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- NZFFA member nominations to Levy Board standing for less than 1000 ha category
November, 2013
Choose a candidate to view their profile and ask them questions: IAN JACKSON DEAN SATCHELL DOUGAL McINTOSH ROBERT H.M JOHNSTON JOHN H SIMMONS MICHAEL CAMBRIDGE STEVE WILTON
- Forest growers to elect first board
October, 2013
The Forest Growers Levy Trust, the new organisation representing the interests of all plantation forest owners, large and small, is calling for nominations for its first elected board. Chair Geoff…
- Trees on Farms: Making better use of information resources
September, 2013
The project aims to provide farmers and land managers with better access to existing good quality information about establishing and managing trees. The project involved three interrelated phases: surveying farmers,…
- Results of the first year of a Sustainable Farming Fund study to locate a spring-active parasitoid in Tasmania for potential biological control of Paropsis charybdis
August, 2013
Despite considerable efforts, the eucalyptus tortoise beetle Paropsis charybdis continues to defoliate Eucalyptus nitens plantations throughout New Zealand. This pest both prevents expansion of this forest resource and requires constant…
- Vital investment tool developed for wood processors
June, 2013
A major study report released by the Wood Council highlights the need for by-products from established industries like sawmilling if New Zealand is to develop profitable businesses based on emerging…
- 86% VOTE SUPPORTS FOREST LEVY
April, 2013
A referendum of forest growers has shown strong support for a levy on harvested forest products. "We have been given the thumbs-up to introduce a funding system that will provide…
- VOTING OPENS IN FOREST REFERENDUM
February, 2013
Polls in the Forest Voice referendum will be open from 1-29 March, a week longer than originally intended. The organisers, the Forest Growers Levy Trust, say this will make voting…
- INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE FARM FORESTRY TIMBERS SOCIETY
October, 2012
Farm Forestry Timbers held their inaugural meeting on 17th November 2012. It was agreed to constitute the Society by resolution. The Rules of the Farm Forestry Timbers Society can be downloaded…
- Forest growers plan industry vote
October, 2012
Forest growers will decide the future direction and funding of their industry in a referendum being held in March next year. “Forestry has a huge untapped potential. To achieve that…
- Free database will open access to best tree information
October, 2012
Landowners looking for information about any aspect of planting and managing trees in the working landscape will soon be able to access a new online – and free – database.…
- Farm Forestry Timbers
July, 2012
The NZ Farm Forestry Association has set up a national industry body representing the interests of local specialty timber producers and those with an interest in specialty timbers. A web…
- Wise Land Use and the Profitable Role of Trees, 21 May, Manawatu
May, 2012
Middle Districts farm Forestry Association, Horizons Regional Council and the Sustainable Farming Fund funded Trees on Farms programme are joining forces for a Manawatu field day on wise land use…
- Free "Trees on Farms" workshops in June: Inglewood, Ohope and Putaruru
May, 2012
Your invitation to attend NZFFA Trees on Farms field days: Inglewood 6 June Ohope 20 June Putaruru 29 June Free “Trees on Farms” workshops are being held in Taranaki, the Bay…
- Trees Healing River Catchments NZFFA Trees on Farms Workshop, 24 May 2012, Wairarapa
May, 2012
Press Release 2 MAY 2012 Trees Healing River Catchments NZFFA Trees on Farms Workshop 24 May 2012, Carterton Events Centre, Holloway Street, Carterton A workshop aimed at helping Wairarapa landowners take…
- Trees for Fun and Profit: NZFFA Trees on Farms field day, 26 May 2012, Otaki
May, 2012
Trees for Fun – and Profit NZFFA Trees on Farms Workshop and field day 9.30am, Saturday 26 May 2012 Rotary Hall, Aotaki Street, Otaki The latest in a series of…
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- Update to the Forest Owners Association Road Engineering Manual: Forest Road Design for HPMVs.
Thursday, September 19, 2024
The NZFOA/NZFFA Transport and Logistics committee is pleased to announce the release of a new appendix to the New Zealand Forest Owners Road Engineering Manual, titled Forest Roads for High…
- Emissions Trading Scheme fee review a relief for cost-struck foresters
Thursday, February 29, 2024
The New Zealand Forest Owners Association says the review of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) fees is a relief for foresters facing excessive costs and loss of climate change action. …
- Planting trees on pasture can have a positive impact on soil health
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Rather than damaging soil in New Zealand, planting trees on pasture restores soil to be similar to its original condition. A recent news story highlighting changes in soils from converting…
- Forest plantation soils have benefits too
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
The Forest Owners Association (FOA) says the fact that soils under plantation forests are similar to soils under native trees, does not make them damaged, as a recent Newshub report has claimed.…
- Wilding Conifers - A legacy issue that needs continued, collaborative management
Sunday, October 29, 2023
Forest owners welcome the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s (PCE) acknowledgement that the presence of wilding conifers across New Zealand is largely a legacy issue, but caution against placing costs…
- Stock take of the commercially viable alternatives to Pinus radiata
Tuesday, October 03, 2023
Scion has published a “Stock Take of the Commercially Viable Alternatives to Pinus Radiata” for MPI, which reviews alternative species, their expected growth rates, climatic range, resilience to pests or…
- SNA regulations 'confusing ecological naivety'
Thursday, July 06, 2023
Forest Owners say the just released National Policy Statement on Indigenous Biodiversity (NPSIB) is a classic bureaucratic formula of confusing ecological naivety which will not help rare species and likely…
- Primary sector leadership not addressing economics as the real climate change issue
Tuesday, July 04, 2023
The immediate past president of the Farm Forestry Association (NZFFA) says the leaders of the primary sector and government are ineffectively tinkering with lowering greenhouse gas emissions. Graham West says the…
- Forest Owners hail ‘Biosecurity Hero’
Monday, May 22, 2023
The Forest Owners Association and Scion want more people to report suspicious imported wood products which might be infested with introduced wood and forest pests. FOA Biosecurity Manager, Brendan Gould,…
- Ministerial inquiry could have widespread implications for Tairawhiti community
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
The New Zealand Institute of Forestry says the just announced Tairawhiti land use inquiry is recommending measures which will stop the very activities which are vital for the region’s recovery.…
- Tairawhiti land use inquiry not addressing wider issues
Sunday, May 14, 2023
The Forest Owners Association says the Ministerial Inquiry into landuse in Tarawhiti has a core of practical recommendations, but has not addressed some more difficult and fundamental issues. President, Grant…
- Forest Owners say carbon-only forestry should be kept off productive land
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
The Forest Owners Association would like to see production forestry and farming on productive land – rather than this land used for carbon-only forests. It says this should be a…
- Opportunities from Trees Workshops - NZ Wide
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
The NZ Farm Forestry Association (NZFFA) is running 18 extension workshops in May and June with a target audience of landowners, or people with access to land, who are potential tree…
- Forest Owners back more trees for Tairawhiti
Sunday, April 16, 2023
The Forest Owners Association has told the Ministerial Inquiry into land use in Tairāwhiti, that the region’s future has to include more trees for land stability. But it appreciates forest…
- Small scale woodlot owners have their say in Tairawhiti Land use Inquiry
Sunday, April 02, 2023
he outgoing President of the Farm Forestry Association says it has been vital for farm foresters to directly address the Ministerial Inquiry into forestry and other land use in Tairāwhiti.…
- 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,…
