News Hon. Eric Abetz MP: Labelling imported timber a must 17 February 2025 The Tasmanian Liberal Government welcomes calls for Australia to adopt label of origin requirements for all imported timber.
News Successful private native forest management celebrated 28 November 2024 More than 60 people attended Private Forests Tasmania's native forest regrowth thinning field days in Levendale and Sassafras this week, held in partnership with Midway Tasmania.
News Forest leaders hone skills in sustainable native regrowth management 07 November 2024 The latest batch of forest industry leaders were put to the test last week during the Forest Practices Authority's 2024 Forest Practices for Supervisors Course.
News Spring is the time for fuel reduction burning 05 September 2024 As forest owners, we have a valuable asset to protect. From ensuring fire breaks are cleared and maintained to conducting fuel reduction burns. When it comes to bushfire, we all have a part to play to make summer safer, and ensure our assets, homes…
News Final Report now available: Assessing the efficiency of mechanised hardwood thinning operations 07 March 2024 Tasmania, along with the broader Australia, currently faces a significant wood supply shortage, particularly in the building and construction sector. In response, Tasmania has taken substantial steps to identify industry and community-supported…
News Active forest management to address timber shortage and climate change 16 August 2023 Tasmania's private foresters are at the forefront of combating climate change and alleviating Australia's construction timber scarcity through proactive private native regrowth forest management.
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. John returned from Agriculture College at the end of 2000 to live and work on the Taylor family farm which has been owned and…
News The benefits of planting trees at Chester Farm, Westwood 19 July 2023 Biosecurity, increased lambing percentages, and a decrease in water evaporation are just some of the noticeable benefits of planting trees on Chester Farm.
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 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 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 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. From increasing farm productivity to improving water efficiency and water quality to growing high value timber products that are…
News Tree Alliance Expert Q&A Series: Zoe Ryan, Climate Friendly 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 Tree Alliance Expert Q&A Series: 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 Trees: The ultimate renewable 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 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…
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…
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…
