Published: Thursday, 25th February, 2010 9:54am

It's not too cold for the willow harvest

by Editorial Department

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Willow harvesting on the farm of Trevor Thompson at Blaney on Tuesday.. In the picture are contractors Farrelly Brothers from Meath and David Thompson collecting the willow chips in the trailer.

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.