Over 300 people attended ‘Talking Timber 2022’ an event organised by Teagasc held in Roscrea last week.
The event focused on Supplying Sustainable Timber Products.
With 25 trade stands representing different sectors of the forest industry, this event offered a great opportunity to learn about current timber markets, view harvested logs and timber products, and also to network with many timber buyers and contractors.
Event organiser Liam Kelly, Teagasc Forestry Development Department says there is a real need for forest owners to meet buyers in order to build confidence in selling timber from privately owned forests.
During the discussions at the outdoor log and timber products display, Gerry Dolan from Glennon’s Sawmills and FII stressed the need to thin crops as it will result in straighter trees and logs which offer much more timber use options, especially at the later thinning stage, or at final crop harvest.
Teagasc have recently published ‘Harvesting and Selling Timber from Conifer Forests, a Step-by-Step Guide for Forest Owners’ and it is now available to download on the Teagasc website.
Farmers have been encouraged to consider the role forestry can play in improving the sustainability and profitability of their farms in addition to contributing to the achievement of climate goals and producing much needed timber.
Forest Industries Ireland is committed to driving innovation to develop carbon sustainable timber building products and systems through training and education. Forest Industries Ireland (FII), a sub group of IBEC, brings together companies from across the forestry and timber supply chain, from forest owners and forestry companies, to timber processors, wood product manufacturers, and renewable energy producers.
