Wood is HOT!
Why the 21st Century will be the ‘Wood-Age’ Part 5: Wood is HOT! The 2016 ICF National Conference will focus on the timber supply chain, revealing important emerging markets, including biomass and other biorefinery products. In the lead up to the event Jason Sinden MICFor, Director at Tilhill Forestry, is exploring the timber supply chain […]
EU Referendum: The Impact on Forestry and Arboriculture
EU Referendum: The Impact on Forestry and Arboriculture Little has so far been said about the potential impact of a decision to leave the EU on forestry and arboriculture. Therefore, in the run-up to the June referendum, the Institute will be posting a series of blogs that examine a range of implications of a yes/no […]
Choose Life. Choose the Forest.
Why the 21st Century will be the ‘Wood-Age’ Part 6: Choose Life. Choose the Forest. Ahead of the 2016 ICF National Conference, Tilhill Director Jason Sinden MICFor is looking at the theme of timber supply with a blog series “Why the 21st Century will be the ‘Wood Age’”.So far, he has considered how we owe […]
EU Referendum: What implications would Brexit have on the nursery sector?
EU Referendum: What implications would Brexit have on the nursery sector? In the run-up to the June EU referendum, the Institute is examining the range of implications for the forestry and arboriculture sector. Here Matt Hommel MICFor, Managing Director of Christie-Elite Nurseries Ltd, looks at the potential impact of Brexit on UK nurseries. […]
EU Referendum: The Potential Impact of Brexit on Agricultural Support and Forestry
EU Referendum: The Potential Impact of Brexit on Agricultural Support and Forestry In a blog series leading up to the June EU referendum, ICF is looking at different perspectives from across the forestry and arboricultural sector on the potential impact of Brexit. Justin Mumford FICFor, Managing Director of Lockhart Garratt Ltd, examines the implications for […]
The World’s Most AWESOME Factory
Why the 21st Century will be the ‘Wood-Age’ Part 7: The World’s most AWESOME factory Jason Sinden MICFor’s blog series has looked at evolving in the forest (Part 1), and how our use of wood technology has enabled us to develop civilisation (Part 2). Since then, we have improved our technology, so that wood now […]
EU Referendum: The Implications of Brexit for Agricultural Payments
EU Referendum: The Implications of Brexit for Agricultural Payments In last week’s EU Referendum blog article, we learnt of the potential impact of Brexit on forestry in the context of agricultural support. Here Dr Jason Beedell, a Partner in Strutt and Parker’s research team, analyses the implications of Brexit for agricultural payments. UK farming’s profitability […]
EU Referendum: The Potential Impact of Brexit on New Productive Planting in the UK
EU Referendum: The Potential Impact of Brexit on New Productive Planting in the UK In a blog series leading up to the June EU referendum, ICF is looking at different perspectives from across the forestry and arboricultural sector on the potential impact of Britain exiting the EU. Martin Glynn FICFor, Chartered Forester and Rural Development […]
EU Referendum: Brexit and the Environment
EU Referendum: Brexit and the Environment Ahead of the EU referendum vote in June, ICF is showcasing different member perspectives on the implications of a vote to exit. In our latest guest blog, Roderick Leslie FICFor, examines the implications of Brexit on the environment. The economic case for Brexit is built on a […]
Ottawa: A city under siege
In March, Nick Hill was one of four winners from the UK and Canada of the prestigious Prince of Wales Forest Leadership Award. Now on placement in Ottawa, Canada, Nick reports the current Emerald Ash Borer outbreak in the city, and invites you to take part in trans-Atlantic discussion on the subject. A follow-up interview […]