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title: Harvesting
date: 2022-12-06T09:37:00+11:00
author: Private Forests Tasmania
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4. Harvesting
 

#  Harvesting 

Discover small-scale forestry harvesting technology and methods.

 

 

 

 

 

 

## Appropriate technologies for small-scale harvesting

The integration of forestry operations into farm forestry in Tasmania is well accepted however, farm forestry is a small component of the overall forest industry. A review of Appropriate technologies for small-scale forest harvesting have been developed by Private Forests Tasmania who have collated an internal compendium publication which is available upon request by emailing [admin@pft.tas.gov.au](mailto:admin@pft.tas.gov.au?subject=Request%20for%20Appropriate%20technologies%20for%20Small-scale%20harvesting%20document%20-%20Rob%20Smith)

 [Appropriate technologies for small scale forest harvesting operations in Tasmania](https://pft.tas.gov.au/volumes/documents/Harvesting/Appropriate-technologies-for-small-scale-forest-harvesting-operations-in-Tasmania-V1.1-April-2026.pdf) [Marketing and harvesting small volumes of minor species and high value timber from private forests](https://pft.tas.gov.au/volumes/documents/Marketing-and-Harvesting-small-volumes-of-minor-species-and-high-value-timber-from-private-forests.pdf) 

 

 

 

 

 ![Logs reduced](https://pft.tas.gov.au/volumes/images/Harvesting/_1500xAUTO_scale_center-center_80_none/24723/logs_reduced.webp) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

## Contractors and contracts: a guide for foresters, landowners and planners

Concentrating on the practical aspects of managing forest operations where a contractor is involved including selecting contractors, and preparing tenders and contracts.

 [A guide for foresters, landowners and planners](https://pft.tas.gov.au/volumes/documents/Harvesting/FINAL-Contractos-and-contracts-a-guide-for-foresters-landowners-and-planners_V2-May-2023.pdf) 

 

 

 

 

 ![IMG 1597](https://pft.tas.gov.au/volumes/images/Harvesting/_1500xAUTO_scale_center-center_80_none/51978/IMG_1597.webp)