Teagasc Drumshanbo 2013 Timber Marketing

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1 Teagasc Drumshanbo 2013 Timber Forest Thinning your call Harry Rynn Woodland Managers Limited / Forestry Companies Coillte Teoranta Forestry Services Limited Green Belt Limited Mid Western Forestry Services Ltd South Western Forestry Services Ltd Woodland Managers Limited Over 70% of private planting some over 30 years in business

2 Forestry Companies Main Services Afforestation / forestry investment Management Forest roads / entrances Timber measurement / sales Thinning and clearfell Reforestation Valuations / property sales Woodland Thinning your call Why thin? What s involved? How? Who?

3 Woodland Thinning Why? The day you plant is the day you thin Crop improvement Material incl. firewood / farm fencing Cash / profit / property value If you don t first thin you can t second thin..! But: Risks? wind, damage to crop / ground, loss Can YOU thin? Have you species / age / scale (area)? Location? Viable? - Access costs? Input costs vs Outputs? Risks

4 Thinning Markets Sawmills / Boardmills mainly stake, pallet, pulp Wood Energy pulp, firewood (for first thinning product, often both) Thinning who s buying Mills Forestry companies / foresters Harvesting contractors Energy businesses / firewood merchants Employ a Woodland Manager

5 Woodland Thinning what s involved? Assessment crop / access / site issues Felling Licence (need good maps) Road / bellmouth Permission(s) / grant / (maps) Sales timing / Sales contract Health and Safety / Environmental planning Controls Timing / operations / density / compliance / ground conditions / Yield / dispatches /after thin Billing / Payment Post thin maintenance road / entrance / drains Woodland Thinning what s involved? Standing or roadside? Standing less risk, maybe lower price? - no significant outlay Roadside employing contractor tax issue - Price / weight risk - Theft risk - cash flow

6 Thinning who to use? Who s buying? Where is the timber going? Any conflict of interest? Is the price clearly stated and realistic? What is the measurement unit? Weight / volume? / who checks it? Deposit? Are the payment terms defined? Is the contract fair? [ITGA contract] Insurance? Thinning Why an experienced Company? Practical experience with demanding customers Systems working to certifiable standards Traceability Controls H&S, Insurance, FL conditions, Operations, dispatches, payments, thinning maps Scale, reliable contractors appreciate supervision! No conflict of interest; no long term contracts Fee basis

7 Woodland Owner- Plan Have a Plan and a map Review potential actions for 2013 to 2015 Felling Licence Apply > 6 months ahead of roading / thinning Forest Service Permission for a forest road Forest Service grant approval diary to apply Council Permission for an entrance Review regularly Challenges Grant Funding - Barrier to roading / hardwood management don t wait too long ELD / issues for harvesting Illegal Timber Trading Directive Markets Transport costs Regulation / Processes / Certification

8 Woodland Managers Harry Rynn / Woodland Managers Limited WoodlandCover - Forestry Insurance» Management Planning» Planting Maintenance» Roads Timber sales» Valuations Sales» Compensation Litigation» Forestry Insurance Woodland Managers WoodlandCover