Mushroom sector faces ‘wipe out’ if peat harvesting restrictions continue
Mel O'Rourke, IFA Mushroom Committee and IFA President, Tim Cullinan during the protest on Tuesday to highlight the difficulties in the horticultural sector because of peat harvesting restrictions. Pictures: Gareth Chaney/Collins.
The mushroom sector faces a wipe out unless the Government urgently brings in legislation to introduce a resumption of peat harvesting on some selected bogs.
Due to a Supreme Court decision last year, there has been no harvesting on bogs over 30ha, resulting in a reduction of stocks required by the mushroom industry, which is heavily reliant on high-grade peat.
