NZ Farm Forestry
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Farm forestry is a community of people that have been growing trees in New Zealand since 1957. We, as a collective, are the leading researchers of alternative species and support anyone that is keen on getting more trees in the ground. This website provides a growing library of information on all aspects of farm forestry.
NZ Farm Forestry
2M ago
Emissions Trading Scheme fee review a relief for cost-struck foresters The New Zealand Forest Owners Association says the review of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) fees is a relief for foresters facing excessive costs and loss of climate change action. ..read more
NZ Farm Forestry
4M ago
Forest plantation soils have benefits too The Forest Owners Association (FOA) says the fact that soils under plantation forests are similar to soils under native trees, does not make them damaged, as a recent Newshub report has claimed ..read more
NZ Farm Forestry
4M ago
Planting trees on pasture can have a positive impact on soil health Rather than damaging soil in New Zealand, planting trees on pasture restores soil to be similar to its original condition. A recent news story highlighting changes in soils from converting ..read more
NZ Farm Forestry
6M ago
Wilding Conifers - A legacy issue that needs continued, collaborative management Forest owners welcome the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s (PCE) acknowledgement that the presence of wilding conifers across New Zealand is largely a legacy issue, but caution against placing costs ..read more
NZ Farm Forestry
7M ago
Stock Take of the Commercially Viable Alternatives to Pinus Radiata Scion has published a “Stock Take of the Commercially Viable Alternatives to Pinus Radiata” for MPI, which reviews alternative species, their expected growth rates, climatic range, resilience to pests or ..read more
NZ Farm Forestry
10M ago
Primary sector leadership not addressing economics as the real climate change issue The immediate past president of the Farm Forestry Association (NZFFA) says the leaders of the primary sector and government are ineffectively tinkering with lowering greenhouse gas emissions. Graham West says the ..read more
NZ Farm Forestry
10M ago
Forest Owners say the just released National Policy Statement on Indigenous Biodiversity (NPSIB) is a classic bureaucratic formula of confusing ecological naivety which will not help rare species and likely ..read more
NZ Farm Forestry
1y ago
The Forest Owners Association and Scion want more peop0le to report suspicious imported wood products which might be infested with introduced wood and forest pests. FOA Biosecurity Manager, Brendan Gould ..read more
NZ Farm Forestry
1y ago
Tairawhiti land use inquiry not addressing wider issues The Forest Owners Association says the Ministerial Inquiry into landuse in Tarawhiti has a core of practical recommendations, but has not addressed some more difficult and fundamental issues. President, Grant ..read more
NZ Farm Forestry
1y ago
Ministerial inquiry could have widespread implications for Tairawhiti community The New Zealand Institute of Forestry says the just announced Tairawhiti land use inquiry is recommending measures which will stop the very activities which are vital for the region’s recovery ..read more