A benefit of birch, stemming from its physiology, is that it can be planted on land that would not be suitable for other broadleaf species. Find out more here bit.ly/44sC1zz Teagasc Forestry 🌳🌲🌳🌲

What can Agroforestry offer market gardeners? By integrating trees, they enhance biodiversity, soil health, and yield resilience. 🌱🌳 Imagine the vibrant mix of cabbage, potato, and leek alongside those trees! Local Food! 🥔🥬🌳 #Agroforestry youtu.be/_24my6LNusI?si…

Sheep farmer & Farming for Nature Ambassador Boyd Bryce talks about managing hedges on his farm in Donegal. He is opening his gate again for a farm walk on May 19. Book here - bit.ly/FFNFarmwalks

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🌳 Join us for a Food Forest Farm Walk in Wicklow on May 11th, 12-2 pm! Explore their innovative approach to food production using syntropic principles. 🍏 Alder, 🍇 Currants, 🌰 Cobnuts & more! Register here irishagroforestry.ie/iaf-agroforest…

🌟We are thrilled to announce: our #FieldExchange24 Programme is shortlisted in the Sustainable Rural Social Impact Category in The RDS Spring Agriculture & Forestry Awards!

Stay tuned for updates from the 🏆awards ceremony on May 3rd!

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We have a series of nationwide CLINICS providing FREE guidance for farmers on scheme applications (BISS, Eco-Schemes, Complementary Income Support for Young Farmers, Protein Aid, National Reserve, transferring of entitlements).

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Catherine Keena, Teagasc Environment Countryside Management Specialist tells us the important role field margins play and how they can provide a valuable contribution to biodiversity. Read it here bit.ly/49DjbXi

🥁🌸Bookings are now open for this year's #Burren in Bloom with events every weekend of May. Explore wildflowers, plants, grasses, birds at dawn and dusk, bats, barn owls, butterflies & special habitats like turloughs, grasslands & hazel woodlands. burreninbloom.com

'Beneficial to plant hedges and trees' agriland.ie/farming-news/p… Trees help a lot-50% reduction in lamb mortality in agroforestry systems!

An exciting #postdoc opportunity Maynooth University to study the palaeoecology of ancient woodlands! Part of the Ancient Woodlands Ireland Project, funded by
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🐔🌳 Join us for a Poultry and Agroforestry farm walk in Co Monaghan! Sat 27th of April 2024. 12-2pm. Chickens are naturally woodland birds, and trees improve their welfare. Register here shorturl.at/CDEKZ youtu.be/jpz_h5aDHyk?si…

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Farm walk on Wed 24 April at 6.30pm at Solohead farm E34PF58. Looking at management of grass/clover swards. To book text Mary 087 2434365

Exciting collaboration with Brookfield, a forest grazing trial in their native woodland after it has been opened up by thinning some trees. Site will be surveyed before + after to assess impact of grazing on the woodland flora. Brookfield calves will try out a cozy living barn!

IAF delighted to be at Field Exchange today to talk about Agroforestry!

Inspiring farm walk yesterday @ farm of John McHugh, Co.Laois ☀️🌳 Learned about his trees + organic journey, complete with a lime tree bustling with Ashy mining bee tunnels and a thriving young food forest. He's organic by philosophy, not just for the money. #OrganicFood 🌿🐝🌳

It’s that time of year again to focus on your direct payments and the online application. In this article, Tom Houlihan Teagasc Forestry 🌳🌲🌳🌲 considers some key direct payment interactions with regard to forestry and trees on the farm.
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