IFA Farm Forestry National Conference 2023 – A Path Forward for Farm Forestry
IFA is holding a National Farm Forestry Conference on Thursday 8th June in the Tullamore Court Hotel, R35 D406.
Conference Programme
| Registration | 9.30 to 10.00 | |
| Opening Address | Tim Cullinan, IFA President | 10.00 to 12.30 |
| Session 1 – Creating a viable farm forestry sector | ||
| Ireland’s new Forestry Strategy and Programme | Seppi Hona, Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine | |
| The future of farm forestry | Marina Conway, Western Forestry Co-op | |
| Addressing ash dieback to move forward – a farmers prespective | Simon White, Vice Chair IFA Farm Forestry Committee | |
| The potential for agro-forestry on farms | Dr Jim McAdam, Irish Agroforestry Forum | |
| Panel Q & A SessionBarry Delaney, Director of Forestry, DAFM and Brian Murphy, Balcas will join the panel discussion. | ||
| LUNCH | 12.30 to 1.30 | |
| Session 2: Understanding Forest Carbon | 1.30 to 4.00 | |
| Introduction to forest carbon storage and Forest Carbon Tool to estimate carbon stored | Tom Houlihan, Teagasc | |
| Overview of Irelands Forests, carbon stocks and stores and developments in EU policy on carbon removals | Fergus Moore, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine | |
| How the UK Woodland Carbon Code verifies carbon units | Pat Snowdon, UK Woodland Carbon Code | |
| Panel Q & A Session | ||
| Ministerial and Keynote Address | Pippa Hackett, Minister of State for Biodiversity and Land Use | |
| Closing Remarks | Jason Fleming, IFA Farm Forestry Chair | |
