ACRES Donegal

ACRES Donegal Co-operation Team delivering on DAFM's Agri-Climate Rural Environmental Scheme. Local actions for local farms.

[Acres Burren Aran @AcresBurrenAran]

Check out this months issue of our newsletter where Neal talks about Landscape Actions while Alessio chats about Hedgerows. f940c5_2c79ecd8da384b06b17a03895c86371c.pdf

[ACRES Donegal @AcresDonegal]

Some history of management of the uplands

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[ACRES Donegal @AcresDonegal]

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 ACRES Donegal are delighted to launch our new podcast entitled ‘Upland Voices’. This is a collection of conversations with local Donegal farmers, biodiversity specialists and other organisations all involved in farming in the uplands of Donegal.

[CAP Network Ireland @capnetworkire]

Important updates for ACRES have been issued.

Farmers and advisors involved in ACRES should make themselves aware of recently extended deadlines and other amended requirements.

Read more here: https://t.co/ORS0pZGAIz

#capnetworkireland #SustainableAgriculture #ACRESCP

[ACRES Donegal @AcresDonegal]

ACRES NPIs - are you leaving potential payments behind? https://t.co/dGo1cn95bF

[Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine @agriculture_ie]

Today marks #WorldBogDay, to celebrate we are showing you some of the fantastic #flora that has flourished under #ACRES participation in #Donegal.
ACRES farmers are protecting over 191,700 hectares of #peatlands.

@AcresDonegal

[South West Mayo Development Company CLG @southwestmayo]

*** We're hiring in Donegal***

This is the Project Officer role for our new FARM-Up #EIP programme. All the details you need are 👇

We'd be so grateful if you could share with your networks and contacts🙏 @WAN_LIFEIP

@PFingletonDLDC @IDPInishowenDev

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[Teagasc @teagasc]

Looking to improve your ACRES score? John Enda Flannelly of @teagascmayo shares some key tips here: https://t.co/azJWsHUMak

[Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine @agriculture_ie]

#Scorecard training for new #ACRESadvisors will be available shortly.  See the locations & dates below, the links to which will be sent to you to book your slot.

#ACRES

[Teagasc @teagasc]

Many farmers participating in ACRES would have recently received their low input grassland (LIG) scorecard results from last year with many asking what they can do to improve their scores so as to receive a better annual payment. Find out more https://t.co/L15oBDdqu4
@TeagascGC

[ACRES Donegal @AcresDonegal]

New roles advertised for the ACRES Donegal CP team.
Visit our website https://t.co/iBHhiBhbTi to find out more

[Agriland @AgrilandIreland]

Did you know over 2,400km of hedgerow has been planted by the 55,000 farmers in ACRES. Enough to reach from Dublin to Kiev! #collab
@capnetworkire @agriculture_ie

[Acres Burren Aran @AcresBurrenAran]

For those who have approved Orchards on their 2023 NPI plans there is still time to get them planted this spring.The optimum time to plant orchards is during the dormant season from the end of October to the end of March. At least 10 native apple trees must be planted of at least

[Natura Communities @NaturaCommunity]

Calling all those in Donegal...APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN for a new course Undertaking Farm Habitat Management

📍 Letterkenny Training Centre, Donegal ETB, Letterkenny

For further details and/or to apply:
📞086 6069381
✉️ [email protected]

#protectnature #naturacommunities

[ACRES Donegal @AcresDonegal]

Great opportunity for progressive excavator owner or operator.

[Natura Communities @NaturaCommunity]

Peatland Restoration for Excavator Operators
1-day free training event

📅Tuesday 28th January or Tuesday 4th February
📍Bangor Erris, Co Mayo

Spaces limited, booking essential.
✉️[email protected] or
☎️ Patricia on 0858009261

#protectnature #naturacommunities

[Acres Burren Aran @AcresBurrenAran]

Decision letters from DAFM have issued re applications for NPIs in 2023 Tranche 1. Maps on Agfood account under ACRES. Contact Carron office on 065-7089000 or Oifig Inis Oírr on 083 -1523930 with any queries.
More info on NPIs including specifications: https://t.co/vBeCmcNeSl

[Dr Guaduneth Chico 🌱🌍🇮🇪 @guaduneth]

Working with farmers 🚜 is key for the @WaterLANDS_EU Irish Action Site 🇮🇪 To deliver restoration, building capacity is essential💪 For this reason, we have published the first toolkit⚒️ to restore blanket bogs! 🌱

Access here➡️https://t.co/ujF0Tz5vfs
@WAN_LIFEIP @NPWSIreland

[Agriland @AgrilandIreland]

The Upland Symposium hears from DAFM’s John Muldowney on the role of ACRES in maintaining farm incomes and ecology for upland farms

[Dr Guaduneth Chico 🌱🌍🇮🇪 @guaduneth]

Verification day in our Peatland Restoration Training Course 🌱 Our stakeholders have been mapping drains and peat hags deciding the best restoration actions 💪🇮🇪🇪🇺 We can also see the positive impact of geotextiles and reprofiling only in 9 months! 😱 @WaterLANDS_EU @WAN_LIFEIP

[ACRES Donegal @AcresDonegal]

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