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Native forestry: A Sustainable future for Tasmanian Farmers — News

Native forestry: A Sustainable future for Tasmanian Farmers

17 April 2025

By Ian Sauer: TasFarmers President. For Tasmanian farmers, native forestry is similar to any other crop, but with a longer rotation period and greater utility, it's a land type which also includes multiple enterprises such as grazing, cropping, wood…

Join us at Agfest for a Forestry Table Talk with John Lord and Sarah Clark — News

Join us at Agfest for a Forestry Table Talk with John Lord and Sarah Clark

09 April 2025

Hear first-hand from Tasmanian farmers about their experiences growing and managing trees for timber, carbon and other on-farm benefits.

Growing knowledge: Student learns how trees transform agricultural landscapes — News

Growing knowledge: Student learns how trees transform agricultural landscapes

24 March 2025

For aspiring farmer Kyler Evans, the more he studies agriculture, the more he understands the value that trees can have.

Dougal Morrison leading An Cala into carbon, timber farming with forestry integration — News

Dougal Morrison leading An Cala into carbon, timber farming with forestry integration

24 March 2025

Forestry has long been part of the An Cala farming operations in Tasmania’s Central Midlands and fifth-generation farm manager Dougal Morrison is continuing the practice to aid the Oatlands enterprise’s business diversification into carbon farming

Growing trees, grazing sheep: Hobby farmer’s vision for silvopasture success — News

Growing trees, grazing sheep: Hobby farmer’s vision for silvopasture success

24 March 2025

A hobby farmer hopes that his unique specialty timber silvopasture project will pave the way for other Tasmanian landowners to adopt the practice with confidence.

Nebraska students gain insight into Tasmania’s farm forestry success stories — News

Nebraska students gain insight into Tasmania’s farm forestry success stories

22 January 2025

A group of University of Nebraska students learnt about sustainable forestry’s role in enhancing ecosystems and supporting private landowners at Fulham in Dunalley.

ActivAcre hits milestone, calls for more farmers to get on board — News

ActivAcre hits milestone, calls for more farmers to get on board

19 December 2024

A Tasmanian carbon forestry initiative has marked a major milestone, with more than one million trees planted on almost 1,000 hectares of land across the state, estimated to sequester more than 300,000 tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere.

Napier's leading the way in sustainable forestry and carbon-neutral farming — News

Napier's leading the way in sustainable forestry and carbon-neutral farming

17 December 2024

Alison Napier has taken a methodical approach to planning the best use of the land she operates across four farms in Tasmania’s Fingal Valley.

Sound science needed to assess carbon impacts of timber harvesting — News

Sound science needed to assess carbon impacts of timber harvesting

13 December 2024

Forestry Australia has welcomed a new study published in Australian Forestry peer-reviewed journal by the former chief research scientist at the CSIRO, Dr John Raison.

Tasmanian forests and the carbon market: Barriers and opportunities — News

Tasmanian forests and the carbon market: Barriers and opportunities

30 September 2024

This report, produced for the Tasmania Forestry Hub, provides a timely industry perspective on Tasmania’s forest carbon market; its strengths, barriers to its expansion and strategies and reforms that will help ensure the sustainable growth of…

Audit requirements cut for low-risk plantation projects — News

Audit requirements cut for low-risk plantation projects

02 September 2024

The audit requirements for low-risk plantation forestry projects in the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) Scheme have been reduced to one scheduled audit.

The carbon market: Opportunities and challenges for Tasmanian farmers — News

The carbon market: Opportunities and challenges for Tasmanian farmers

25 March 2024

Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time. Governments and markets across the world are moving towards new environmental standards focused on reduced carbon emissions. To protect the environment and meet changing requirements,…

Access to Carbon Forestry Projects now expanded Tasmania-wide — News

Access to Carbon Forestry Projects now expanded Tasmania-wide

26 October 2023

A carbon-forestry initiative in the north of state has now expanded Tasmania-wide. Branded ActivAcre, the program offers farmers and landowners an opportunity to earn a reliable, consistent income by leasing land for tree plantations and future…

Sarah and Tom Clark are planting trees and improving their farmland to benefit future generations — News

Sarah and Tom Clark are planting trees and improving their farmland to benefit future generations

27 August 2023

Sarah and Tom Clark own and operate two farms, one in Ellendale and their larger farm, The Back Run, in Westerway. Living in Westerway with their young family, the Clarkes farms are home to sheep, cattle and brassica seed crops. Having already seen…

Midway: Carbon Project Agreement offering — News

Midway: Carbon Project Agreement offering

27 June 2023

A guide to carbon sequestration and credit opportunity for Tasmanian landholders.

Farm Forestry Carbon tool launched — News

Farm Forestry Carbon tool launched

10 May 2023

A new tool to help landowners within minutes find out an indicative estimate of their carbon impact and the potential tree offset opportunities was launched at Agfest.

The Back Run demonstrate how integrating trees on farms can be done — News

The Back Run demonstrate how integrating trees on farms can be done

22 June 2022

Private Forests Tasmania hosted a small field day for board members and invited stakeholders at the property of Tom and Sarah Clark, the Back Run in June. The Back Run is one of PFT’s seven successful recipients of our round 1 Integrated Farm…

Revised plantation forestry method to help farmers, growers — News

Revised plantation forestry method to help farmers, growers

21 January 2022

The revised plantation forestry method will give the forestry industry more opportunities to earn revenue through projects.

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