{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Forestry Now","title":"Afforestation in the 1990's, Forest Fires, Forest Prices and carbon with Paul Lafferty","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2550,"description":"Today I spoke with Paul Lafferty. Paul qualified as a forester in 1989 but now runs his own Auctioneering firm selling residential and commercial property from his office in Castlerea Roscommon.In addition he runs forestsales.ie which specialises in the sale of forests, reforestation land and standing timber. In this interview we speak about his 11 years with Greenbelt when afforestation rules were very different, we discussed how he manages his own forests and then Paul gave me a feel for the typical prices that are being paid for forests in Ireland right now and how an existing owner might prepare their forest for sale. Finally Paul also set a very high bar for future guests by offering to be one of the sponsors for the show which I'm delighted with, so thanks to Paul for that. The ForestryNow newsletter signupLinksForest Sales website: https://www.forestsales.ie/Pauls Lafferty Ltd Auctioneers https://www.myhome.ie/estate-agents/james-cleary-sons-5973/residentialPaul Lafferty at Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-lafferty-797a4020/Greenbelt Forestry: https://www.greenbelt.ie/UCD Undergraduate Degree in Forestry  https://www.ucd.ie/agfood/study/undergraduateprogrammes/Forestry Now: https://forestrynow.eu/[0:00:02] – Introduction & Guest Background.Dermot McNally introduces the Forestry Now podcast and guest Paul Lafferty, who shares his background as a forester and current auctioneer, including his early career, education, and experience with Greenbelt.[0:01:15] – Education and Early Work Experience.Discussion of the UCD forestry degree’s practical elements, including a full-year placement with Coillte, and Paul’s reflections on the differences between past and present training.[0:02:19] – Role at Greenbelt: Afforestation & Land Procurement.Paul describes his work as a forest area manager from 1989–2000, focusing on afforestation, land acquisition, grant applications, species selection, and the challenges of trespass and frost damage.[0:05:00] –...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/y-Ns7qgeQc4APOd80Zlamk7qjqkdHoEVT6BTEG7fO4A/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84ZmZj/ZWY3Yjg1ZjZiZmYy/ZTNjMGQ5YWZlY2Jh/NWUwMS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}