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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.

Family planting trees and improving their farmland to benefit future generations at Westerway — News

Family planting trees and improving their farmland to benefit future generations at Westerway

23 November 2021

Having already seen the benefits of planting trees at Westerway, Tom and Sarah Clark are excited by the opportunity to plant additional pines and leave their farms in the best possible condition for future generations to come.

Economic return on strategically planting trees on farms is obvious for Greenhythe — News

Economic return on strategically planting trees on farms is obvious for Greenhythe

03 November 2021

Greenhythe, part of the Angus Stud, Landfall, started to invest in trees in a commercial capacity in the late 1990s.

How planting trees on Fulham Farm will benefit future generations to come — News

How planting trees on Fulham Farm will benefit future generations to come

25 October 2021

Fulham, a 3000-acre grazing farm on the Southeast Coast of Dunalley, has been owned and operated by the Gray family since 1926. Father and son farmers, Sandy and Tom Gray, have both lived the majority of their lives on the farm, with Tom and his…

Lamb survivability, generations to benefit from trees on Evandale farm — News

Lamb survivability, generations to benefit from trees on Evandale farm

20 October 2021

Trees have been integrated into this Evandale farm for the past 70 years, and the impacts shelterbelts are having on lamb survivability is noticeable.

The Gunninghams show how to plant trees for shelter, biodiversity and aesthetics — News

The Gunninghams show how to plant trees for shelter, biodiversity and aesthetics

26 September 2021

Dairying has always been in the blood of fifth-generation family dairy farmers Matthew and Pip Gunningham, owners of Gunningham Family Farms. Moving from South West England to North West Tasmania over 20 years ago, the couple sought to continue the…

What the 2021-22 Tasmanian Budget means for forestry — News

What the 2021-22 Tasmanian Budget means for forestry

27 August 2021

A glance at the 2021-22 State Budget shows investment in forestry including areas of training, supply and business incentives.

Why trees are integral to Gunningham Farm's future — News

Why trees are integral to Gunningham Farm's future

20 August 2021

The integration of trees and encouraging biodiversity makes perfect sense to the owners of this North-West dairy farm.

Check out the Tasmanian nursery that's helping grow the future for farmers — News

Check out the Tasmanian nursery that's helping grow the future for farmers

30 July 2021

Tasmanian farmers and landowners are steadily seeing the benefits of having trees on their farms and property. From increasing farm productivity to improving water efficiency and water quality to growing high value timber products that are…

Tree Alliance expert Q&A series: Hear from Climate Friendly's Zoe Ryan — News

Tree Alliance expert Q&A series: Hear from Climate Friendly's Zoe Ryan

23 June 2021

Private landowners in Tasmania have expressed a strong interest in using trees to reduce climate impacts by sequestering more carbon. Coincidentally, this carbon investment will increase the economic return from trees on farms which adds to a…

Tree Alliance expert Q&A series: Hear from Technical Forest Services' Justin Baily — News

Tree Alliance expert Q&A series: Hear from Technical Forest Services' Justin Baily

22 June 2021

With decades of experience working with a range of farm owners, landowners and managers, Technical Forest Services has been a leading provider in forest industry assessment, management, supervision, and contracting needs for Tasmania and beyond.…

Strategic alliance announced to improve agricultural production on marginal farming land — News

Strategic alliance announced to improve agricultural production on marginal farming land

18 May 2021

Midway Tasmania and Climate Friendly, two leading service providers in their respective fields of forestry and carbon project development, have announced a strategic alliance that combines farm forestry with carbon farming.

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