Forestry
Cavan farmer foresters scoop 2024 RDS Teagasc Farm Forestry Award
0 Cavan farmer foresters scoop 2024 RDS Teagasc Farm Forestry Award Derek and Yvonne McCabe’s sustainable integration of their farming and forestry enterprises makes them worthy winners of 2024 RDS Teagasc Farm Forestry Award. Noel Kennedy tells us more. Teagasc congratulates Derek and Yvonne McCabe who are the winners of the 2024 RDS […]
7 June 2024
New Scheme has Kilconnell Forestry Back in the Spotlight
0 New Scheme has Kilconnell Forestry Back in the Spotlight During a recent forestry open day in Kilconnell, Co. Galway, experts discussed native forest establishment, young conifer management, and the new Native Tree Area Scheme. Peter Higgins, Teagasc B&T Drystock Advisor, tells us more. With diversification being the order of the day to […]
2 June 2024
Improving water quality with trees on farms
Improving water quality with trees on farms A Woodland for Water event is taking place at the Teagasc Moorepark Research Centre, today Wednesday, May 29. The event is focused on enhancing water quality and wider farm sustainability. The event highlights a number of sustainability measures implemented in Moorepark Research farm, with a […]
29 May 2024
A Brief Look at Forestry in Argentina
A Brief Look at Forestry in Argentina Christian FitzGerald, Teagasc Forestry Advisor, discusses Argentina’s forestry resources, the extent of forest plantations and native forests, their economic significance, the potential for expansion and sustainability. Argentina is a country rich in forest resources. It has 1.3 million hectares of forest plantations (0.44% of the […]
24 May 2024
Strong interest in Teagasc Forestry One-to-One Clinics
Strong interest in Teagasc Forestry One-to-One Clinics Almost 500 landowners recently availed of the opportunity to have a confidential, independent and objective appointment with an experienced Teagasc Forestry Adviser by attending a one-to-one clinic. This nationwide series of forestry clinics placed a strong focus on forest creation opportunities under the new Forestry […]
10 May 2024
Saving our native ash
0 Saving our native ash Ash dieback, a fungal disease first identified in Ireland in 2012, is having devastating effects on ash populations nationally. It is expected that the disease will affect most ash trees in Ireland, causing the majority to die over the next two decades. To put this into context, 15,897ha […]
5 May 2024
Winners of the 2024 RDS Teagasc Farm Forestry Award announced
0 Winners of the 2024 RDS Teagasc Farm Forestry Award announced Teagasc is delighted to announce that the winners of the 2024 RDS Teagasc Farm Forestry Award are Derek and Yvonne McCabe. The McCabes were presented with their award in Dublin on Thursday, May 2, by Minister of State at the Department of […]
3 May 2024
Benefits of active forest management to be highlighted at Teagasc forest walks
Benefits of active forest management to be highlighted at Teagasc forest walks From May 2 to May 17, Teagasc invites all forest owners and enthusiasts to a series of fascinating forest walks focusing on proactive forest management. Previewing these events, Teagasc Forestry Development Officer, Liam Kelly explains that the importance of good […]
30 April 2024
Natural Regeneration in Irish Woodlands: Seedling Establishment
Natural Regeneration in Irish Woodlands: Seedling Establishment The fourth and final in a series of articles on natural regeneration in Irish woodlands, Teagasc Forestry Development Officer, Kevin O’Connell examines the principal of seedling establishment. The establishment and survival of seedlings following germination will depend on environmental and biological variables. These usually include […]
26 April 2024
Harnessing the potential of birch
Harnessing the potential of birch Birch is one of the most common woodland trees in Ireland, but has long been regarded as a timber species of minor importance due to its poor stem quality and poor survival and growth rates. A benefit of birch, stemming from its physiology, is that it can […]
23 April 2024