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Forestry diseases
- Acacia rust, Uromycladium spp.
- Agrocybe parasitica, native heart-rot fungus of hardwoods
- Allantophomopsis pseudotsugae
- Apiognomonia veneta, plane anthracnose
- Armillaria root disease
- Aulographina leaf spot of Eucalyptus
- Austropuccinia psidii, myrtle rust
- Bacterial leaf spot and canker of poplar, willow, and alder
- Bacterial stem canker of radiata pine
- Barron Road Syndrome, a disease of ash eucalypts
- Black stain root disease caused by Leptographium spp.
- Boron deficiency in radiata pine
- Botryosphaeria dothidea
- Botrytis cinerea
- Cladosporium leaf spots of Eucalyptus
- Colletotrichum acutatum
- Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, Lupin blight
- Cyclaneusma needle-cast
- Cypress canker, Seiridium unicorne and S. cardinale
- Cytospora disease of Eucalyptus in New Zealand
- Cyttaria galls
- Daño Foliar del Pino (DFP) caused by Phytophthora pinifolia
- Diplodia leader dieback, crown wilt, and whorl canker caused by Sphaeropsis sapinea (Syn: Diplodia pinea)
- Dothistroma needle-blight
- Dutch Elm Disease, Ophiostoma novo-ulmi
- Elm leaf spot, Phloeospora ulmi
- Elsinoe leaf spots of Eucalyptus
- Endocronartium harknessii, western gall rust
- Eucalyptus leaf spots
- Fusarium circinatum, pitch canker disease of pines
- Fusarium species in New Zealand
- Ganoderma lucidum
- Gloeopeniophorella sacrata
- Hainesia lythri, fungus disease of Eucalyptus seedlings
- Hysterographium fraxini, disease of Ash in New Zealand
- Junghuhnia root disease
- Kabatina thujae
- Kauri dieback caused by Phytophthora agathadicida
- Kirramyces eucalypti, septoria leaf blight
- Lepteutypa podocarpi
- Leptographium spp.
- Lophodermium spp.
- Lupin blight, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
- Marssonina species, poplar anthracnose
- Melampsora leaf rusts
- Meria laricis
- Microsphaera alphitoides, Oak Powdery Mildew
- Mundulla Yellows
- Mycosphaerella leaf spot of Eucalyptus
- Myrtle Rust
- Nectria flute canker in New Zealand
- Needle diseases of radiata pine in New Zealand
- Neonectria fuckeliana, nectria flute canker of radiata pine
- Nursery diseases
- Oak powdery mildew caused by Microsphaera alphitoides
- Ophiostoma novo-ulmi, Dutch elm disease
- Pachysacca pusilla on Eucalyptus
- Peniophora root and stem canker, Gloeopeniophorella sacrata
- Peridermium harknessii, western gall rust
- Phaeoacremonium rubrigenum
- Phaeocryptopus gaeumannii, Swiss needle cast disease of Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
- Phaeolus schweinitzii, exotic wood decay fungus
- Phaeophleospora eucalypti, septoria leaf blight of Eucalytpus
- Phaeothyriolum leaf spot of Eucalyptus
- Phloeospora ulmi, Elm leaf spot
- Phomopsis juniperivora
- Physiological needle-blight
- Phytophthora agathadicida, kauri dieback
- Phytophthora kernoviae
- Phytophthora pinifolia
- Phytophthora pluvialis
- Phytophthora ramorum
- Phytophthora, a disease of forestry in New Zealand
- Pitch canker disease of pines, caused by Fusarium circinatum
- Plane anthracnose, Apiognomonia veneta
- Poplar anthracnose caused by Marssonina species
- Pseudocercospora leaf spots of Eucalyptus
- Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae, bacterial leaf spot and stem canker
- Puccinia psidii, myrtle rust
- Red needle-cast
- Rhizosphaera spp.
- Rosellinia root rot
- Rugonectria canker fungus
- Sapstain
- Sarcostroma disease on Eucalyptus in New Zealand
- Seiridium cardinale, cypress canker
- Seiridium unicorne, cypress canker
- Septoria leaf blight of Eucalytpus, Phaeophleospora eucalypti
- Some minor fungi of conifers
- Sonderhenia leaf spots of Eucalyptus
- Sphaeropsis sapinea
- Sporothrix sp.
- Stigmina platani
- Stigmina thujina
- Swiss needle cast disease Phaeocryptopus gaeumannii
- Torula leaf spots of Eucalyptus
- Tree decays
- Trimmatostroma leaf spots of Eucalyptus
- Upper Mid-Crown Yellowing (UMCY) of Radiata pine
- Uromycladium spp. Acacia rust
- Western gall rust, Endocronartium harknessii syn. Peridermium harknessii
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Farm Forestry - Headlines
- Farm Foresters recommend action in Wood Sector
Friday, May 22, 2020
In conjunction with other sector associations, the NZ Farm Forestry Association, it has made five important post Covid-19 recommendations to the Ministers of Forestry and Agriculture for specific actions in the wood…
- Forest Owners brace for avalanche of clip-boards in government measure
Friday, May 15, 2020
The Forest Owners Association says the industry anticipates an unacceptable and pointless bureaucratic cost to all parts of the forest industry, if the Forests (Regulation of Log Traders and Forestry…
- Forest Owners pledge support in Budget measures to assist economic recovery
Thursday, May 14, 2020
The Forest Owners Association says it’s keen to work with government and with the rest of the primary industries to implement government investment aimed at reviving the economy after the…
- Forest Growers Levy Trust commits to support industry
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
The New Zealand Forest Growers Levy Trust is anticipating borrowing and using reserves to maintain as much of its yearly work programme as possible. The Trust has decided today (29…
- Forest Owners urge caution about back to work this week
Sunday, April 26, 2020
The Forest Owners Association President Phil Taylor is cautioning foresters about jumping the gun getting back to work on Tuesday after the lockdown, and that health and safety on the…
- Hunters must respect the rules
Friday, April 24, 2020
Game Animal Council General Manager Tim Gale says it is really important that hunters respect the rules around hunting in plantation forests. “While hunters play an important role in managing…
- Forest industry back to work
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
The Forest Owners Association says its members and the supply chain are gearing up to meet the challenge of getting back to work on Tuesday 28 April, working within the…
- NZ Forestry Contractors Reaching Breaking Point in Forestry Crisis
Monday, March 09, 2020
New Zealand Forest Industry Contractors Association (FICA) says forestry crisis is dire and contractors are reaching breaking point in an ever-worsening situation. Rapid impacts have been felt over the past…
- More wood use in New Zealand would help environment and reduce market pressure in China
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
The Forest Owners Association says the government should be looking at more wood use in New Zealand, which would have environment and trade benefits. The Association President, Peter Weir says…
- Wharves in China can’t take more logs from New Zealand
Monday, February 24, 2020
Lack of space in Chinese ports is bringing a virtual halt to New Zealand log exports to China. The Forest Owners Association says precautions in China against coronavirus have resulted…
- New Zealand forest owners wary of closing access risk in Chinese market
Monday, February 03, 2020
New Zealand log exporters are bracing themselves for supply chain problems in China due to the outbreak of coronavirus. Some forest owners are already reducing their harvesting rate. Regrettably this…
- NZ log exporters bracing themselves for supply chain problems
Monday, February 03, 2020
Attached is a press release put out yesterday by FOA and the Forest Industry Contractors Association regarding New Zealand log exporters bracing themselves for supply chain problems in China due…
- Harvesting Innovation Workshops yield useful results for small growers
Sunday, January 26, 2020
Six Forest Growers Levy funded workshops have been held throughout New Zealand, focussing on harvesting innovations taking place in small-scale forests. This has resulted in useful insights into recent developments that could be…
- NZ Institute of Forestry hosts meeting with His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales
Sunday, November 24, 2019
On Friday 22nd November, the New Zealand Institute of Forestry hosted, near Christchurch, a small round-table meeting in the presence of His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. The opportunities and…
- 50 Shades of Green protest march - Why trees?
Saturday, November 16, 2019
Three of us counter-protestors took our pro-forest placards, marched with the 50 Shades protest and stayed for the speeches on the grounds of Parliament. There were no scuffles or harsh words. …
- March on Parliament deliberately created confusion
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Large and small scale and Māori foresters say the 50 Shades of Green march on parliament on Thursday (eds 14 November) highlights deliberately created confusion about the true nature and…
- China Free Trade upgrade will assist New Zealand processed timber exports
Wednesday, November 06, 2019
The Forest Owners Association says the just announced phased reduction of tariffs for wood and paper exports to China will assist in a long term realigning of New Zealand exports…
- Calls to ban farm conversions to forestry ‘make no sense ...
Sunday, November 03, 2019
Calls to ban farm conversions to forestry ‘make no sense and are dangerously jeopardising fight against climate change’ Forest owners are saying the extent of overseas investment in forestry this…
- NZFFA submission on essential freshwater programme
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Summary The Association’s views are largely aligned with the NZ Forest Owners Association, various environmental groups and Beef+Lamb NZ. We are in favour of the direction and content of the…
- Forest industry warns better preparation and communication is vital as more rural fires will occur
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Foresters are agreeing with the main recommendations coming out of the just released review of the Tasman fires last February, but say there’s nothing in the report that hasn’t been…
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