Forestry
Prison sentences and fines to combat illegal tree felling introduced
Prison sentences and unlimited fines are amongt a package of new powers to be introduced as part of a crackdown...
Forestry
Forestry
Forestry values up 15% in 2022
Commercial forestry values have escalated by at least 15% in the past year, according to a new industry report produced...
Environment
Poots: New CO2 report will help achieve net zero target
Minister from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Edwin Poots, has said that a new report highlighting...
N.Ireland
Report highlights wood as renewable substitute in a bioeconomy
Overall consumption of primary processed wood products is expected to grow by 37% by 2050, according to the global forest...
N.Ireland
Farmers called on to have their say on the future of forests in Down
Forest Service, an Executive Agency of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), has launched a public engagement...
Agri Politics
Defra: £1.2 million in funding for tree seed production
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has allocated £1.2 million funding for domestic tree seed production. The...
N.Ireland
Final call for applications for DAERA forestry schemes
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) wishes to remind anyone planning on applying for grant aid for...
N.Ireland
Report: Key role of fast-growing conifers in carbon sequestration
An official UK report has highlighted the potential of plantations of fast-growing conifers to sequester extremely high levels of carbon...
Forestry
FC tightens controls to tackle bark beetle tree pest
The demarcated area in the south of England that was put in place to combat the spread of the tree...
N.Ireland
Industry welcome for reopening of forestry grant schemes in NI
Co. Tyrone based Premier Woodlands has welcomed the reopening of the forestry grant schemes in Northern Ireland. These are the...
N.Ireland
Tree planting policy for NI described as ‘not fit for purpose’
One of Northern Ireland’s leading foresters has confirmed the positive potential of tree planting as a frontline response for agriculture,...
Agri-Business
Smart Forestry control systems from Kronos
Kronos started life as small smithy situated in the the west of Finland, shoeing horses and helping local farmers fix...
N.Ireland
Poots reopens forestry grant schemes for 2022
Northern Ireland Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister, Edwin Poots, has announced the next stage of the ‘Forests for Our...
Forestry
Woodland projects in England receive £6m from government
A range of woodland projects across England have received £6 million from the Trees Call to Action Fund to help...
Forestry
Defra and FC open £5.8m tree-health laboratory
A state-of-the art laboratory that will conduct research into tree pests and diseases has been officially opened today (Friday, May...
Schemes
New requirement for forestry sector on tree souring
A new requirement for the forestry sector will be piloted to combat the threat from pests and diseases and further...
N.Ireland
Carbon markets continue to expand but call for regulation
The scope of international carbon markets continues to expand with the potential of forestry increasingly recognised in this context. However,...
N.Ireland
Calls for a review of Northern Ireland’s Forest Service
A leading forester has called for Northern Ireland's Forest Service to be reviewed, as a matter of priority. Premier Woodlands...
