Ash dieback: Higher clearing and replanting grants to be available
The cabinet has given approval to an 'Ash Dieback Action Plan', which will provide increased grant rates for clearing and replanting.
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The cabinet has given approval to an 'Ash Dieback Action Plan', which will provide increased grant rates for clearing and replanting.
An action plan to provide additional supports for farmers with forestry impacted by ash dieback disease has been approved by the government today.
The Ash Dieback Action Plan is a "positive step" to restoring the "eroded confidence" of farmers in forestry.
For many – and not just those in the farming community – forestry has become a very sensible long-term investment. CONOR POWER looks at some of the reasons why‘For the last 30 years, forestry has been an attractive investment in Ireland,’ says John Hodnett of Hodnett-Ford
There are further calls for a scheme to allow landowners remove dangerous trees, particularly those affected by ash dieback.