CCAC Report Puts it Up to Government on Climate Support for Farming – IFA
IFA President Francie Gorman has reacted to Climate Change Advisory Council report saying it reaffirms the IFA’s position that the Government need to provide more support for farmers. Mr. Gorman said that farmers are committed to producing food in a sustainable way but that they must be supported to continue doing so. ‘Farmers […]
Climate Resilient Reforestation Pilot Scheme Another Missed Opportunity – IFA
IFA National Farm Forestry Chair Padraic Stapleton has expressed his disappointment at the detail of the new Climate Resilient Reforestation Pilot Scheme launched by the Department of Agriculture. “This is another missed opportunity by the Department of Agriculture. The scheme overall is very disappointing especially for commercial forests where a setback will apply, and […]
Tipperary Man Elected Chair of IFA Farm Forestry Committee
Padraig Stapleton from Upperchurch, North Tipperary has been elected as the new chair of the IFA Farm Forestry Committee. Upon his election, he thanked his predecessor, Jason Fleming, for the work he has done in his time as chair and said he looks forward to representing farmers with forestry. “The reality is that many […]
Tipperary Company Scoops Second Major Award
Tipperary Based McHale Plant Sales have been presented with a major award from Swedish company Komatsu Forest organisation. The ‘Dealer of the Year’ award was presented to McHale Plant Sales for its contribution to the marketing and sales of their timber harvesting equipment in Ireland. Timber harvesters marketed by McHale are used to fell […]
Minister Must Act Now & Introduce Temporary Suspension on Timber Log Imports
IFA Farm Forestry Chair Jason Fleming said following the finding of the monetary pine bark beetle, the first non-native bark beetle to be found in Ireland, Minister Pippa Hackett must act now and suspend the importation of unprocessed timber while a full review of biosecurity measure is undertaken. “Farmers have seen the devastation caused by […]
New Forestry Programme a Lost Opportunity – IFA
Following the EU Commission’s approval of the afforestation scheme under the new Forestry Programme today IFA Farm Forestry Chair Jason Fleming has described it as a lost opportunity. “The funding for the scheme is very strong but unfortunately the way the scheme is constructed will turn many farmers off the programme. It is a […]
Forest Assets Roadshow – Learn What Your Forest Is Worth
IFA and Western Forestry Co-operative announce the “Value Your Forest Asset” roadshow, a series of meetings taking place in October and November. The aim of these events is to increase farmers’ understanding of the value of their forest asset and how best to optimise returns. IFA Farm Forestry Chair, Vincent Nally said that many […]
IIEA/RDS Report Confirms Irish Agriculture And Forestry Policy Needs To Be Climate Smart
Stop Climate Chaos has said that a new report on ‘climate smart agriculture’, published on Thursday by the IIEA and RDS, makes it clear that agriculture and livestock agriculture are major drivers of ‘dangerous’ climate change and that Irish exports do not contribute to solving global food insecurity. Spokesperson for the Stop Climate Chaos coalition, […]
Carbon Sinks From Agriculture And Forestry Continue To Play Important Role In Current EU Climate Talks – IFA
IFA Environment Chairman Thomas Cooney has received confirmation from the Department of Agriculture that the mitigation potential from Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry, particularly from afforestation, continues to be included in the ongoing negotiations with the European Commission for a Climate and Energy Framework to 2030. He said, “Thousands of farm families […]
