Forestry

Talking Timber 2026 event provides guidance for forest owners to enhance the value of their forests

Forest owners preparing for thinning, timber harvesting or clearfelling are being encouraged to plan ahead and take a whole-forest approach to maximising the value of their resource. That was the main message from the Talking Timber 2026 event which took place at the Charleville Park Hotel, County Cork, on Tuesday, 1st September.
4 September 2026

Talking Timber is coming to Co. Cork

Teagasc is delighted to announce that its popular annual conifer timber marketing event, 'Talking Timber' returns on Tuesday, September 1. This year’s focus is 'Sustainably increasing the value of your forest'. Teagasc Forestry Advisor, John Casey tells us more.
28 August 2026

Visit Teagasc Forestry at Ireland’s Woodland Show 2026

Ireland’s Woodland Show, celebrating the many benefits of Irish trees and woodlands, takes place at the beautiful Woodstock Gardens & Arboretum, Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny, on Saturday and Sunday, August 29 and 30. The Teagasc stand will feature exhibits and information on forestry advisory services and applied research. Tom Houlihan, Teagasc Forestry Development Department, tells us more about this exciting event.
21 August 2026

FORADVISE – Strengthening Europe’s Forestry Advisory Network

FORADVISE is a Horizon Europe funded project that is bringing together over 30 beneficiaries and stakeholders working to create a Europe-wide forestry advisory network. It seeks to empower the provision of forestry advice through sharing of knowledge, good practices, digital tools, training and peer to peer collaboration. Dr Mireille Ginesy, Teagasc Extension Officer with the FORADVISE project tells us more.
14 August 2026

Small-scale timber processing – creating new opportunities

Ireland’s forestry sector is evolving. Alongside the established large-scale and technologically advanced sawmilling industry, increasing attention is being given to the opportunities offered by small-scale timber processing, through a recent Today’s Farm Article, John Casey and Kevin O’Connell of the Teagasc Forestry Development Department tell us more.
7 August 2026

Visit the Forest and Energy Village at the Tullamore Show

The ever-popular Tullamore Show will again include the Forest and Energy Section, highlighting its innovations and its key players. Liam Kelly, Teagasc Forestry Advisor, based in Mullingar, tells us more.
31 July 2026

Silvoarable Agroforestry: New Pilot Scheme

Silvoarable is an Agroforestry option where trees are grown with other farm crops such as cereals or fruit and vegetables. Crops are normally grown amongst single or multiple rows of trees, creating a more diverse multi-tiered farming environment. Tom Houlihan, Frances McHugh and John Casey, Teagasc Forestry Development Department, tell us more.
24 July 2026

Preparing native broadleaf trees for Ireland’s future forests

Robert Pim, Teagasc Walsh Scholar, and Dheeraj Singh Rathore, Teagasc Tree Improvement Research Officer, explain how tree improvement is helping ensure Ireland’s native broadleaf species are better adapted to tomorrow’s climate.
17 July 2026

Agroforestry – the forest garden option

As one of a range of actions arising from the Mid-Term review of the Forestry Programme (March 2026), the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) launched a new exciting Agroforestry (pilot) option – the Forest Garden which provides supports for eligible applicants to create new small forest holdings of up to 1 hectare, using forest gardening principles.
10 July 2026

Can Ireland’s lost elm trees return to our landscapes?

In a recent RTÉ Brainstorm article, Karuna Shrestha, Teagasc Walsh Scholar, and Dheeraj Rathore, Teagasc Tree Improvement Research Officer, discussed their research on the conservation and genetic improvement of ash, elm and other forest tree species in Ireland.
3 July 2026