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There has never been a better time to plant trees — News

There has never been a better time to plant trees

19 August 2020

There is a global shortage of timber, and farmers are the key to delivering the commercially viable resource of the future. In fact, the global demand for timber is expected to quadruple by 2050 (The World Bank, 2016). Within Australia demand is…

Rob Smith offers his expertise to advance Tasmania and help the planet at the same time — News

Rob Smith offers his expertise to advance Tasmania and help the planet at the same time

19 July 2020

Originally from the UK, Rob Smith has been a Private Forester with PFT for the last 15 years. Bringing his passion for forests and the outdoors to PFT, Rob was in similar roles in Northern New South Wales and before that, across the UK. Combining…

Trees on farms to support natural capital: An evidence-based review for grazed dairy systems — News

Trees on farms to support natural capital: An evidence-based review for grazed dairy systems

14 July 2020

Intensification of the dairy industry globally, combined with a changing climate, has placed increased pressure on natural capital assets (and the flow of ecosystem services) on farms. Agroforestry is widely promoted as an intervention to address…

Understanding values behind farmer perceptions of trees on farms — News

Understanding values behind farmer perceptions of trees on farms

06 July 2020

Agriculture faces increasing sustainability pressures. Land intensification and degradation, energy use and inputs, complex environmental management, social issues facing farming communities and climate change are just some of the headline…

Improving durability to enhance the value of plantation, regrowth and regenerated Eucalyptus — News

Improving durability to enhance the value of plantation, regrowth and regenerated Eucalyptus

20 June 2020

Timber durability is generally rated by its resistance to fungal decay and insect attack and is a key factor for market acceptance of new building products. Researchers at the University of Tasmania are investigating various aspects of the…

Understand how trees improve the carbon balance - carbon investing improves your ROI from trees — News

Understand how trees improve the carbon balance - carbon investing improves your ROI from trees

19 June 2020

Many private landowners have expressed a strong interest in using trees to reduce climate impacts by sequestering more carbon. Co-incidentally this carbon investment will increase the economic return from trees on farms which adds to a myriad of…

10 per cent multipurpose tree cover for every farm: A low risk, high opportunity first step — News

10 per cent multipurpose tree cover for every farm: A low risk, high opportunity first step

11 June 2020

Agricultural research suggests that farmers can confidently plant trees for shelter and land protection across at least 5 per cent of their farm without risking agricultural productivity or capital value. Most farmers could increase this to 7 or 8…

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