Each year Forest Growers Research organise a conference to communicate the outcomes of industry funded science and innovation projects to forest industry and other stakeholders
READ MOREForestry and farming are not mutually exclusive land uses at the strategic level and New Zealand needs both functioning in their place to improve economic resilience and biodiversity.
READ MOREDomestic demand for logs and sawn timber remains strong while the longer-term forecasts are uncertain. New Zealand sawmillers are “cautiously optimistic” about the future.
READ MOREAfter seeing NZU prices fall by almost a dollar in early July on the back of Tiwai Point’s news of an intended closure, prices have rallied again, with prices recovering to a new high of $34.15 in recent days.
READ MOREFGR are participating in a MPI Sustainable Food and Fibre Fund project along with Dairy NZ, NZ Beef and Lamb, the NZ Farm Forestry Association and iwi land owners.
READ MOREWood Matters readers may be interested in the latest ANZ Research Agri Focus report, “All that glitters is gold”.
READ MOREA new initiative is underway to create an industry entity for people working in New Zealand’s specialty timber industry.
READ MOREScion’s Rural Fire Group carried out a number of experimental burns in wheat stubble paddocks in 2019, and a major activity this year was organising a series of controlled fires in the Rakaia Gorge involving highly flammable gorse vegetation.
READ MOREAfter a prolonged and fairly controversial journey, the new National Policy Statement for Freshwater, and National Environmental Standard for Freshwater came into being just days before the parliamentary session came to an end.
READ MOREWe appear to be headed for full circle on NZ land use regulation.
READ MOREWhat would the closure of Tiwai Point mean for New Zealand Emissions?
READ MOREDomestic demand for logs remains steady. Most New Zealand log processors report domestic sales either at or above the same time last year, and they could sell more product if they could produce it.
READ MOREA new science and innovation programme supporting the New Zealand forest growing industry
READ MOREDomestic demand for logs is steady. New Zealand log processors report domestic sales either at or above the same time last year. However, most log processors expect a drop in demand in Quarter 4.
READ MOREThe Government worked swiftly to announce more detail on the proposed Emissions Trading Scheme reform once the 31 May surrender deadline had passed.
READ MOREThe 2020 planting season is in full swing after a few setbacks from drought and Covid-19 lockdown. PF Olsen will this year establish over 16,000 hectares spread around the country.
READ MORENew Zealanders throw out 1.76 billion plastic containers into their rubbish and recycling every year.
READ MOREThe At Wharf Gate (AWG) prices paid by log exporters in May increased 50-56 NZD per JASm3 from the prices received by forest owners in March prior to the COVID-19 lockdown.
READ MOREIn 2010 regulations were introduced to reduce methyl bromide emissions to the atmosphere as part of NZ’s commitment to international agreements we are signatory to.
READ MOREAt the start of May, the Environment Select Committee reported back on proposed changes to the Climate Change Response Act 2002. The committees report proposes numerous amendments and totals almost 400 pages.
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