Forestry to play a part in rural communities
ANDREW Doyle T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), wants more landowners to get involved in his Department’s NeighbourWood Scheme.
This scheme provides funding for the establishment of neighbourwoods, which are ‘close-to-home’ woodlands developed through local partnerships for recreational use by local communities.
Minister of State Doyle said: ‘ Those neighbourwood projects which we have established already have proved to be hugely successful and I would like to see more of these being developed across the country for local communities to enjoy. The health benefits of spending time outdoors and connecting with nature and the changing seasons cannot be overstated’.
The NeighbourWood Scheme forms part of DAFM’s Forestry Programme 2014-2020 and provides funding for local communities, local authorities and others to develop these woodland amenities. A total budget of €1.75m is being made available by the Minister’s Department with the aim of establishing up to 20 neighbourwood projects by the end of 2020.
SHEEP SALES REPORT – TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23: 2764 sheep on offer. Lamb trade better by €2 to €3 per head on last week.
Butcher lambs €102 to €106 or €54 to €60; Factory lambs €95 to €102 or €50 to €57; store lambs €62 to €93 or €34 to €47; Fat ewes €96 to €120; Feeding ewes €64 to €94; Suffolk x Hoggets ewes €110 to €160; Cheviot Hoggets ewes €100 to €162; Suffolk Rams €220 to €650; Texel Rams €180 to €470; Cheviot Rams €100 to €500; Charollais Rams €170 to €350.
WEANLING SALES REPORT – FRIDAY OCTOBER 26: There were 496 weanlings at today’s sale. There was a very lively trade.
for good bulls and strong heifers. Plainer cattle were the hardest sold.
Weanling bulls over 500kg, €550 to €770; Weanling bulls over 400kg, €400 to €700; Weanling bulls over 300kg, €330 to €600; Weanling bulls over 200kg, €280 to €440; Weanling heifers over 400kg, €380 to €520; Weanling heifers over 300kg, €270 to €440; Weanling Heifers over 200kg, €200 to €360 over €/kg