Upcoming IFA & Treemetrics Forest Assessor Demonstration on Thursday the 18th of September 1.30pm at Rising Sun, Mullinavat, Co. Kilkenny. Forest assessor can accurately predict the quantities of log products that each tree can produce, helping to capture more value from the forest resource.
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Minister launches amalgamation…
Thursday 10th July 2014, 5pm – Woodstock Estate, Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny
Join us in Woodstock Estate to discuss all the options for your forestry, find supports available to you, then take a tour of the estate, come to the hog roast and meet all our members! Mr Tom Hayes, Minister of State will officially launch the new amalgamation and we invite you to join us on this exciting occasion.
Broadleaf events 2014 – May
Wexford Wood Producers held a field trip to a member’s broadleaf plantation on 14th May, where they discussed assessment of plantations, tree marking and high pruning. The group then joined the Teagasc event in Whitechurch focusing on the management of younger broadleaf plantations, including weed and pest control.
Broadleaf visits – 14th May 2014
Wexford Wood Producers are hosting a field trip to a member’s broadleaf plantation next Wednesday 14th May. We are meeting at the Horse and Hound Hotel, Ballinaboola at 4pm, from where we will visit the broadleaf site, discuss assessment of plantations, tree marking and high pruning. We will then join the Teagasc event in Whitechurch at 7pm focusing on the management of younger broadleaf plantations, including weed and pest control.
We hope you can join us!
Harvesting demonstrations – 30th April
Meeting at Delaney’s Bar, Freshford Road, Urlingford at 2pm. (Leaving from Freshford on the Urlingford Road, continue for 4 km and Delaney’s Bar is on the left hand side.) Visit to a recently thinned site followed by a harvesting demonstration with a modified head at The Islands, Urlingford.
Bio Energy Conference – 9th April 2014
BioEnergy Conference – Wednesday 9th April 2014 – Dunhill Eco Park, Co. Waterford. Bioenergy cooperatives in Ireland & experiences from within the European Union… Info below…
Laois Visit
Presentations by Nicholas Sweetman and Burke Corbett in Camaross, Laois followed by visit to a sawmill.
Irish Wood Producers feature in Wexford Echo…
2014 February harvesting site visit..
5th February 2014 – Harvesting site visit
IWP members visited Pip Breen’s forestry to see a harvester and forwarder at work: Nick Whelan, Murt Joyce, Alan Kehoe, Mary Maher and Pip Breen.
Teagasc clinic in Enniscorthy – 21st January 2014, 10-16:00: Book on 053 9239210 http://www.teagasc.ie/forestry/events/forestry_clinics_2014.asp
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