News Winton Farm set to enjoy the environmental benefits of trees 19 July 2023 John Taylor is a seventh-generation farmer living on Winton Estate, a 3,3000-ha farm just 15km North West of Campbell Town.
News Planting trees to maximise functionality, productivity and future prosperity on Kenilworth Farm, Campbell Town 19 July 2023 David Taylor lives on Kenilworth farm located just northwest of Campbell Town with his wife, Jo, and their three young children.
News Plantation thinning field day 01 June 2023 As part of the Wood Supply Co-investment program supported by PFT, Forico facilitated a trial to investigate costs and silvicultural practices to transition from pulpwood to longer rotation solid wood, with an aim to improve domestic sawlog supply…
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 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.
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 03 November 2021 Greenhythe, part of the Angus Stud, Landfall, started to invest in trees in a commercial capacity in the late 1990s.
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 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.
News Why trees are integral to this farm's future 20 August 2021 The integration of trees and encouraging biodiversity makes perfect sense to the owners of this North-West dairy farm.
News Check out the Tasmanian nursery that's helping grow the future for farmers 30 July 2021 Tasmanian farmers and landowners are steadily seeing the benefits of having trees on their farms and property.
News Expert Q&A series: Hear from Climate Friendly's Zoe Ryan 23 June 2021 Private landowners in Tasmania have expressed a strong interest in using trees to reduce climate impacts by sequestering more carbon. Coincidentally, this carbon investment will increase the economic return from trees on farms which adds to a…
News Expert Q&A series: Hear from Technical Forest Services' Justin Baily 22 June 2021 With decades of experience working with a range of farm owners, landowners and managers, Technical Forest Services has been a leading provider in forest industry assessment, management, supervision, and contracting needs for Tasmania and beyond.…
News Strategic alliance announced to improve agricultural production on marginal farming land 18 May 2021 Midway Tasmania and Climate Friendly, two leading service providers in their respective fields of forestry and carbon project development, have announced a strategic alliance that combines farm forestry with carbon farming.
News Australian Pine Log Price Index Report released 28 April 2021 The latest Australian Pine Log Price Index for the January to June 2019 period has just been released.
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.
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.
