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New Zealand Tree Grower, May 2014
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The forest growers’ levy and how it is working (Access: unrestricted)
Geoff Thompson
For those of us harvesting since the beginning of January there is a new line item in the reporting invoice. A levy of 27 cents a tonne is deducted from… -
Husqvarna South Island Farm Foresters of the Year 2014 - Graeme and Christine McArthur (Access: unrestricted)
Neil Cullen
The McArthur property, Lochaber Downs is situated near the small town of Whitecliffs, nestled in the foothills midway between the Rakaia and Waimakariri rivers. The farm of 680 hectares was… -
Landcare Trust Award for Innovation in Sustainable Farm Forestry 2014 - Peter and Jane Evans (Access: unrestricted)
Neil Cullen
The Evans family have been resident in the Pareora Gorge for a long time, with Peter’s great grandfather purchasing the original 80 hectares in 1875. This has been increased, mainly… -
Harvesting a private woodlot (Access: unrestricted)
Darrin Collett
This article focuses on harvesting and marketing a woodlot at Kaukapakapa, north of Auckland. During my 23 years of experience in forestry I have found that harvesting and marketing private… -
Growing manuka for farm foresters and other small-scale foresters (Access: unrestricted)
Julian Bateson
Manuka is an excellent coloniser of bare ground. As a result, for many years it was thought of as a weed on agricultural land as the plants started the first… -
Australian forest growers biennial national conference (Access: unrestricted)
John Millet
This conference was held at Gympie in south-east Queensland in October 2013 along with a pre-conference bus tour from Brisbane north to Gympie. Travelling to sub-tropical northern New South Wales… -
Leaving the ETS - Potential problems for owners of post-1989 forests (Access: unrestricted)
Ollie Belton
International units have ruined the New Zealand carbon market. Ironically these same cheap units have also allowed many forest owners to wipe their carbon debt for as little as 25… -
My thoughts on wood residues (Access: unrestricted)
Wink Sutton
My forestry interests are mainly focused on the growing and management of plantations. Although important, especially in determining stumpage, I have less interest in wood use. As my approach is… -
Action groups partly virtual weekend (Access: unrestricted)
Julian Bateson
The weekend in November each year when all the special action groups meet is becoming much more of an event these days. In November last year, around 100 people turned… -
Working on the wood work (Access: unrestricted)
Denis Hocking
I am sure that many farm foresters have meditated on ways of increasing awareness and enthusiasm for the various special purpose timbers we grow. I know that I am not… -
Miscanthus for farm forestry (Access: unrestricted)
Peter Brown
What is woody, grows three to four metres tall in a season, can be harvested every year apart from the first one, is used to make paper and board products,… -
Forest safety reviews and a proposed new health and safety Act (Access: unrestricted)
Julian Bateson
When I first took on the role as the health and safety representative for the NZFFA a number of years ago, safety was not an area of general interest. In… -
President's Comment (Access: unrestricted)
Ian Jackson
President's Report to Conference 2014 Conference, Marlborough Last month’s 58th conference of the NZFFA was a resounding success enjoyed by everyone that attended. Joint chairmen Chris Dawkins and Paul Millen…
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