Forestry opportunities explored

THE opportunities for farmers in forestry will be examined at a major Teagasc-Coford conference in Tullamore, Co Offaly, next Wednesday.

New Teagasc and UCD research on the role of site classification in forest production will also be presented at the conference.

The better than expected performance of tree species, particularly Sitka Spruce on land planted by farmers in the late 80s and early 90s, indicates that revenue incomes from first-thinning could be earlier than expected.