Environment
An amendment to Scottish hedgecutting regulations will allow cutting to take place prior to the sowing of oilseed rape and grass during August.
The hedgecutting argument is skewed in favour of a small minority of farmers, according to Green Party Senator Grace O'Sullivan.
Clare County Council has received 21 applications from landowners and contractors to cut local hedgerows under the Community Hedgecutting Grant Scheme.
N.Ireland
A farmer had a 'lucky escape' this week after the tractor he was driving overturned in a field while he was hedgecutting.
A farmer in Co. Down had a ‘lucky escape’ after the tractor he was driving overturned...
Clare County Council is seeking to complement and support hedgecutting programmes this autumn by facilitating landowners and community groups in maintaining hedgerows alongside public roads throughout County Clare.
New laws governing the hedgecutting season in Ireland are set to be reintroduced into the Oireachtas in the coming weeks.
Concerns have been raised that recently announced changes to the rules surrounding hedgecutting might not be implemented in time for this years hedgecutting season.
New legislation to allow hedgecutting and burning at certain times within the existing closed period on a pilot basis is to be introduced.
A decision on whether or not to extended the hedgecutting season will not be made in time to effect this years season, the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Heather Humphrey's has said.
