News High-quality Macrocarpa harvest at Wilmot 19 August 2026 In the hills of the northwest coast, Roger Poltock has established a very successful and varied farm forestry enterprise.
News Considering outcomes of our Market Access project to enable greater market opportunities for private growers 03 February 2026 Private Forests Tasmania's Market Access project has reached a milestone, with the organisation now positioned to consider a series of recommendations to enable greater market opportunities for private growers.
News Storing carbon in St Peters Pass woodlot 28 January 2026 Pinus radiata seedlings planted last spring in a woodlot at St Peters Pass are busy growing.
News Have you seen our Stems for CO2 Project signage on the Midlands Highway? 13 August 2025 An important part of Private Forests Tasmania’s Stems for CO2 Project is to communicate the benefits of planting trees on farms for timber and carbon to Tasmanian farmers, landowners and agricultural producers.
News Dougal Morrison shares carbon, tree farming insights at Red Meat Updates 29 July 2025 Private Forests Tasmania was front and centre at one of the state's largest gatherings of red meat producers last week.
News 'Keep your mitts off': TasFarmers call on private forests 22 May 2025 By Simon McGuire Tasmanian Country
News 'It can go on forever': A glimpse into Tasmania's private forestry industry 22 May 2025 By Saree Satler, The Examiner
News On Island Processing Program grants now open 20 May 2025 Applications are now open for the second round of the Tasmanian Government’s On-Island Processing Program to support more local value-adding for our wood and timber industry.
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…
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
News Forest Industry Roundtable planning for the long term 11 December 2024 Media Release: Minister Collins joined the Forestry Industry Roundtable hosted by the Strategic Forest and Renewable Materials Partnership to inform the development of the Timber Fibre Strategy.
News $15 million investment in new ship loader to boost Bell Bay's forestry exports 25 November 2024 A new ship loader at the Port of Bell Bay is set to enhance Tasmania’s forestry export capabilities and strengthen the State’s economic infrastructure.
News Standing with Tasmania's forestry industry: buy local 21 November 2024 Media release: Minister Eric Abetz, 11 November 2024. A recent Federal Government investigation into timber imports underlines the reality that if consumers want to be certain in buying sustainably produced wood, they should buy Australian.
News TFPA: Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme needs a ground-up review 21 November 2024 Media Release: Tasmanian Forest Products Association. A scheme to help alleviate the burden of sea freight for Tasmanian businesses should have a ground-up review and be indexed, according to the Tasmanian Forest Products Association (TFPA).
