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• Future forests need to be multifunctional to meet climate change in Tairawhiti
  Thursday, March 16, 2023
  The Farm Forestry Association says the just convened Ministerial Inquiry, into land-use across Tairāwhiti, needs to look closely at the tree options for shoring up vulnerable farm and former forest land in…
• Hill country farming campaign shows they think climate change is someone else’s problem
  Thursday, March 09, 2023
  The Forest Owners Association says the latest campaign against forestry, led by Beef+Lamb New Zealand and 50 Shades of Green, is climate change responsibility denial, and is dangerous in the…
• Forest Owners says two months too brief to look into the complex land issues in Tairawhiti.
  Thursday, February 23, 2023
  The Forest Owners Association says the two month long inquiry into land use in Tairāwhiti doesn’t give enough time or depth to find solutions. The Prime Minister, Chris Hipkins has…
• Forest Owners want genetic technology approved
  Thursday, February 16, 2023
  The Forest Owners Organisation says New Zealand needs to concentrate on the safety of genetic technology on a case-by-case basis rather than persisting with blanket bans. The FOA wants approval…
• Fieldays Forestry Hub to demonstrate that forestry is a solution
  Monday, November 28, 2022
  A range of solutions to farmers’ current problems will be on display in the Fieldays Forestry Hub near Hamilton between 30 November and 3 December, says Farm Forestry Association president,…
• Innovative uses of forestry and wood products unveiled at Fieldays
  Thursday, November 24, 2022
  New and innovative uses of forestry and wood products will be on display at 35 stands in the Fieldays Forestry Hub near Hamilton between 30 November and 3 December, including…
• Pine conspiracy needs reality check
  Thursday, November 10, 2022
  Farm Foresters are saying journalists and commentators need to educate themselves about the reality of plantation forestry. The FFA President, Graham West says ‘Frequent anti-pine rants on Newstalk ZB and…
• Farming’s forestry hysteria
  Sunday, October 30, 2022
  Beef &Lamb NZ and Federated Farmers media release on recent results of an opinion survey on forestry offset adds to the misuse of information that’s building alarm and public hysteria…
• Foresters ask James Shaw if the government wants more trees or not
  Tuesday, October 11, 2022
  Foresters are saying a suggestion by Climate Change Minister James Shaw to centralise buying carbon credits in central government, and decoupling the Emissions Trading Scheme from forestry, is a message…
• NZFFA submission on Industry Transformation Plan
  Thursday, October 06, 2022
  The Ministry for Primary Industries has issued a draft Forestry and Wood Processing Industry Transformation Plan. This is a welcome contribution and appears to be well researched, but we feel…
• RECOGNITION FOR FORESTRY’S HIGHEST ACHIEVERS IN 2022
  Sunday, September 18, 2022
  This week at an awards dinner held in Auckland the New Zealand Institute of Forestry (NZIF) announced the winners of its three most prestigious awards. The 2022 recipients are acknowledged…
• Wooden cities key to cutting worldwide carbon emissions to combat climate change
  Tuesday, September 13, 2022
  The Forest Owners Association President is predicting massive increases in the worldwide demand for engineered timber construction. Grant Dodson has told delegates at the Forest Institute Conference in Auckland today…
• Forestry Transformation Plan could be ‘game changer’
  Sunday, August 21, 2022
  Forestry Transformation Plan could be ‘game changer’ for New Zealand economy and for combating climate change The Forest Owners Association says the Forestry and Wood Processing Industry Transformation Plan has…
• New campaign launches to attract more people into forestry careers
  Wednesday, August 10, 2022
  A new recruitment campaign called ‘Find Your Fit In Forestry’ aims to draw attention to the varied career opportunities available in the growing forestry industry. A sector-wide initiative, the campaign…
• Trees on Your Farm – Pilot Workshops
  Friday, July 01, 2022
  In May, members of the NZFFA held three pilot workshops in the lower North Island aimed at encouraging hill country farmers to grow more trees. The format was a day…
• Federated Farmers struggling with both the law and arithmetic
  Thursday, June 30, 2022
  The Forest Owners Association says Federated Farmers have got their sums wrong on the rate of forest planting and don’t understand the law on overseas investment either. FOA is responding…
• New Zealand Future Foresters part of the launch of Global Network for Forestry Young Professionals
  Sunday, June 12, 2022
  Future Foresters New Zealand is supporting a global effort to unite forestry young professionals to promote, grow, and raise awareness of the importance and opportunities of the forest sector.  The…
• Forest Owners say native trees are nice but won’t solve the Climate Emergency
  Tuesday, May 17, 2022
  The Forest Owners Association says the just released Emissions Reduction Plan is a welcome and unprecedented blueprint for reducing New Zealand’s gross emissions. But the Association is warning that a…
• ‘Smart spade’ one of new technologies for forest silviculture project
  Thursday, May 05, 2022
  A ‘smart spade’ which identifies exactly where to plant a tree seedling is just one of the new technologies in the seven-year $25.5 million Precision Silviculture development project. The newly…
• Forest Owners call for forest trade mission to India
  Monday, April 11, 2022
  Forest Owners call for forest trade mission to India following approval of new fumigant for log exports  The Forest Owners Association wants a delegation of government ministers to urgently go to…