Ian Short - Forestry Researcher

@ian_mcgreevy @theepicmap I agree (partially). They could also represent undulations of the ground. Without the height measurements we’ll never know for sure.

How to read contour lines on topographic maps

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🌳 New on The AF4EU Podcast! John Casey from @teagasc explores how Irish farmers use agroforestry 🌿 to fight runoff, protect water 💧, boost biodiversity 🌼 & build resilient farms 🌤️ Click to listen👉youtube.com/watch?v=2zixQ0… #AF4EU #Agroforestry #WaterQuality #Ireland

@AndyWoodturner I understand where you’re coming from Andy. I lost my two best friends within a month of each other and have felt bereft ever since.

Younger than me. And of the group, as far as I can find out, there's only me, and one other, still alive. That's such a sobering thought, that I immediately want to get pissed. And I don't do pissed. Not ever. But, fucking hell.

As a late teenager I hung out with a group of 16 lads, and sometimes sisters/friends. We'd go out to pubs and clubs en masse. Great group. Two were brothers. Lovely lads. One hung himself when his wife left him for a woman. I just found out that the other brother just died.

Integrating trees and hedgerows in livestock systems boosts animal welfare, farm resilience, and nutrition—and lowers input costs! We look at Dr Lindsay Whistance's research on the benefits... Find out more👇 farmcarbontoolkit.org.uk/2025/07/25/ani… #Agroforestry #Silvopasture #TreesinFarming

Seeing the forest for trees. Forestry Senior Research Officer Ian Short talks us through recent advances in closer-to-nature forestry, and why agroforestry means more than just land grants for growers. Read the full article in #TResearch here bit.ly/3ZDB8mq

The Summer 2025 issue of TResearch is out now, with a focus on forestry! Meet the AshforFuture team, who are using citizen science to support ash recovery. You can read about this and other forestry topics in the latest issue here bit.ly/3SUfruw

🌳 In the latest issue of the @royal_forestry Quarterly Journal of Forestry, Dr Andrew Leslie, Head of Silviculture and Wood Properties, talks about the benefits of broadleaf mixed species stands and tools to establish your own. Read the article: rfs.org.uk/wp-content/upl…

📰 A new paper from Forest Research’s Dr Andrew Leslie and @teagasc’s Dr Ian Short in the @royal_forestry Quarterly Journal of Forestry, reviews the published literature on the benefits of mixed broadleaf and mixed conifer and broadleaf stands. It concludes that mixed stands can increase yield, improve timber quality and increase resilience to climate related drought, pests and diseases, acting as an ‘insurance policy’ for UK woodland. 🌳🌲 Read the article: ow.ly/Rq0y50VAI9u #Forestry #MixedWoodland #UKForestry

@Forest2Furnitur The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree!

Yesterday was take 10yr old grandson to work day. 30 minutes before I took this video he'd never picked up a chisel or seen a woodlathe. He watched and helped me finish of a garden dibber and then under my watchful eye I let him have a go.

Nollaig Shona agus Athbhliain faoi Mhaise Duit As we reflect🎄 on the year that has passed, we are grateful for the growing interest and support for agroforestry in Ireland. We look forward to continuing sharing knowledge + connecting farmers, researchers + policymakers in 2025

FULL FEATURE: forestryjournal.co.uk/features/fores…

🌳🐿️🪵 How can a #tree plantation in Ireland be transformed into a multifunctional forest? Meet the Bresnan family, who have embraced close-to-nature forestry to boost #forest #resilience & enhance #biodiversity➡️bit.ly/3V2wP1s

Boxes of organic veg on their way to our CROFT project primary schools to refill their handmade willow baskets. Lots more fun making healthy nutritious food + learning about agroforestry. Incollaboration with Biobeo, Teagasc Organic, CELT and funded by @agriculture_ie

Photos Silvopasture planted in 1991 on the Gibson Family Farm in Antrim, absolutely thriving! 🌳🐑 I visited this sheep and suckler (Saler) farm first in 1998 and even then the Gibsons recognised agroforestry as a viable economic and environmental option for their marginal land.

New Agroforestry Supports Information Booklet! 🌳 Get all the details on Agroforestry support payments + essential tips on planning, design + management. irishagroforestry.ie/ft8booklet Hard copies available at our events in Sep/Oct. Funded by DAFM Forestry Promotion @agriculture_ie

🌳🚶‍♂️🐄 Explore the benefits of trees on farms at our last agroforestry walks of the season! 🌿 Learn how trees can boost biodiversity, improve soil health, and support livestock. Book your spot now: irishagroforestry.ie/farmwalks 🌱 #Agroforestry #FarmWalks Funded by @agriculture_ie

New Teagasc Daily about #ContinuFOR at the @IUFRO congress 🥳 Cool to see project people from @ucd_forestry and @MaynoothBiology too! 🤩 Cheers for help writing @IanShort_Forest

Intensive Agroforestry Training for Farmers in collaboration with our friends at NOTS, includes visit to 30 year old silvopasture site at AFBI Loughgall, do an agroforestry plan for your farm and see what it will look like in 30 years! nots.ie/events/intro-t… @agriculture_ie

Thinking about integrating agroforestry into your Organic Farm🌳 Join us for an inspiring #Agroforestry Walk at the Chilton's Farm! Boyle, Co. Roscommon 2-4 pm. Learn about organic principles, trees, Dexter cows, chickens and alpacas! Register shorturl.at/DDCJ7