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Woodlot harvesting videos - How to market and harvest woodlot for profit — 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.

Trial of early forest fire detection technology decreases response times and increases safety — 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. The Firehawk system provides real time fire detection allowing for a rapid aerial-based response to potentially…

Reshaping forest management in Australia to provide nature-based solutions to global challenges — 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. The paper Reshaping forest management in Australia to provide nature-based solutions to global…

General Biosecurity Duty introduced in Tasmania — 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.

Trees: The ultimate renewable according to statistics — 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 NSFP will increase Southwood production in Tasmania welcomed — 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.

Tree Alliance celebrates by recognising two of their own leaders — News

Tree Alliance celebrates by recognising two of their own leaders

10 February 2021

As part of International Day of Women and Girls in Science (February 11) Tree Alliance is proud to celebrate the work of its female employees, Private Forests Tasmania chief executive Penny Wells and Agriforester Molly Marshall.

2020 Tasmanian Private Forests Resource Review released — News

2020 Tasmanian Private Forests Resource Review released

20 December 2020

A regional review of privately managed native and planted forest resource, under section 6 of the Private Forests Act 1994, a function of Private Forests Tasmania (PFT) is to prepare a five-yearly review of the private forest estate in Tasmania.

Plantations and social conflict: exploring the differences between small-scale and large-scale plantation forestry — News

Plantations and social conflict: exploring the differences between small-scale and large-scale plantation forestry

03 December 2020

Commercial afforestation of agricultural land is often associated with social conflict over the perceived environmental, economic and social impacts of the plantations being established.

Evandale farm maximising productivity and custodianship through trees — 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. After two generations of planting, Clare Peltzer explains why she and…

The economic benefits of native shelterbelts demonstrated globally — News

The economic benefits of native shelterbelts demonstrated globally

24 November 2020

The protection of existing native vegetation and the planting of shelterbelts may provide a multitude of productivity and biodiversity benefits for farming industries.

Bushfire - why risk it? Develop a five-minute plan for your property now — 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.

Planting trees helps this Coal River Valley winery maintain its sustainable farming methods — 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…

Tasmanian primary producers, environment and industry to benefit from trees on farms — 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…

Why farmers should plant trees now, and manage them for the mass timber buildings of the future — 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.

Private Forests Tasmania welcomes agriforester Molly Marshall — 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.

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