Is redefining ‘farmer’ the key to unlocking forestry?

The government’s Forestry Programme contains a “bespoke farmer definition” to qualify for payments “to reduce the administrative burden on farmers when applying for forestry”. That was one of the key messages from Barry Delany, director of forestry, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) at the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food today […] The post Is redefining ‘farmer’ the key to unlocking forestry? appeared first on Agriland.ie.