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Farm & Forestry Planner - TreeMapper App

26 Oct 2021

The processes involved in running small to medium farming and forestry enterprises can be very complex.This is why Private Forests Tasmania and the Forest Practices Authority have invested in the development of a farm and forestry property planning app (TreeMapper)....
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How planting trees on Fulham Farm will benefit future generations to come

25 Oct 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...
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Lambs, generations to benefit from trees

20 Oct 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....
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Tasmanian Forest Safety Code Review

29 Sep 2021

The Forest Safety Code (Tasmania) (the Code) provides practical guidance on how to manage risks in the Tasmanian forest industry. The code has been preserved as an approved code of practice under the Work Health and Safety Act 2012. Last...
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Fire Prevention at Forest Operations Procedure update & subsidised fire training courses

29 Sep 2021

The Tasmanian Forest Industry Fire Management Committee (FIFMC) have endorsed changes to the Fire Prevention at Forest Operations Procedures to minimise the incidence of wildfire resulting from forest and related operations and to ensure compliance with relevant regulations....
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Report Rubbish and the Litter and Dumping Management System for Land Managers

29 Sep 2021

The Tasmanian public can easily report litter and dumping of rubbish on public land on their smartphones, tablets and computers via a simple web application which forwards reports automatically to the relevant land manager. Developed by the state government to...
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Planting trees for shelter, biodiversity and aesthetics, Gunningham Family Farms urges other Tasmanian Farmers to get on board

29 Sep 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...
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Plantation Insurance

23 Sep 2021

Plantation trees are valuable and become more so over their lifetime, there are however, a number of challenges facing the Plantation Insurance market at the moment with the majority of underwriters advising they are no longer offering this type of...
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PFT's Agriforester elected as Chair of the IFA/AFG Tasmanian Division

23 Sep 2021

The Institute of Foresters of Australia (IFA) and Australian Forest Growers (AFG) is a professional association with about 1000 members. The members are forest scientists, professionals, managers, and growers operating in all aspects of forest and natural resource management throughout...
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PFT to host Field Trip at IFA/AFG National Conference

23 Sep 2021

As part of the 2021 IFA/AFG National Conference, Private Forests Tasmania will host Field Trip number 1 ‘Forest Growers and Agroforestry’ visiting two properties in the north of the state who have integrated commercial trees into the rural landscape for...