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.
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.
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!
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.
BioEnergy Conference – Wednesday 9th April 2014 – Dunhill Eco Park, Co. Waterford. Bioenergy cooperatives in Ireland & experiences from within the European Union… Info below…
Presentations by Nicholas Sweetman and Burke Corbett in Camaross, Laois followed by visit to a sawmill.
Hope to see you all at the Forest Owner’s Conference on the 8th October…
Wexford Wood Producers invites you to join us on our site visit to a Mixed Woodland at Raheen, Camolin on 9th July 2013 – Meet at Cois na hAbhann, Camolin at 2pm
Site 1 – Douglas Fir
Site 2 – Ash & Arboretum – unusual collection of tree species
Site 3 – Beech & Larch
Site 4 – Thinned Larch & biodiversity discussion
Tea/coffee at Kinbark, Camolin
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