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Carndonagh farmer wins top Teagasc award

written by Chris McNulty September 1, 2020
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CARNDONAGH sheep farmer Ross Buchanan has been announced as the winner of the 2020 RDS Teagasc Farm Forestry Award.

The Royal Dublin Society announced the winner of the award. The prize is usually presented in front of a packed audience in the RDS Concert Hall as part of the annual Spring Livestock and Forestry Awards.

This year, however, due to the Covid-19 restrictions, the award was presented to Ross on his farm and forest.

From traditional Donegal sheep farming stock, Ross Buchanan manages 48 hectares of diverse woodlands planted on an outlying farm in 2006.

This has opened up new opportunities for farm diversification, and as such forestry is now very much an integral part of the farm.

He said: “Trees were once an integral part of Inishowen’s heritage. Restoring some measure of the biodiversity and scenic value of woodland to promote the peninsula is something I would love to see in my lifetime.”

Teagasc forestry advisor Steven Meyen said: “Ross’s story shows how farm forests can be a multipurpose resource and meet a range of owner objectives. Applicants for the RDS Teagasc Farm Forestry Award reflect a range of sustainable and innovative approaches to making farming and forests work together with benefits for all.”

Professor Gerry Boyle, Director of Teagasc said: “Teagasc is delighted to be associated with the RDS Forestry Awards through our sponsorship of the Farm Forestry Award Category.

“This will help farming families, and the communities in which they live, to build resilience by optimising the many economic, environmental, practical and social benefits that can accrue from farms and forests working together.”

According to Michael Duffy, RDS Chief Executive: “It is more important than ever to recognise the work of our farmers and foresters, who are contributing to the sustainable development of Irish agriculture.”

Carndonagh farmer wins top Teagasc award was last modified: September 1st, 2020 by Chris McNulty
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Chris McNulty

Author of 'Boxing In Donegal: A History (2021)' - the definitive history of the sport in County Donegal - and 'Relentless: A Race Through Time', the 2019 memoir of former Irish Athletics Team Manager Patsy McGonagle. From St Johnston and now based in Letterkenny, Chris was a nominee for NUJ Sports Journalist of the Year in 2010. Honoured by the Donegal Boxing Board in 2016 for his coverage on the sport.

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