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Newly developed protocol a vital tool for safeguarding forestry industry

08 August 2024

Pine Wood Nematode is a biosecurity pest of pine trees that is very difficult to tell apart from other, harmless teeny tiny nematodes.

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Red Hot Tips: Fire management for Tassie farmers

23 May 2024

Fire is a land management tool that can protect trees, regenerate vegetation, reduce fuel load and manage weeds. It should be carried out with a fire management strategy, which includes getting the necessary permits and approvals. We spoke to…

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Shelterbelts: How are they contributing to farm systems?

13 May 2024

Shelterbelts – strips of vegetation between paddocks and fields – play an important role on farms. They provide shelter and shade, as well as biodiversity benefits such as habitat, food and dispersion corridors for native animal species.…

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Final Report now available: Assessing the efficiency of mechanised hardwood thinning operations

07 March 2024

Tasmania, along with the broader Australia, currently faces a significant wood supply shortage, particularly in the building and construction sector.

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Managing trees: Supporting farmers to make choices

01 February 2024

Managing trees is not a one-size-fits-all exercise. It’s about understanding why you are planting trees and knowing how to manage your plantation to reach those goals. Managing trees covers activities from pest control, to pruning trees, to…

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New semi-automated survivability count method

17 October 2023

PFT trial Esk Spatial's new semi-automated survivability count method testing technology capabilities against more manual survivability count methods.

Managing trees

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Newly developed protocol a vital tool for safeguarding forestry industry

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Red Hot Tips: Fire management for Tassie farmers

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Shelterbelts: How are they contributing to farm systems?

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Final Report now available: Assessing the efficiency of mechanised hardwood thinning operations

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Managing trees: Supporting farmers to make choices

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New semi-automated survivability count method

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

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Active forest management to address timber shortage and climate change

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Winton Farm set to enjoy the environmental benefits of trees

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Planting trees to maximise functionality, productivity and future prosperity on Kenilworth Farm, Campbell Town

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Plantation thinning field day

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Plantation thinning for carbon, construction timber and innovation

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Formosa Estate virtual reality video - Shelterbelts increase pasture growth

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

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

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

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Lamb survivability, generations to benefit from trees on Evandale farm

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

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