New Forest Technology Scheme Not Fit for Purpose – IFA
IFA Farm Forestry Chair Padraig Stapleton has criticised the new Innovative Forest Technology Scheme highlighting the small budget and saying that the scheme is not fit for purpose. This scheme was created to encourage and incentivise the use of specialised equipment for the harvesting and extraction of forestry. This equipment will help to decrease […]
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 […]