News Windbreaks and wildlife benefit better understood 16 October 2020 Windbreaks can support wildlife that add beauty and pleasure to our lives.
News The effects of windbreaks on airflow, microclimates and crop yields 15 October 2020 Read Pye Labratory, CSIRO - H A Cleugh's report on the mechanisms by which a porous windbreak modifies airflow, microclimates and hence crop yields are addressed, based upon recent wind tunnel experiments, field observations and numerical modelling.
News Benefits of trees to reduce paddock water loss is considerable: Report 01 October 2020 Agroforestry is the integration of trees into agricultural enterprises.
News Australia's forests and forestry glossary launched 30 September 2020 The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) has released 'Australia's forests and forestry glossary', a stand-alone publication, developed from the glossary published in Australia's State of the Forests Report…
News The time to plant trees is now, global timber demand expected to quadruple by 2050 19 August 2020 There is a global shortage of timber, and farmers are the key to delivering the commercially viable resource of the future. In fact, the global demand for timber is expected to quadruple by 2050 (The World Bank, 2016). Within Australia demand is…
News PFT's Rob Smith offers his expertise to advance Tasmania and help the planet at the same time 19 July 2020 Originally from the UK, Rob Smith has been a Private Forester with PFT for the last 15 years. Bringing his passion for forests and the outdoors to PFT, Rob was in similar roles in Northern New South Wales and before that, across the UK. Combining…
News Find out what benefits are linked to planting trees on farms 14 July 2020 Intensification of the dairy industry globally, combined with a changing climate, has placed increased pressure on natural capital assets (and the flow of ecosystem services) on farms. Agroforestry is widely promoted as an intervention to address…
News Understanding values behind farmer perceptions of trees on farms 06 July 2020 Agriculture faces increasing sustainability pressures. Land intensification and degradation, energy use and inputs, complex environmental management, social issues facing farming communities and climate change are just some of the headline…
News Study underway to improve durability to enhance the value of plantation, regrowth and regenerated eucalyptus 20 June 2020 Timber durability is generally rated by its resistance to fungal decay and insect attack and is a key factor for market acceptance of new building products. Researchers at the University of Tasmania are investigating various aspects of the…
News Understand how trees improve the carbon balance - carbon investing improves your ROI from trees 19 June 2020 Many private landowners have expressed a strong interest in using trees to reduce climate impacts by sequestering more carbon. Co-incidentally this carbon investment will increase the economic return from trees on farms which adds to a myriad of…
News 10% multipurpose tree cover for every farm: A low risk, high opportunity first step 11 June 2020 Agricultural research suggests that farmers can confidently plant trees for shelter and land protection across at least 5 per cent of their farm without risking agricultural productivity or capital value. Most farmers could increase this to 7 or 8…
