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Lucerne hay yields were estimated to have increased by up to 300% due to reduced wind speeds in the lee of a pine shelter belt. This equated to over $100 of additional benefit across the sheltered area of the paddock....

A report from intergrated forestry on farmland as a management tool in salt-source catches

Cooperative Research Centre for Plant-base Management of Dryland Salinity, 2007 - Lisa Robins, Nico MarcarThe document covers the potential of tree plantings for salinity control across Australia.Integrated forestry is introduced within the document to support the management and establishment of...

Establishing shelter in Canterbury with Nature Conservation in Mind

Environment Cantebury, Isaac Centre for Nature Conservation - CD Meurk, Landcare Research-Manaki WhenuaHedgerows and shelterbelts are living windbreaks that can protect and preserve the environment and our cultural history. This article discusses how to do strategic plantings to achieve environmental...

Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences - Australia's forests and forestry glossary

The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) has released 'Australia's forests and forestry glossary', a stand-alone publication, developed from the glossary published in Australia's State of the Forests Report 2018....

Industry associations and regional organisations to drive export success

14 August 2020 - Jeremy Rockliff, Minister for TradeTasmanian industry associations and regional organisations will have the opportunity to support Tasmanian businesses to team up to find, build and grow export markets through the new Tasmanian Trade Alliance Program....

Private Forests Tasmania welcomes Molly Daskey-Willis to our team

Molly Daskey-Willis has recently accepted an appointment to the role of Agriforester within Private Forests Tasmania (PFT).This role will see Molly assisting PFT in delivering its new strategic plan, particularly its goals to work creatively with stakeholders to expand private...

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There has never been a better time to plant trees

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...

Tasmanian Forest Safety Code Review

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...

Report on sustainable systems of dairy production

Department of Primary Industries, April 2003 - PR BirdSustainable systems of dairy production - a review of water quality, biodiversity, soil salinity/acidity, farm forestry, shade/shelter and productivity issues, and the likely impact on these of revegetation of dairy farm.View full...

Modelling Financially Optimal Afforestation and Forest Management Scenarios Using a Bio-Economic Model