{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Forestry Now","title":"Falling Timber, Falling Prices - Windblow and Timber Export with Victor Barber","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2258,"description":"The fall out from Storm Darragh and Eowyn has been monumental for the Irish Forestry Industry. To get an overview of this I speak with Victor Barber - Victor's a qualified forester who began his career with Western Forestry Co Op and is now their Harvesting Manager based out of Sligo. He also farms and is a regular contributor to the Farmers Journal on all things forestry. We speak about Storm Éoywn, we try to make sense of why some sites blew down and some sites didn't, we discuss the challenge harvesting windblown sites and the arrival of international harvesting crews. Finally we talk through the export of timber in containers and how prices are holding up for the owners of recently harvested forests.The ForestryNow newsletter signupLinksWestern Forestry Coop: https://westernforestrycoop.ie/Victor Barber's Profile: https://westernforestrycoop.ie/our-staff/victor-barber/Victor in the Farmers Journal https://www.farmersjournal.ie/focus/forestry/planning-windblow-from-harvesting-and-sale-to-replanting-885052DAFM Guidance on using free satellite technology to assess windblown forests: youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=Hqqy5sP8PzYIFA Timber Price Survey: https://www.ifa.ie/market-reports/timber-price-surveys/ITGA: Wood Price Quarterly: https://itga.ie/services/information/wpqForestry Now https://forestrynow.eu/Chapters[0:00:01] – Introduction & Guest BackgroundDermot McNally introduces the podcast, outlines the episode, and welcomes Victor Barber, the harvesting manager at Western Forestry Co-Op, discussing his experience and the episode’s topics.[0:01:13] – Harvesting Methods & Services at Western Forestry Co-OpVictor explains the evolution of harvesting and sales at Western Forestry Co-Op, including the control of harvests, contracting, and maximizing returns for timber owners.[0:03:39] – Impact of Storms Dara & Eamon; Harvesting CrewsDiscussion of crew numbers before and after storms, the increase to 11 crews during peak, and the significant industry disruption...","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}