Forestry
A group of forest owners has organised a public meeting to discuss a number of topics related to the damage caused by Storm Éowyn.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is to review the site clearance costs for farmers impacted by ash dieback.
A forest owners group is calling on the new minister of state for forestry to prioritise support for damaged private plantations.
Forest owners are hosting free events this month and will be sharing their knowledge with farmers who may be considering entering forestry.
The DAFM has confirmed that Minister of State in the DAFM, Pippa Hackett, did not attend the first meeting of the ash dieback taskforce.
The outcome of the first ash dieback taskforce meeting has been met with strong criticism from some of its members.
Irish Forest Owners, representing forest owner producer groups, has been ratified as a member of the Confederation of European Forest Owners.
The Irish Forest Owners (IFO) has called for a ban on forestry scheme payments being made to investment companies.
Nine of Ireland’s forest owner groups have come together to form a national body, the Irish Forest Owners (IFO).
