STOVES sales have increased by 35% year-on-year, as home owners realise the benefits of log stoves — the most efficient way of burning firewood.

FOREST owners need to gather as much information as possible about thinning, said Teagasc Forestry Development Officer Áine O’Callaghan, at last week’s Teagasc/Forest Service event at Feakle, in Co Clare, on Steps to Thinning and Marketing your Timber.