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August 25, 2022
Teagasc Hedgerow Week

Teagasc Hedgerow Week 2022 will take place from Friday 26th August – Friday 2 September to coincide with the opening of the hedge cutting season on 1 September. Focus will be on Best Practice Hedge Cutting with a series of public and virtual events. To register for the event please follow this LINK.

Programme of Events:

  • Friday 26 August: Signpost webinar 9.30 – 10.30 am: Launch of Teagasc Hedgerow Week 2022 and Best Practice Hedge Cutting – Catherine Keena Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist
  • Saturday 27 August: Hedgerow Week stand at the Iverk Show, Piltown, Co. Kilkenny
  • Monday 29 August: Announcement of the winner of the New Farm Hedge competition sponsored by Maiztec with a prize of a roll of compostable film
  • Tuesday 30 August at 10am: Hedgerow Management at Johnstown Castle Open Day – Technologies for farms of the future
  • Wednesday 31 August at 11am: Hedgerows of Kilkenny City – Nore Vision Walk and Talk. Meeting Point Bishops Meadow Swimming Point
  • Thursday 1 September at 11am: Best Practice Hedge Cutting with contractors in Gurteen Agricultural College, Ballingarry, Roscrea. Co. Tipperary. E53 TP93
  • Friday 2 September: Signpost webinar 9.30 – 10.30 am. Hedgerows and hedgerow networks biodiversity Dr. Françoise Burel,  CNRS, Université de Rennes, France