Calls for delay to hedgecutting dates
Inclement weather in recent months has meant ground is completely saturated and it has been difficult to get machinery out without damaging it.
A temporary hedge-cutting extension has been sought because many farmers have been unable to comply with a March 1 deadline as contractors have been unable to move machinery onto saturated land.
Senator Paul Daly, who raised the issue in the Upper House, said it is an offence to cut, burn, or destroy wild vegetation or hedgerow from March 1 to August 31, which is welcome from an environmental and biodiversity perspective.
