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New Zealand Tree Grower Magazine, August 2019
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President's Comment (Access: unrestricted)
Hamish Levack
Since the last Tree Grower was produced, Wink Sutton, Neil Cullen and Bruce Bulloch have stood down from their respective roles as patron, president, and treasurer of the NZFFA. We are very… -
The Landcare Trust Award for Innovation in Sustainable Forestry 2019 - Jaap and Sue van Dorsser (Access: unrestricted)
Jaap and Sue van Dorsser have a wonderful park-like lifestyle block on the banks of the Awahou stream 15 km north west of Rotorua. It has fruit trees and vegetable… -
Husqvarna South Island Farm Forester of the Year 2019 - Gary Fleming (Access: unrestricted)
It would not have been a surprise to those who know Gary Fleming that he is the 2019 South Island Husqvarna Farm Forester of the Year. Gary is the complete… -
Husqvarna North Island Farm Foresters of the Year 2019 - Gordon and Trish Levet (Access: unrestricted)
Gordon and Trish Levet are sheep farmers and they are good sheep farmers. Gordon, now in his mid eighties, has managed the family farm Kikitangeo near Wellsford since 1961. But… -
Results of survey for small-scale forest harvesting (Access: unrestricted)
Graham West
This project was aimed at improving the knowledge and investment experience of small-scale forest owners during the harvesting phase. The research used input from farm foresters and harvesting management consultants over… -
How can I make my forest more productive and what does the latest research say? (Access: unrestricted)
Michelle Harnett
Research. Some think it is essential, others think of it as a time-consuming, cash-devouring black hole. The people who have been working on the research programme Growing Confidence in Forestry’s… -
Pigeon Valley fire - New methods put to the test (Access: unrestricted)
Grant Pearce and Harriet Palmer
The February Pigeon Valley fire near Nelson was New Zealand’s largest forest fire in more than 60 years. The fire burned over 2,300 hectares and caused the evacuation of more… -
Forestry training and careers update (Access: unrestricted)
Alan Reid
A year ago we noted in a Tree Grower article that there was a renewed focus on forestry training and careers, along with the re-emerging direct government support for forestry.… -
Why I became, and remain, a clearwood advocate (Access: unrestricted)
Wink Sutton
Only recently have I become aware of the concept of unique special product or proposal. However, I now realise that for most of my forestry life I have been seeking… -
Conference field day: Wharenui farm and Shapley’s forest (Access: unrestricted)
There was just one field day at the 2019 conference, with an additional post-conference field visit after the conference had finished. This article covers the first part of the day… -
How can I make my forest more productive and what does the latest research say? (Access: unrestricted)
Michelle Harnett
Research. Some think it is essential, others think of it as a time-consuming, cash-devouring black hole. The people who have been working on the research programme Growing Confidence in Forestry’s… -
Directors and officers liability: The heat is on (Access: unrestricted)
Jo McIntosh
Most of you will have seen the papers and the recent high profile Mainzeal case. This judgment has thrown directors and officers liability insurance back in the spotlight. At the… -
Government incentives need to be better aligned if we are to process more wood (Access: unrestricted)
Hamish Levack
In 1960, Lindsay Poole, the then Director General of the Forest Service and also a thoughtful member of the NZFFA, said – ‘If exotic forest utilisation is allowed to develop…