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.
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.
News 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…
News 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.…
News Australian Pine Log Price Index Report released 28 April 2021 The latest Australian Pine Log Price Index for the January to June 2019 period has just been released.
News Woodlot harvesting videos - How to market and harvest woodlot for profit 20 April 2021 A third of New Zealand’s plantation forest estate is in the hands of woodlot owners. Harvesting can be a stressful time for some woodlot owners with little knowledge and experience of this phase of the woodlot management cycle.
News Trial of early forest fire detection technology decreases response times and increases safety 07 April 2021 A new camera-based fire detection system has been trialed in Tasmania for the first time by locally based forest management company SFM.
News Reshaping forest management in Australia to provide nature-based solutions to global challenges 21 March 2021 A paper published on 16 March in Australian Forestry has called for the development of a new shared vision for the management of Australia’s forests.
News General Biosecurity Duty introduced in Tasmania 02 March 2021 Following extensive industry and community consultation, the Biosecurity Act 2019 (the Act) introduces a new legal obligation in Tasmania known as the General Biosecurity Duty, or GBD. The General Biosecurity Duty came into effect on 31 March 2021.
News Trees: The ultimate renewable according to statistics 24 February 2021 By 2050 the human population is forecast to expand from 7.5 to 9.6 billion people. We will require 70 per cent more food (United Nations), 50 per cent more fuel (International Energy Agency), and 50 per cent more water (Organization for Economic…
News News NSFP will increase Southwood production in Tasmania welcomed 10 February 2021 Private Forests Tasmania welcomes the announcement by Neville Smith Forest Products to increase production at its Southwood Mill, creating a full second shift and 30 new jobs.
News Evandale farm maximising productivity and custodianship through trees 03 December 2020 Three generations of tree planting on Logan, a family run farm at Evandale, has delivered increased water efficiency, increased lamb survivability, and enhanced farm aesthetics.
News Bushfire - why risk it? Develop a five-minute plan for your property now 19 November 2020 Tasmanians can now develop an online bushfire plan and better understand their bushfire risk using a new website as part of the Tasmanian Government’s commitment to keeping Tasmanians safe.
News Planting trees helps this Coal River Valley winery maintain its sustainable farming methods 16 November 2020 Anh Nguyen is the owner and operator of Ese Vineyards, a boutique vineyard in Tasmania’s Coal River Valley. While only operating on 6.5 hectares of land, what Nguyen is trying to achieve on her small family farm is a self-supporting system that…
News Tasmanian primary producers, environment and industry to benefit from trees on farms 30 October 2020 A new brand and campaign was launched in October 2020 for Private Forests Tasmania. The Tree Alliance is aimed at raising awareness of farm forestry and the benefits of trees on farms, and to encourage and facilitate farmers to plant commercially…
News Why farmers should plant trees now, and manage them for the mass timber buildings of the future 30 October 2020 Michael Lee from the Centre for Sustainable Architecture with Wood (CSAW) at the University of Tasmania has been working with the Tasmanian timber resource for around 25 years.
News Private Forests Tasmania welcomes agriforester Molly Marshall 19 October 2020 Molly Marshall has recently accepted an appointment to the role of agriforester within Private Forests Tasmania.
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…
