANDRY 22 January 2025

Spearhead to debut flagship hedgecutter and more

Spearhead to debut flagship hedgecutter and more

FARM MACHINERY 11 September 2024

Up to €125/km available to cut Leitrim's roadside hedges

Up to €125/km available to cut Leitrim's roadside hedges

Up to €125/km available to cut Leitrim's roadside hedges

SCHEMES 7 September 2024

In pictures: planting and managing hedgerows on the Footprint Farms

In pictures: planting and managing hedgerows on the Footprint Farms

In pictures: planting and managing hedgerows on the Footprint Farms

FOOTPRINT FARMERS 4 September 2024

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Top tips for managing your hedge

Top tips for managing your hedge

Catherine Keena shares her top tips for managing hedgerows and how untopped treelines provide shelter and a habitat for wildlife.

NEWS 1 January 1970

What to expect at this year's Hedgerow Week

What to expect at this year's Hedgerow Week

The Teagasc events are to showcase demonstrations of both topped and tree-line hedges established over the past three years.

NEWS 1 January 1970

Almost three decades of Bomford for Wicklow contractor

Almost three decades of Bomford for Wicklow contractor

Hedge-cutting almost 30 years and now on his seventh new Bomford hedge cutter, Gary Abbott finds out why Bomfords Variable Forward Arm has been a game changer for Wicklow contractor Richard Woodroofe.

FARM MACHINERY 1 January 1970

Hedge-cutting season fast-approaching

Hedge-cutting season fast-approaching

While the burning of agricultural green waste has been banned indefinitely, hedge-cutting season still opens as usual on the 1 September and runs until the 28 February.

NEWS 1 January 1970

Major ‘blender style’ head cutting running costs by 50% for contractor

Major ‘blender style’ head cutting running costs by 50% for contractor

Peter Thomas Keaveney caught up with Roscommon contractor John Murray, who swapped out two flail heads for two Major rotary heads on his Bomford hedge cutters.

FARM MACHINERY 1 January 1970

Getting the most out of your hedge cutter

Getting the most out of your hedge cutter

Gary Abbott looks at some of the key maintenance areas to consider, in order to get the most out of your hedge cutter when the season arrives.

FARM MACHINERY 1 January 1970

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