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Longford walk to highlight importance of new forests

...grant categories currently available will be covered including conifer, broadleaf, native woodland, forest for fibre and AGROFORESTRY. Other topics will include practical establishment and management options and operations to ensure that your crop...

22 Mar 2022 at 09:00

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Longford farmers set for series of Spring forest walks

...landowners. The Spring forest walks will visit different forest types including Forest Type1 Native Forests, Forest Type 8 AGROFORESTRY and Forest Type 12 Mixed high forests with mainly spruce. Whatever forest type you would like to plant, all new forests...

18 Apr 2023 at 12:02

Local News

Longford Leader Farming: Teagasc to host Longford forestry phone-in clinic

...establishment stage to early management and to the typical harvest stage. Other issues such as continuous cover forestry, AGROFORESTRY, etc. can also be discussed. The phone-in clinics provide an ideal opportunity to get answers to your forestry questions –...

24 Nov 2020 at 10:20

Farming

Teagasc/DAFM meeting introducing the Revised Forestry Programme

...attractive to farmers. For instance, there is a 5% premium increase for broadleaves and diverse conifers. Especially the AGROFORESTRY element has been much enhanced: it combines the growing of quality trees with an agricultural enterprise in the same field....

12 Mar 2018 at 09:00

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Over half of Irish consumers claim to purchase sustainably produced foods in their weekly shop

...the living income gap of cocoa farming families through four main pillars – school enrolment, good agricultural practices, AGROFORESTRY and income diversification. By 2030, it aims to reach an estimated 160,000 cocoa farming families in Nestlé’s supply chain. ...

10 Sept 2024 at 18:30

Farming

Ireland’s first Agroforestry Conference attracts more than 300 delegates

Organised by National Organic Training Skillnet (NOTS) in association with the Irish AGROFORESTRY Forum, the event was broadcast live from The Hive in Carrick-on-Shannon from 3pm – 8pm on both days, with a further panel discussion and analysis session taking...

21 Apr 2021 at 21:11

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97 jobs to be created in the Midlands by Empower Eco

...for Good range from Ireland’s peatlands to include a bell heather honey and the development of exotic gourmet mushrooms in AGROFORESTRY. More food products are also in the pipeline. The social enterprise will benefit ex-Bord na Móna workers, the unemployed and...

14 Dec 2020 at 01:10

Farming

Longford Leader Farming: All you need to know about forestry

...you to make informed decisions. For instance: l What options are provided under the Forestry Programme 2014-2020? l What is AGROFORESTRY or Forest for Fibre? l What grants and premiums are available? l How does forestry interact with other farm schemes, e.g....

17 Jan 2019 at 16:00

Farming

MEP Luke Ming Flanagan discusses recent AGRI Committee vote

...scope of what can now be defined as “agricultural area” in article 4 of the regulation, included in the definitions now are AGROFORESTRY systems and landscape features, in addition to the introduction of the concept of Paludiculture so that wetlands can now...

03 Apr 2019 at 11:09

Local News

Environmentalist Nicola Peel to speak in Edgeworthstown

...an environmental, social and economical solution. With the charity Rainforest Saver, she has also been coordinating an AGROFORESTRY project to help prevent the slash and burn of tropical rain forests. Nicola's presentation will take place on Tuesday,...

13 Aug 2018 at 11:02

Local News

Longford charity gets a boost from Sealtec to support Nepalese villages

...improves household health. The organisation also works alongside local communities to restore forests using sustainable AGROFORESTRY techniques, creating lasting environmental and economic benefits. The contribution from Sealtec and Origo highlights the...

19 Apr 2025 at 09:00

Farming

Call for action plan at Forestry Conference

...any one county. An end to monoculture plantations(all silka spruce) That Ireland must reach its 30% broadleaf commitments. AGROFORESTRY to be considered by farming enterprises to mitigate the greenhouse gases produced on their farms. Concluding the INHFA...

30 Jan 2018 at 18:00

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