Forestry
Forestry clinics and plan for 2025
Forestry clinics and plan for 2025 Kickstart your forestry journey in the new year! Over 30 forestry clinics nationwide will provide expert guidance. Frances McHugh, Forestry Development Officer, shares the details. The Teagasc Forestry Development Department will have a busy 2025, packed with events and services to support forest owners and those […]
27 December 2024
Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly
Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly Do you know the origin of holly and its many traditions? Kevin O’Connell, Teagasc Forestry Development Officer, tells us all about the traditions and myths around the holly tree, from Roman times to pagans and druids. More episodes and information from the Environment Edge
20 December 2024
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree Kevin O’Connell, Teagasc Forestry Development Officer, joins Cathal Somers and Deirdre Glynn on the Environment Edge podcast for a festive chat about the origin of the Christmas tree and its management. The tradition of the Christmas tree originates from Central Europe around the 1600s, where evergreen […]
15 December 2024
Research Update: Safeguarding Ireland’s ash trees
Research Update: Safeguarding Ireland’s ash trees Ricardo Pimenta, Postdoctoral Researcher, and Dheeraj Rathore, Tree Improvement Research Officer, discuss their work on the newly launched AshforFuture project. On November 1, the AshforFuture project was launched by Senator Pippa Hackett, Minister of State with responsibility for Forestry, at Teagasc Ashtown Research Centre in Dublin. […]
13 December 2024
Part two: Thinning of high-yielding Sitka spruce – Results from second and subsequent thinning
Part two: Thinning of high-yielding Sitka spruce – Results from second and subsequent thinning Dr. Niall Farrelly’s two-part series on thinning high-yielding Sitka spruce in Frenchpark, Co. Roscommon, highlights the benefits of timely and progressive thinning operations, with research showing that managed thinning significantly improves tree growth, quality, and financial returns. In […]
29 November 2024
Forestry delivering multiple benefits on Kildare beef farm
Forestry delivering multiple benefits on Kildare beef farm Careful planning and planting is maximising the recreational and biodiversity return from forestry on the Morrison family farm Kildare. Liam Kelly, Teagasc Forestry Development Officer tells us more. Stephen Morrison, his wife Heidi, and their four children farm at Hartwell Farm, located outside Kill, […]
22 November 2024
Part one: Thinning of high-yielding Sitka spruce – an overview and results
Part one: Thinning of high-yielding Sitka spruce – an overview and results In part one of a two part series, Dr Niall Farrelly, Teagasc Forestry Development Department, discusses the importance of timely thinning practices for Sitka spruce. There are over 140,000 hectares of Sitka spruce in private sector forests in Ireland. Performance […]
15 November 2024
A Role for Trees on Every Irish Farm
0 A Role for Trees on Every Irish Farm The DAFM Forestry Programme 2023 – 2027 provides attractive incentives and many options to incorporate trees as part of a comprehensive approach to land management, sustainability and economic resilience. Teagasc Forestry Advisor Pádraic O’Leary tells us more. As Ireland focuses on sustainable land use, […]
8 November 2024
Using data to adapt Irish forests to a changing climate
Using data to adapt Irish forests to a changing climate Foresters and researchers generate vast quantities of data each year to inform decisions on all aspects of forestry, from sustainable management to tree breeding. Dr. Tomas Byrne, Tree Improvement Technologist, highlights the value of such data in addressing challenges related to climate […]
25 October 2024
Great Engagement at Let’s Talk Trees’ Events, Highlighting Forestry Opportunities
Great Engagement at Let’s Talk Trees’ Events, Highlighting Forestry Opportunities The first two events of the ‘Let’s Talk Trees’ series have taken place this week in Macroom and Abbeyleix. Teagasc Forestry Development Officer, Frances Mc Hugh tells us more. Teagasc and the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM), Forestry Section, […]
18 October 2024