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Contractors call for extension to hedge-cutting season

The extension sought by FCI is limited to routine annual hedge maintenance only.

NEWS 27 February 2026

Contractors call for extension to hedge-cutting season

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Hedge-cutting season ends this weekend

Hedge-cutting season ends this weekend

NEWS 25 February 2026

Bush-burning ban drove shift towards heavier hedge mulching - Hedgerows Ireland

Bush-burning ban drove shift towards heavier hedge mulching - Hedgerows Ireland

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 17 February 2026

Farmers have their say on new wildlife laws

Farmers have their say on new wildlife laws

Farmers have their say on new wildlife laws

NEWS 4 February 2026

Lamma 2026: McConnel introduces new 62-Series Power Arm

Lamma 2026: McConnel introduces new 62-Series Power Arm

Lamma 2026: McConnel introduces new 62-Series Power Arm

NEWS 21 January 2026

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Coolmore-linked company pleads guilty to multiple hedgerow offences

Coolmore-linked company pleads guilty to multiple hedgerow offences

Caitríona Morrissey reports from the circuit court in Clonmel, where a Department of Agriculture inspector gave evidence of breaches of environmental regulations.

NEWS 23 July 2025

Tillage Management: oilseed rape, hedges and soil samples

Tillage Management: oilseed rape, hedges and soil samples

Soil samples should be taken before land gets to wet on farms and this year you must comply with new rules.

HUSBANDRY 23 July 2025

Time to move away from ‘overly manicured’ hedges – Hedgerows Ireland

Time to move away from ‘overly manicured’ hedges – Hedgerows Ireland

Alan Moore of Hedgerows Ireland said that severe annual cutting can kill a hedge and actually lead to net carbon emissions.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 23 July 2025

The art of hedge-cutting: short back and sides is not in fashion anymore

The art of hedge-cutting: short back and sides is not in fashion anymore

Peter Thomas Keaveney attended a recent Teagasc hedge cutting management event in Kildalton College, where the focus was on good management, cutting advice and machine maintenance.

NEWS 23 July 2025

Farmers urged to let the hedges grow more

Farmers urged to let the hedges grow more

Landowners are confused by the mixed messages they are receiving on hedgerow maintenance, Teagasc's Catherine Keena claimed.

NEWS 23 July 2025

Bomford set to host countrywide demo tour

Bomford set to host countrywide demo tour

IAM has announced the return of the annual Bomford Turner demo tour.

NEWS 23 July 2025

Three decades of McConnel hedge cutters in Westmeath

Three decades of McConnel hedge cutters in Westmeath

Gary Abbott met with Westmeath contractor, Joe Fay now on his 15th McConnel hedge cutter, to find out more about the business and why McConnel has been his go-to brand of choice for three decades now.

FARM MACHINERY 23 July 2025

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