Farm Forestry New ZealandNewsletter 123, December 2019
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Forest Growers Research Update, December 2019 Woodlot Analysis Tool available online Worksafe - Woodlot harvesting on farms Tell us what you think about our Forest Strategy - Te Uru Rakau
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President's Comment, November 2019
Forest Growers Research Update, December 2019FGR Conference: Summaries and videos of all conference presentations are available on the FGR website. 2019 Annual Research Report: The report provides an overview of the large and complex research programme that the Forest Growers Levy supports. FGR Science and Innovation Strategy document released – ‘A Science and Innovation Plan for the Commercial Forest Growing Sector 2019-2035’ will guide the Forest Grower Levy Trust’s investment in research, and provide an important statement to other funding agencies on industry research priorities. The three key strategic priorities identified are as follows:
Woodlot Analysis Tool available onlineA new on-line Woodlot Analysis Tool (WATS) has been produced by Dr Glen Murphy and is freely available on the FGR website. Forest Growers Research and the Forest Growers Levy Trust funded the development of both WATS and an on-line booklet called “How to market and harvest your woodlot for profit”. This is available on the website underneath the calculator in a pdf format, and has had additional input from Prof. Rien Visser, University of Canterbury School of Forestry. The user pinpoints where his/her woodlot is located on a digital map, gives a basic description of the woodlot, and then enters representative log grades to be harvested, anticipated yields and the log prices. WATS then reports expected gross and net returns and costs associated with the harvesting and cartage of wood from the woodlot to the wood buyers.
Using retrospective case-studies, WATS has proved to be pleasingly accurate. Glen and Rien hope to run some workshops for woodlot owners on how to use WATS in 2020. WATS can be found on the FGR website (top right on the home page) or under calculators. It has been designed to run on desktop or mobile systems such as tablets and smartphones. However, please note it does not work on Internet Explorer browser. Worksafe - Woodlot harvesting on farmsThree useful downloads that will help you manage harvesting woodlots safely:
Tell us what you think about our Forest Strategy - Te Uru RakauFind out how to take part in setting the direction for Aotearoa New Zealand's forest system over the next 30 years and beyond.
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The tool will help those new to harvesting to get to grips with the different elements of the harvesting process, and the magnitude of the various financial flows. It is, however, recommended that woodlot owners engage a harvesting and marketing professional to get the harvesting done.
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