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Timber sales and marketing challenge
Donal Magner
ITGA is working with other parties in the supply chain to improve roundwood sales systems, writes ITGA’s Donal Whelan.
19 March 2025 Forestry
What shall we do with the timber?
A strategic approach to timber marketing to facilitate orderly sales and harvesting can maximise the value of blown timber, writes Donal Magner.
19 March 2025 Forestry
Teagasc supporting growers with windblow
Irish forest owners are facing a major challenge following the recent storms, writes Teagasc’s John Casey.
Windblown strategy a priority
While natural disasters can occur anywhere and anytime, the level of preparedness by countries and societies plays a crucial role in mitigating their impact, says European Parliament.
19 March 2025 Forestry
A long-term plan is now required to protect our forests
Forestry organisations, the IFA, and timber producers are united in calling for the creation of a forestry development agency to deal with natural disasters and other issues facing the sector.
19 March 2025 Forestry
Maximising the value of blown timber
Donal Magner outlines the urgent need for a forest windblow strategy, including combined action by the Department, forest owners, sawmills, contractors, wood energy outlets and foresters.
5 March 2025 Forestry
Call to fast-track tree felling licences
The normal licensing application process for a felling licence, will result in substantial delays, foresters have said.
5 March 2025 Forestry
Windblow has major repercussions for forestry sector
Call for the suspension of felling licences as sector comes to grips with harvesting 10 million cubic metres of blown timber which includes four years' private forest production.
26 February 2025 Forestry
Over 4m cubic metres of timber damaged
Windblown poses major logistic and marketing challenges as volume damaged is more than one year's harvest but future timber supply after clearance will not be adversely affected.
19 February 2025 Forestry
Rapid clearance of windblown timber is a taskforce priority
Suspension of felling licences, transparent timber pricing, maximising the value of salvaged timber, and extra supports for growers are among proposals for dealing with damage caused by storm Éowyn.
12 February 2025 News
Forest sales strong but planting low
Top quality commercial forests are selling for up to €9,000/ac, while afforestation is set to increase marginally in 2025 after historically low levels in recent years, writes Donal Magner.
8 February 2025 Land report
Storm Éowyn causes serious forest damage
Forests in counties Clare, Galway, Mayo, Roscommon, Leitrim, Sligo, Donegal, Cavan and Monaghan were hit particularly hard, but some damage was caused in most counties.
29 January 2025 Forestry