first thinning

eddiek

hi all. what exactly is involved in first thinning 40 acres of 14 year old ss? if someone gives a few details i will ask more specific questions thanks.

Oldtree

this may help

http://www.teagasc.ie/forestry/docs/events/Roscommon%20Timber%20Measurement%20Course.pdf

http://www.teagasc.ie/forestry/advice/thinning_firstreturn.asp

http://www.agriculture.gov.ie/media/migration/forestry/otherusefulinformation/IrishThinningProtocol.pdf

jerryg

Hi eddiek,
Check out who your local producer group are and ask your local Teagasc Advisor for some independent free information.
Also check out if you can get a roading grant.

eddiek

lots to read there thanks. usually for first thinning does the owner pay the contractor or does the contractor do the work for the timber ?

hoogle

eddiek wrote: »

lots to read there thanks. usually for first thinning does the owner pay the contractor or does the contractor do the work for the timber ?

The contractor should pay the owner but u should get advice first about what it's worth and how the operation should be carried out. Again I recommend trying local forestry group.

ford2600

First thinning is intended to improve your crop.

Get the wrong boyo in and it'll devalue your crop.

Educate yourself, read the documents @Oldtree attached, join a growers group and ask around what contractors are reliable or come with references from similar guys to yourself.

thomur

ford2600 wrote: »

First thinning is intended to improve your crop.

Get the wrong boyo in and it'll devalue your crop.

Educate yourself, read the documents @Oldtree attached, join a growers group and ask around what contractors are reliable or come with references from similar guys to yourself.

+1 advice, and make sure you are onsite as much as possible. You should get a docket for each load taken. I had some hauliers who did not put the dockets in the box when a load was taken and it makes it very hard to know how much is taken