News Private Forests Tasmania welcomes new director, Dr Joanna Jones 17 June 2022 Joanna Jones brings extensive practical commercial skills from various agricultural disciplines to the PFT board.
News PFT staff reap benefits of 10th National Carbon Farming Conference and Expo 09 June 2022 PFT Operations team members attended the 10th National Carbon Farming Conference and Expo, Albury, 23-26 May 2022 covering major topics and themes such as the farm of the future; domestic and international climate policy settings and mechanisms;…
News Eight Tasmanian landowners receive funds to integrate trees on farms 28 April 2022 Planting more trees helps to protect the land for future generations and the Tasmanian Government congratulates eight landowners who will receive grants to integrate 329 hectares of trees on their land. The Tasmanian Government, with assistance from…
News Contemporary safety measures introduced for Tasmania’s sustainable forestry industry 03 March 2022 Tasmania’s sustainable forestry industry has now updated its contemporary safety measures to help protect and improve the safety of those working within the sector.
News Revised plantation forestry method to help farmers, growers 21 January 2022 The revised plantation forestry method will give the forestry industry more opportunities to earn revenue through projects.
News $63m investment brought forward for Bell Bay's Timberlink to increase timber supply 17 December 2021 The investment will allow Timberlink to increase supply of structural timber for use in the construction of homes in Australia.
News PFT welcomes $500,000 funding from federal government to assist farm forestry 16 December 2021 Private Forests Tasmania has welcomed $500,000 funding from the federal government to assist and support farm forestry projects and communications.
News National recognition for Tasmanian forestry and timber campaigns 30 November 2021 Congratulations to Tasmania’s forestry and timber industry who teamed up with a local marketing company to win seven awards for excellence at the Australian Marketing Institute’s (AMI) national awards.
News Family planting trees and improving their farmland to benefit future generations at Westerway 23 November 2021 Having already seen the benefits of planting trees at Westerway, Tom and Sarah Clark are excited by the opportunity to plant additional pines and leave their farms in the best possible condition for future generations to come.
News Economic return on strategically planting trees on farms is obvious for Greenhythe 03 November 2021 Greenhythe, part of the Angus Stud, Landfall, started to invest in trees in a commercial capacity in the late 1990s.
News PFT 2020-21 Annual Report highlights efforts of past 12 months 28 October 2021 Private Forests Tasmania is proud to release the 2020-21 Annual Report. The annual report was officially tabled in Parliament on October 28, 2021.
News How planting trees on Fulham Farm will benefit future generations to come 25 October 2021 Fulham, a 3000-acre grazing farm on the Southeast Coast of Dunalley, has been owned and operated by the Gray family since 1926. Father and son farmers, Sandy and Tom Gray, have both lived the majority of their lives on the farm, with Tom and his…
News Lamb survivability, generations to benefit from trees on Evandale farm 20 October 2021 Trees have been integrated into this Evandale farm for the past 70 years, and the impacts shelterbelts are having on lamb survivability is noticeable.
News Fire Prevention at Forest Operations Procedure updated, subsidised fire training courses on offer 29 September 2021 The Tasmanian Forest Industry Fire Management Committee (FIFMC) have endorsed changes to the Fire Prevention at Forest Operations Procedures to minimise the incidence of wildfire resulting from forest and related operations and to ensure compliance…
News The Gunninghams show how to plant trees for shelter, biodiversity and aesthetics 26 September 2021 Dairying has always been in the blood of fifth-generation family dairy farmers Matthew and Pip Gunningham, owners of Gunningham Family Farms. Moving from South West England to North West Tasmania over 20 years ago, the couple sought to continue the…
News North-West farmer named Tasmanian Tree Farmer of the Year 23 September 2021 Graham Freeman farms a 134-hectare property at Milabeena. He has about 14 hectares of plantation and about 25 hectares of native bush. Over the years his farm has been a successful example of how trees can be integrated into farms.
