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New Zealand Tree Grower, May 2018
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Is there a case for timely pruning? (Access: unrestricted)
Wink Sutton
Two principles have emerged from a lifetime of plantation management research − That the size and the quality of trees at harvest are determined by the decisions at the time of… -
President's Comment (Access: unrestricted)
Neil Cullen
In February, Hamish Levack and I met with Minister Shane Jones and two senior MPI officials. Hamish has reported on the details of our discussions in an article in this… -
Eucalyptus variegated beetle creates concern for eucalypt growers (Access: unrestricted)
Toni Withers, Rebecca McDougal, Michelle Harnett and Tara Murray
Annoying Australians are over here and eating ‘our’ eucalypt trees. Seven different tortoise beetles, named because their round bodies resemble a tortoise, have arrived in New Zealand and have been… -
Levy funded Forestry Training and Careers Committee (Access: unrestricted)
Alan Reid
In bygone times colourful posters on lamp posts and walls, featuring bronzed sailors and exotic seascapes, exhorted young people to join the navy and see the world. Nothing has changed… -
Husqvarna South Island Farm Foresters of the Year 2018 - Claire and Terry Gavin (Access: unrestricted)
Claire and Terry Gavin’s 53-hectare forest farm Otiria is situated at Owen Junction, 23 km north of Murchison on flats alongside the mighty Buller River. The predominantly north-facing property lies… -
Husqvarna North Island Farm Forester of the Year 2018 - Dean Satchell (Access: unrestricted)
The winner of the 2018 North Island Farm Forester of theYear award was not born into land, money, horticulture or forestry. In fact, growing up in suburban Auckland would probably have… -
Landcare Trust Award for Innovation in Sustainable Farm Forestry 2018 - Ken and Robyn Ferguson (Access: unrestricted)
Ken and Robyn’s picturesque farm Waipuna is nestled alongside the Grey River on the West Coast and consists of 1,000 hectares of flat pasture and 850 hectares of indigenous forest.… -
Trees, sheep and beef make an interesting mix (Access: unrestricted)
Victoria Lamb
New Zealand has an area of about 25.9 million hectares. Around 40 per cent or 10.6 million hectares of that is in sheep and beef farming. As many will know… -
NZFFA’s recent interaction with Shane Jones (Access: unrestricted)
Hamish Levack
This is a report on NZFFA matters raised with Shane Jones, the Minister of Forests, by Neil Cullen, President of the NZFFA and Hamish Levack, vice President, on 28 February… -
Risk round up (Access: unrestricted)
Jo McIntosh
It seems the forest industry came through the last fire season well, with only a handful of small fires. Early indications were that summer 2018 would be challenging with very… -
Growing a bio-fuelled New Zealand (Access: unrestricted)
Michelle Harnett
Put a tree into the tank of your tractor, or truck, or even your private jet. Large-scale biofuel production and use in New Zealand is within our grasp, if we… -
Forestry rights and the Overseas Investment Act reforms for forestry (Access: unrestricted)
John McSoriley
Forestry rights have been in the news lately because the government is in the process of making them subject to different rules where they are acquired by people not resident… -
Ultra - a profitable short rotation regime for radiata pine on high quality sites (Access: unrestricted)
Graham West
A new management regime is proposed for growing radiata pine for export logs on a short rotation. The ultra regime is to plant 500 stems a hectare using best quality… -
Planting a billion trees (Access: unrestricted)
Julie Collins
Land owners across New Zealand hold the key to realising the social, economic and environmental benefits from planting trees. The commercial forestry sector is projected to plant half a billion… -
The billion trees programme - Here’s how (Access: unrestricted)
Ian Cairns
An open letter to Minister Shane Jones. The government’s billion trees programme will provide opportunities for foresters. With the conservation estate, Landcorp and Māori land, initiatives are already under way.… -
New environmental rules - the National Environmental Standards for Plantation Forestry (Access: unrestricted)
Chris Fowler
Whether you are an owner of a small forest or a land owner interested in planting trees under the government’s billion trees initiative, you need to be aware of the… -
A three phase harvest on the sand (Access: unrestricted)
Richard Weldon
I recently completed harvesting my forest at Waikawa Beach near Otaki north of Wellington, with some pleasing results. The terrain is rolling to steep sand dunes, interspersed with swampy gullies.… -
Think before you form that new access track (Access: unrestricted)
Geoff Wishart
Forming a new track beneath or close to a transmission line on your property may introduce an electrical hazard to yourself your workers or visitors. This will be a problem…
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