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.
News Aussie-Japan Agroforestry: Knowledge share & growth opportunities 03 May 2023 Wood Central, Australia's only dedicated platform covering wood-based media across all digital platforms shares their article on exploring innovations and sustainable practices in Japanese agroforestry.
News Bioenergy vision for Tasmania 18 April 2023 The Tasmanian Renewable Energy Action Plan (TREAP) sets out the government’s commitment to develop a bioenergy vision, in consultation with industry and stakeholders, to identify how to unlock private sector investment in bioenergy in Tasmania,…
News State of the Forests Report 2022 released 18 April 2023 The Tasmanian Government has released the State of the Forests Report 2022. Undertaken by the independent Forest Practices Authority, the Report represents a comprehensive overview of Tasmania’s forests over the past five years. It was submitted by…
News Agroforestry knowledge exchange in Japan 17 April 2023 Private Forests Tasmania agriforester Molly Marshall recently returned from an Agroforestry knowledge exchange in Japan. Over 12 days, Molly travelled around central Honshu with the group of Australian forest industry stakeholders including Rowan…
News Australia-Japan Agroforestry information exchange 15 March 2023 Private Forests Tasmania's Agriforester, Molly Marshall, is joining a small group of Australian foresters and bushland managers visiting Japan to share forestry experiences and techniques with our counterparts.
News Plantation thinning for carbon, construction timber and innovation 13 February 2023 Plantation thinning may not be new in the forestry sector, which has been thinning to improve tree growth and vigour for years. But the operations being carried out by Forico in Tasmania’s northwest are racking up the benefits, continuing the…
News Assessing the efficiency of mechanised operations and tree/stem quality features from machine studies and sensing technology in hardwood thinning operations 09 February 2023 Tasmania, and Australia generally, is currently experiencing a significant wood supply shortage, particularly in the building and construction sector. In recent years, significant work has been undertaken in Tasmania to identify industry and…
News PFT's 2021-22 Annual Report now available to review 27 October 2022 Private Forests Tasmania is pleased to present the 2021-22 Annual Report, officially tabled in Parliament on October 27 by Minister for Resources, Felix Ellis.
News What the October Federal Budget means for forestry nationwide 26 October 2022 A glance at the 2022 federal budget shows investment in forestry including areas of research, planting incentives, training, hub extension, supply and demand.
News Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture work placement a success 06 October 2022 PFT was approached by the Teaching Program of the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture to provide an Agribusiness Placement for a student, Chas Hughes and his registered assistance dog Lip, who was keen on trees on farms and would value the…
News Strategic plantings can achieve environmental benefits: Report 11 September 2022 Hedgerows and shelterbelts are living windbreaks that can protect and preserve the environment and our cultural history. This article discusses how to do strategic plantings to achieve environmental benefits such as reduced evaporation loss,…
News The effect of shelter on temperate crops: review to define research for Australian conditions 05 August 2022 The fact that the shelter created by windbreaks can have a significant, positive effect on crop production is supported by eight decades of research from many countries around the world. Although the concept of planting windbreaks to enhance crop…
News ActivAcre carbon credit program heralds a new era in Tasmanian agroforestry 06 July 2022 A first-of-its-kind Tasmanian program incentivising Northern Tasmanian farmers to grow trees has been launched. The ActivAcre Program sees farmers lease part of their less productive land in return for a reliable, annual income. In addition to…
News Formosa Estate virtual reality video - Shelterbelts increase pasture growth 23 June 2022 Forest Learning has released a series of agroforestry virtual reality videos including a case study of Formosa Estate that was part of the Agroforestry project ran by PFT in collaboration with CSIRO and UTAS. The video shows the research scientists…
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…
