N.Ireland
Premier Woodlands’ managing director, John Hetherington has called for clarification on the future support schemes for NI private woodlands.
Six years into DAERA’s key NI forestry development project, tree planting rates have been much lower than originally anticipated.
Forestry
Sweet Chestnut blight is a destructive disease caused by the fungus Cryphonectria parasitica, attacking the bark of sweet chestnut trees
A new report finds that recent funding uncertainty has slowed momentum and there are opportunities for increased participation
The “strong reputation” of Ireland and Scotland in timber frame construction has been praised by Minister John Cummins.
This is after a review that concluded the tree disease Phytophthora pluvailis no longer meets the criteria for quarantine pest status
A new study has shown that land managers could play a critical role in slowing the spread of the emerald ash borer if the pest reaches the UK.
Landowners and farmers can apply for enhanced tree planting grants with a new £825 per hectare incentive payment for native broadleaf
Rural Life
Landowners, foresters and farmers across England will be able to benefit from new measures to reduce the impact of deer on woodlands.
Scotland would have to plant several hundred thousand hectares of new woodland to achieve a net-zero livestock sector by 2050.
Timber processing business, Glennon Brothers, has announced that the Pontrilas Group is joining the Ireland and Scotland-based firm.
The UK Forest Market Report 2025 aims to show how further collaboration between the farming and forestry sector can be achieved.
Icelandic foresters were recently welcomed to one of Land and Forestry Scotland’s national forests to gain insights into growing oaks
Environment
The AIC has said that the proposed one-year delay to the implementation of the EUDR is a “pragmatic and necessary step” to avoid disruption
NI Water has said that their target of planting one million trees is in sight, as the regreening programme reaches midpoint in its plan
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Agri-Business
As a company, Horsch has its roots set deeply in the tillage fields of Bavaria where the young Michael Horsch developed a maize seed drill
A leading forester has called for assurances from DAERA that afforested land in NI remains eligible for the new farm sustainability payment
A new national forest is to be planted between the Cotswolds and the Mendips, the government announced today (Friday, March 21).
Large tonnages of windblown timber will be potentially available for sale across Northern Ireland...
A new study on the bark beetle which has caused widespread devastation to European forestry, has outlined its risk to the Sitka spruce.
According to The UK Forest Market Report 2024, £95.4 million worth of forestry was listed for sale in the UK in 2024, 55% less than last year
A new forestry research project, AshforFuture, aimed at preserving and reviving ash trees in Ireland, was officially launched by Minister...
