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Agroforestry
Extension
Resources
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 A044 The Farm Forest Guide
A step by step guide to forestry for farmers
Joe Barry, 2000. Produced by the Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority (TEAGASC), Irish
Forest Serivice, Department of
Marine and Natural Resources, the National Development Plan (NDP) and Irish Timber and Forestry.
The blurb states that.. "Teagasc, in conjunction with the (Irish) Forest Service, has been providing
a support service to forest owners and
those considering forestry for over a decade. As the needs of these forest owners develop and the numbers
of farmers with a forest
enterprise increase, this service has been continuously expanded. The Teagasc strategy document - Teagasc
2000 states that 'given the
continued restrictions on output from the major agricultural enterprises and the limitation on farm
size, new or alternative enterprises have a
major focus'. Farm forestry is the major alternative land use option available to many landowners"
The guide is of marginal interest to developing country agroforestry, concentrating on discrete forestry
practices in a farming context.
However, it may provide useful material.
CONTENTS:
Home page
Foreword
Teagasc Introduction
Why Plant Trees
Forestry - Looking To The Future
Forestry and Farm Incomes Compared
Forestry and Other EU Farm Schemes
The Value of Your Forest Investment
Grants & Premiums Explained
Land Ownership Issues
Options for Establishing a Farm Forest Enterprise
The Role of the Consultant Forester
Self Assessment Companies
Coillte Farm Partnership Scheme
Farmer's Opinions
Farmer Attitudes to Forestry
Species Selection
Establishing Your Plantation
Plants and Plant Quality
Early Management of Your Farm Forest
Early Shaping of Broadleaves
Subsequent Management
First Thinning
Returns From Timber: Forestry as an Investment
Woodland Taxation
Trees and Biodiversity
Trees in The Environment
Sustainable Forest Management
Small Woodlands around the Farm
New Native Woodland Scheme
Global Positioning System GPS
Your Questions Answered
Forestry on the World Wide Web
Useful Books
Organisations
Glossary
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