Forestry
Winner of the ‘Trees on the Farm’ Category of the 2023 Teagasc Forest Photo Competition Announced
Winner of the ‘Trees on the Farm’ Category of the 2023 Teagasc Forest Photo Competition Announced The Teagasc Forestry Development Department announced the prize winners in category 2 of its ongoing forest photo competition ‘Celebrating the New Forestry Programme 2023-2027’. The theme of category 2 is ‘Trees on the Farm’ and the […]
28 November 2023
ContinuFOR project update: four thinnings into our continuous cover trials
ContinuFOR project update: four thinnings into our continuous cover trials Professor Áine Ní Dhubháin at UCD and Dr. Ian Short, Teagasc, have been involved in projects that have actively managed and monitored two continuous cover forestry (CCF) trial sites for over 10 years! The ContinuFOR project is led by Professor Áine Ní […]
24 November 2023
The management of the Cansiglio Forest in Italy
The management of the Cansiglio Forest in Italy Paul Butler writes about the forest of Cansiglio near Venice in Italy, an area of 6,000ha, which has been under continuous forest management for five centuries. At the beginning of the 1900s, Ireland had very few trees. In fact, forests covered just about 1% […]
17 November 2023
10 Things to Know About… Trees
10 Things to Know About… Trees Can planting trees help us to reach our climate targets? The television series “10 Things to Know About…” returns today, Monday, November 13 at 8.30pm on RTÉ One. Presenters Kathriona Devereux and Jonathan McCrea travel the country to meet the researchers working on some of the […]
13 November 2023
Overcoming challenges and providing new tools for continuous cover forestry practices
Overcoming challenges and providing new tools for continuous cover forestry practices Dr Ian Short of the Teagasc Forestry Development Department tells us of ForestMOOCForChange, a project to help overcome the initial challenges and provide exciting new tools for those who are considering a move to continuous cover forestry practices around Europe. Across […]
10 November 2023
Winners of the ‘Trees and Biodiversity’ Category of the 2023 Teagasc Forest Photo Competition Announced
0 Winners of the ‘Trees and Biodiversity’ Category of the 2023 Teagasc Forest Photo Competition Announced The Teagasc Forestry Development Department announced the prize winners in category one of its forest photo competition ‘Celebrating the New Forestry programme 2023-2027’. The theme of category one was ‘Trees and Biodiversity’ and there were some wonderful […]
3 November 2023
Sustainable Timber Transport Solutions – the Scottish experience
Sustainable Timber Transport Solutions – the Scottish experience A recent study tour saw how technological solutions and a collaborative approach are helping Scotland’s drive for sustainable timber transport. Noel Kennedy, Teagasc Forestry Development Officer reports. Scotland’s forestry sector is often referenced in Ireland because of the many similarities between the two countries […]
27 October 2023
Native woodland ferns of Ireland – the Hart’s tongue fern
Native woodland ferns of Ireland – the Hart’s tongue fern In the first part of a series, Rory Newell, Teagasc Forestry Technician, tells us more about the Hart’s tongue fern (Asplenium scolopendrium) – one of the most recognisable native Irish ferns. A walk in the woods never fails to excite the senses, […]
20 October 2023
Agroforestry: a new innovation in Irish agriculture
Agroforestry: a new innovation in Irish agriculture Ian Short & Rachel Irwin tell us that over the last few years, the interest in planting agroforestry, as a climate change mitigation and adaptation strategy, has risen in Ireland, with supports for increasing tree cover on farms available under the suite of forestry grants […]
13 October 2023
Teagasc – Supporting New Forest Creation
0 Teagasc – Supporting New Forest Creation The new Forestry Programme 2023-2027 is open for business and provides excellent opportunities for new forest creation on the farm. There have never been more planting options or stronger incentives available to support your objectives, including improving farm finances, enhancing the farm environment and developing an […]
9 October 2023