Teagasc outlines profit advice for forest owners

Forest owners can maximise their profits by following best practice with reforestation after clearfell, Teagasc has outlined in three well-attended workshops.

Teagasc and its partners Coillte, the Society of Irish Foresters, and the Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service offered guidance to forest owners whose plantations are now coming up for re-establishment, having harvested their final timber crop.

Nuala Ní Fhlatharta, Teagasc’s head of forestry development, said: “There is an opportunity when reforesting to improve the forest both from economic and environmental perspectives in the second rotation. This can be done by using improved tree species and enhanced establishment and management practices. That is why these events are so important, so forest owners can see best practice for themselves.”