Forestry Newsletter - April 2025

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In this edition:

• Talking Timber 2025
  Teagasc’s annual timber marketing event returns with a particular focus on the post-storm harvesting response. This event, held in association with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), and Forest Industries Ireland (FII), will address the harvest and marketing of timber in the aftermath of recent storms. Talking Timber takes place on Tuesday, 15 April at 9:30am in the Clayton Hotel, Sligo. Find out more here
• Have you applied for your annual forestry premium?
  All applications for 2025 premiums must be made online (paper Form 4s will no longer be issued).
  Payment of 2025 annual forestry premiums commenced in January of this year. To apply for your annual premium payment, log on to www.agfood.ie, enter your log-in details, and select ‘Forestry Grants & Premiums’ from the menu of applications.
• Forestry programme open for applications
  A nationwide series of forestry clinics for people who are considering forestry were held in January and February, and were very popular. If you missed these clinics, you are still welcome to contact your local forestry development officer to discuss any aspect of new forestry planting or forest management – see www.teagasc.ie/forestrystaff 
• Research Update - Tree stability
  A synthesis of the research by Dr Niall Farrelly, Teagasc. A recent paper ‘Unearthing Current Knowledge Gaps in Our Understanding of Tree Stability: Review and Bibliometric Analysis’ was published by Teagasc Walsh Scholar Emmanuel Ekoma. The research undertook an analysis of tree stability research, covering international literature on the subject from 1983 to 2023.