Broadleaf planting review sought

AN urgent review of broadleaf planting policy was sought by Irish Farmers Association deputy president Ruaidhri Deasy at a conference in Tullamore, Co Offaly yesterday.

He told delegates at the IFA farm forestry conference the main focus should shift from commercial broadleaf plantations to environmental and amenity planting.

“We need to start thinking outside the box when it comes to broadleaves,” he said.