Press articles 2009

• Gildernew marks Countryside Management Scheme first  - April
• Gildernew confirms plans to re-open Agri-Environment Schemes in 2010 - August

• Hold off cutting hedges - September
• Supplementary Feeding Sites and Cross Compliance - October

• Applying Fertilisers from now to 15 October - January

• Saving our heritage - December
• Blanket Bogs and your Christmas Dinner? - December
• Keep trees and hedges fireblight free - December
• There's more to orchards than apples - December
• The Garrison Church Meadows - December
• Hedge planting season begins - December
• Control of Japanese knotweed - September
• Improving margins on a Fermanagh Farm- September
• Winter stubbles boost food source for farmland birds - September
• Feeding the birds- October
• After 900 Miles on the Wing, Swans and Geese Drop In - October
• The Frightening Truth about Bats! - October
• Time to Rest the Heather! - October

• Important Dates for Farmers and the Nitrates Directive Derogation - January
• Take Care Storing Baled Silage - June
• Spread now, Maximise winter slurry storage - August
• Be prepared for slurry spreading closed period - October