It's not too cold for the willow harvest

Editorial Department • Published 25 Feb 2010 09:54 0 Comments

Harvesting in a cold, wintry February.

Take a look again. It's not a grass crop but one of the new crops with great potential in Fermanagh - willows.

This is the first harvest of willow taken by brothers David and Trevor Thompson who operate farms at Blaney and Letterbreen.

They have demonstrated the success of the willow crop as a renewable energy fuel by installing a drying house, a generator and heating system on one of their farms.

Look out for a special feature on willow growing next week.

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This article appeared in Impartial Reporter 25 Feb 10

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