Forestry
Teagasc launches annual forestry photo competition ‘Celebrating Our Shared Vision for Trees, Woods and Forests’
0 Teagasc launches annual forestry photo competition ‘Celebrating Our Shared Vision for Trees, Woods and Forests’ The Teagasc Forestry Development Department, in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, is delighted to launch its annual forest photo competition on Thursday, 6 October, on SPAR National Tree Day. This exciting competition […]
7 October 2022
Birch Breeding in Europe
0 Birch Breeding in Europe A group of birch breeders from around the Baltic Sea met in Helsinki on the 6th of September. The purpose of the meeting was to share experiences and progress in tree breeding between countries. Funding was provided by the Nordic Forest Research organisation (SNS). Oliver Sheridan and Grace […]
7 October 2022
Growing trees from seed – part 2
0 Growing trees from seed – part 2 In the second part of this article on growing trees from seed, Steven Meyen, Teagasc Forestry Development Officer, will provide a couple of examples of how to grow some popular trees from seed successfully. Growing trees from seed is a bit like cooking a meal […]
1 October 2022
Growing trees from seed – part 1
Growing trees from seed – part 1 Growing trees from seed is easy! This is a great time of the year to collect seeds from many local trees around you. So hopefully this article will encourage you to give it a go! In the first part, Steven Meyen, Teagasc Forestry Development Officer, […]
30 September 2022
Novel forest tree breeding for tolerance to abiotic and biotic stress
Novel forest tree breeding for tolerance to abiotic and biotic stress Tree breeding is important to develop genetically improved genotypes for forestation through repeated cycles of selection, breeding and genetic testing. Dheeraj Rathore, Teagasc Research Officer, tells us about novel forest tree breeding for tolerance to abiotic and biotic stress. Teagasc has […]
23 September 2022
Multiple Benefits of Trees on the Farm
Multiple Benefits of Trees on the Farm Tom Houlihan, Teagasc Forestry Specialist, tells us how farm forests can provide many benefits New forest creation is an excellent pathway to develop an attractive and valuable resource on the farm. However, farm forests also provide the pathway for many other farm benefits. These are […]
22 September 2022
MOOCFORCHANGE- Massive open online course for forest change
MOOCFORCHANGE- Massive open online course for forest change Dr Ian Short and Jonathan Spazzi, Teagasc Forestry Development Department, recently took part in a MOOCFORCHANGE project meeting in Belgium, they tell us about Continuous cover forestry (CCF), which is a forest management approach suitable to both conifers and broadleaves. Continuous cover forestry (CCF) […]
16 September 2022
Forestry Knowledge Transfer Groups (KTGs) re-commence
0 Forestry Knowledge Transfer Groups (KTGs) re-commence Field trips are so beneficial and it’s great to see forest owners learn about Basal Area, taking top height and calculating stems/hectare among many other skills, all relatable to their own crop. John Casey, Teagasc forestry development officer talks about the benefits of being in a […]
9 September 2022
10 simple ideas to make your forest ecologically more diverse!
0 10 simple ideas to make your forest ecologically more diverse! Steven Meyen, Teagasc Forestry Advisor outlines ten simple ideas to make your forest ecologically more diverse. Most of these measures are easy to achieve and they will make a world of difference! Watch as Steven explains in a short video here […]
2 September 2022
Forest Carbon Tool
Forest Carbon Tool Forests play an important role in the capture & removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and subsequent storage in forests biomass and soils, a process called sequestration. The Forest Carbon Tool provides indicative data for potential carbon sequestration associated with new forest enterprises The planting of new forests […]
26 August 2022