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SUBMISSION: Farm Management Deposits Scheme (FMDS)

The IFA/AFG’s submission to the Farm Management Deposits Scheme (FMDS) review addresses the elements of the FMDS that are most relevant to private forest growers. Conceptually, the FMDS is a sensible policy designed to assist primary producers manage the risks...

Media Release - Midway and Climate Friendly announce a strategic alliance to improve agricultural production on marginal farming land

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. The partnership model will provide services to local land...

Australian Pine Log Price Index Report released

The latest Australian Pine Log Price Index for the January to June 2019 period has just been released. The Australian Pine Log Price Index is compiled by KPMG using data provided by Australian softwood growers. The Index documents changes in...

Woodlot Harvesting Videos - How to market and harvest woodlot for profit

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

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 threatening bushfire...

Reshaping forest management in Australia to provide nature-based solutions to global challenges

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 challenges, by Dr...

2020 Tasmanian Private Forests Resource Review

A regional review of privately managed native and planted forest resource in Tasmania

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...

Paying Farmers for Biodiversity in Combination with Carbon Pilot

The Australian Government is encouraging the integration of trees on farms through its Carbon + Biodiversity Pilot which is part of its wider $34 million commitment to biodiversity stewardship on farms.

The Pilot’s objective is to encourage tree plantings that benefit...

Introducing the General Biosecurity Duty from 31 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 is expected to come into effect on 31 March 2021.

Trees: The ultimate renewable

By 2050 the human population is forecast to expand from 7.5 to 9.6 billion people. We will require 70% more food (United Nations), 50% more fuel (International Energy Agency), and 50% more water (Organization for Economic Co-operation and...