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Doyle launches 2017/18 forestry afforestation programme

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Doyle launches 2017/18 forestry afforestation programme

Since 1990, the forestry programme has invested over €2.5bn in rural Ireland and resulted in over 300,000 hectares planted with trees. The Minister said Forestry played a huge economic, environmental, social, and ...

12 Oct 2017 at 20:00

Doyle welcomes Budget 2018 allocation for forestry, horticulture, organics and greyhound Sectors

Farming

Doyle welcomes Budget 2018 allocation for forestry, horticulture, organics and greyhound Sectors

Expenditure next year will include  €106m for the Forestry Programme; €16m for Bord na gCon; €5m in capital investment for the commercial horticulture sector and €10.5m for the Organic Farming Scheme with a further €1.2m for ...

13 Oct 2017 at 11:24

Business

Longford farmer receives top class forestry award

A Longford farmer was awarded a top class honour at the RDS Forest Service Irish Forestry Awards which were held recently. Colm Foy from Ferefad, Longford received an RDS silver medal and a cheque for €2,000 from the ...

13 Nov 2012 at 10:56

Forest Advisory Clinic in Longford

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Forest Advisory Clinic in Longford

The clinic will be promoting the establishment of forestry as a sustainable and rewarding land use on Irish farms. A one-to one consultation with an experienced forestry adviser can be arranged by ...

09 Oct 2017 at 19:00

Local news

55 acres of forestry near Edgeworthstown to go under the hammer

55 acres of mature forestry at Cranalagh Mor, near Edgeworthstown will be one of the focal points of an upcoming property auction, which will take place at 3pm in The Property Exchange, Trim, Co Meath on ...

02 Apr 2013 at 10:57

Forestry matters at National Ploughing

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Forestry matters at National Ploughing

This year’s National Ploughing Championships will take place from Tuesday September 20 to Thursday September 22 in Screggan, Tullamore Co Offaly and SWS Forestry Services will be located at Block 3, row ...

19 Sept 2016 at 14:00

Man seeks information on Beagle dog missing in Longford

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Man seeks information on Beagle dog missing in Longford

Information is being sought on the whereabouts of a Beagle dog that went missing today (Sunday, October 22) in the Ballinalee area of county Longford.  Jerome Lynch from Ballybay, County Monaghan was participating in ...

22 Oct 2017 at 23:45

Business

Longford records lowest land sale price in North Leinster

A survey carried out by the Farming Independent recently revealed that forestry land near Edgeworthstown, Co Longford recorded the lowest land sale price in the North Leinster region. The land was ...

08 Jan 2014 at 12:53

Longford Leader farming: Teagasc Forestry advisory clinics

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Longford Leader farming: Teagasc Forestry advisory clinics

Teagasc’s series of Forestry Advisory Clinics begin next week and the local event kicks off at  Longford Teagasc Office on January 11 from 10am to 4pm.  Teagasc plans to hold a number of advisory ...

14 Jan 2017 at 11:00

Business

Minister visits Glennon 
Brothers plant

Glennon Brothers welcomed Minister Tom Hayes, Minister of State with responsibility for Forestry, to its Fermoy plant recently. The Minister met with Glennon Brothers Joint Managing Directors, Mike and Pat ...

04 Jul 2013 at 13:00

Local news

Acclaim for scientist’s forestry research

The recently-published findings of a Longford scientist and his team on the affects of atmospheric gases on forersts is causing quite a stir. Dr Trevor Keenan’s research, which he conducted at Harvard ...

18 Jul 2013 at 10:00

Longford’s food and drink producers invited to join Farmers’ Market skills training workshops

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Longford’s food and drink producers invited to join Farmers’ Market skills training workshops

The ‘Skills Training for Selling at Farmers’ workshops, specifically designed by Bord Bia, will provide practical solutions to the challenges most frequently faced by market sellers. Food producer, ...

06 Nov 2016 at 21:28

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