Environment
Letter to the editor: NZ urgently needs more forestry
Dear editor, I worked for Beef + Lamb New Zealand for approximately eight years as sector capability and Maori agribusiness manager....
Trees
Forestry
Sitka spruce as susceptible to bark beetle as Norway spruce
A new study on Ips typographus, the bark beetle which has caused widespread devastation to European forestry in recent years,...
Agri-Business
British Wool invests in NexGen Tree Shelters
British Wool has announced an investment in NexGen Tree Shelters Ltd., a company specialising in bio and environmentally degradable tree...
Forestry
Defra allocates £4m to tackle threats to tree health
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced £4 million in funding for a new research and...
Rural Life
Economic value of trees in the UK valued at £3.8 billion
The economic value of individual trees planted outside of forests and woodlands has been revealed by the Department for Environment...
Rural Life
Almost £500k in funding to plant trees in memory of Queen Elizabeth
New funding to plant trees in communities across the country in honour of the late Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth has...
Agri Politics
£32m for Welsh farmers to plant 86 million trees
Welsh Minister for Climate Change, Julie James, has announced £32m for farmers and landowners to help Wales plant 86 million...
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...
Forestry
New measures announced to combat spreading tree disease
The Forestry Commission has today (Thursday, April 14) introduced new measures to combat the spread of the tree disease Phytophthora...
Rural Life
Farmers advised not to carry out emergency tree work themselves
In the aftermath of three back-to-back storms, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is reminding farmers and others to avoid...
Environment
Agriculture, logging, and livestock farming top threats to world’s trees – report
Agriculture, logging and livestock farming are the top threats to the world's trees, but climate change and extreme weather are...
Environment
Webinars to cover all aspects of tree planting
Following the cancellation of summer and autumn shows such as APF, Farm Business Innovation, The Royal Welsh Show and CEREALS...
N.Ireland
Woodland Trust helps tree restoration on farmland near Kilkeel
30 tree cages are being installed in Kilkeel as part of a woodland restoration project in the area. Michael Topping...
N.Ireland
Tree planting could soak up Tyrone floodwater
A tree planting programme in Co. Tyrone could offer a long-term solution for rural flooding, according to a research report...
N.Ireland
How trees are solving farm problems in the Glens of Antrim
A five-year tree planting programme in the Glens of Antrim is aiming to build a more resilient landscape. More than...
