Woodland: making it work for you. Management, woodland creation and woodfuel

Woodland: making it work for you. Management, woodland creation and woodfuel

Date: 
Wednesday 23 November 2016 - 15:30
Venue: 

Mauchline, Ayrshire

Organiser: 
Soil Association Scotland

A practical on-farm afternoon looking at benefits of managing farm woodlands, new plantings, business opportunities and agri environment schemes. The event will include discussion on woodland creation, how to manage existing woodland, opportunities for wood fuel production and biomass boilers. Speakers include Simon MacGillivray, Chartered Forester; Joe Fergusson, Energy Agency,  Richard Huston, Farm Business Services and Forestry Commission Scotland.

Booking is required. For further information please call Lyn on 07899 791748 or email lwhite@soilassociation.org.

Funded by the Scottish Government and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development with partner funding from Quality Meat Scotland, Forestry Commission Scotland, Innovative Farmers and The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Foundation.

Price: 
Free of charge to farmers and land managers & £40.00 plus VAT to others