Agri-Business
UK commercial forestry values look set to grow in 2024
Commercial forestry values look set to see an increase this year, with levels of activity starting to pick up, according...
Forestry
Forestry
Scotland: 10,000ha of peatland set as part of rewetting journey
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has set 10,000ha of peatland as part of a recovery journey through the rewetting of...
Forestry
Applications open for paid forestry apprenticeship programme
Applications have opened for the next cohort of the Professional Forester Apprenticeship programme. The thee-year programme offers a paid development...
Forestry
£16m in funding announced for research into climate resilient woodlands
The UK government has today (Monday, November 27) announced £16 million in funding for research into climate and pest resilient...
Forestry
Calls for forestry leaders to change public attitudes to commercial forestry
Forestry services company Tilhill has called for forestry leaders to band together to change public attitudes to spruce trees and...
Forestry
Defra: New £800k funding pot for development of biosecurity technologies
From today (Monday, November 6), businesses can apply for a share of a new funding pot of £800,000 for the...
Forestry
Forestry Commission seeks new woodland officer
The Forestry Commission is seeking applications for the position of woodland officer in forest services (FC) – which facilitate the...
Forestry
Forestry funding improvements aim to drive tree-planting rates
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Forestry Commission have announced funding improvements for forestry schemes...
N.Ireland
Forest owners want ban on timber with bark amid concern for ‘disaster’
A group of forest owners has issued a strong warning of the potential for a “national disaster” should a “destructive”...
Agri Politics
Tree planting alternatives can achieve similar reductions in emissions - FUW
Alternatives to tree planting can achieve equivalent reductions in emissions while also delivering a broad range of benefits, the Farmers’...
Government
Further £1m in funding allocated for forestry courses due to 'exceptional demand'
The UK government has announced an additional £1 million in funding for training courses in forestry and arboriculture across England....
N.Ireland
New Zealand: Concern over ‘whole farms’ being sold into forestry
The body responsible for promoting beef and lamb in New Zealand and regulating the country’s quality mark for these products...
Environment
Brazil continues to have the biggest loss of tropical forest area
Global tropical forest loss in 2022 totaled 4.1 million hectares, according to an analysis of satellite data that has been...
Forestry
Legislation to further oak-tree movement in OPM zones
The Forestry Commission has introduced new legislation which will allow for the movement of large oak trees and trade within...
Forestry
Public urged to report sightings of oak processionary moths
The Forestry Commission has today (Thursday, May 11) urged the public to report sightings of oak processionary moth (OPM) caterpillars....
Government
UK government launches quality assurance scheme for wild venison
A new quality assurance scheme to help improve the “traceability” of wild venison has been launched in England, Northern Ireland...
Environment
Applications reopen for Tree Production Capital Grant
The Forestry Commission has announced the reopening of its Tree Production Capital Grant, which aims to accelerate investment in domestic...
Forestry
Forestry Commission updates oak moth boundaries to manage spread
The Forestry Commission updated operational zones and boundaries in a bid to manage the spread of oak processionary moth (OPM)...
