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A Mayo farmer has been honoured at the 2026 RDS Teagasc Farm Forestry Awards.
Receiving the Special Commendation Award in the 2026 RDS Teagasc Farm Forestry Category was Mayo farmer Joe O’Neill.
Joe O Neill from Bohola, County Mayo, who is now semi-retired from business, runs his substantial forestry enterprise alongside small-scale beef production on the home farm.
He planted his first forest in 1987 which has been successfully harvested and replanted. Joe is keen to balance the commercial and environmental benefits of forestry and in the years since, he has planted several new forests of both commercial conifers, and native broadleaves, bringing his forestry area to 38 hectares.
The 2027 RDS Farm Forestry Awards, incorporating the Teagasc Farm Forestry Award, will open soon for entries.
Receiving the Special Commendation Award in the 2026 RDS Teagasc Farm Forestry Category is Mayo farmer Joe O’Neill. Pictured at the awards were: Noel Kennedy, Teagasc Forestry advisor, Finian O’Neill, Mary O Neill, Joe O Neill (Special Commendation Award), Frances McHugh, Teagasc Forestry Communications and Digital Media Specialist, and John Spink, Head of the Crops, Environment and Land Use Programme in Teagasc.
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