Wind damage research
There has been a wind damage research programme at Scion for over 30 years. There was a lot of activity in this area following Cyclones Bola and Bernie in the 1980s.
READ MOREThere has been a wind damage research programme at Scion for over 30 years. There was a lot of activity in this area following Cyclones Bola and Bernie in the 1980s.
READ MOREPF Olsen has been operating a Group Insurance Scheme since 2000, covering both fire and wind damage.
READ MOREAlmost all the large/corporate forest owners in New Zealand are FSC certified. Many medium-sized owners are following suit. Globally, forest certification is growing. So what is this environmental certification all about, and what options are available to smaller growers interested in forest certification?
READ MOREProgrammes and public awareness of this disease threatening our iconic Kauri tree is gaining momentum.
READ MOREWhat is holding our Forest Industry back?
READ MOREMost agree that more domestic processing of our forest produce in New Zealand would be a good thing. It is also essential if we are to achieve the Woodco mission to achieve export revenue of $22 billion by 2022. What is less clear, and where there are many divergent opinions, is how to go about it.
READ MOREAs part of the FFR Steep Slope Harvesting Programme, supported by the government's Primary Growth Partnership, Scion researchers have developed a cutover camera system to improve the safety and productivity of steep country forest harvesting operations.
READ MOREThe well-publicised partial US Government shut-down due to stalled talks over lifting the Federal debt ceiling level was having widespread impacts.
READ MOREPF Olsen runs the country's only current Forest Stewardship Council Group Scheme.
READ MOREWaiotahi forest, located in the Waiotahi Valley southwest of Opotiki, is a known hot spot for the North Island brown kiwi.
READ MOREThe market for NZUs has had a volatile month and current trading is fluctuating at around $4.00 per NZU.
READ MOREIt is clear from comments made by Climate Change Minister, Hon Tim Groser, on Radio New Zealand's Rural News programme (19th August) that there remains a lack of understanding about both the level of forestry investment (and divestment) taking place in New Zealand, and the direct link of that to domestic climate change policies.
READ MOREThe Australian Forest Contractors' Association, with support from PF Olsen Australia and a number of other industry players, has been running a series of highly successful seminars around the country focused on the theme "Business is Different Now".
READ MOREThe hot topic of reversion of forestry land back to agriculture is attracting a lot of media interest as the naysayers of the MIS industry predict the 'inevitable destruction and burning of thousands of hectares of taxpayer-funded pulpwood plantations.'
READ MOREPlans for a timber processing zone in Paradip on the east coast of India are being discussed by the State Government of Odisha.
READ MOREA world first in developing a system to count and measure trees accurately using remote sensing technology and aerial imagery has won a Future Forests Research award for David Pont, a forest management scientist at Scion.
READ MOREThe relative stability in the market as reported last month continues, with solid demand and some firming of prices. Harvesting levels around New Zealand are hitting record levels.
READ MOREPrice for NZUs has continued to rise. At the time of the last Wood Matters in mid August it was around $2.50. During August NZU price increased to over $5.00 and has since declined to currently trade at around $4.50 per NZU.
READ MOREPF Olsen congratulates Te Manawa o Tūhoe for development of its website
READ MOREMy recent trip to China caused me to reflect on some changes that have taken place in the Chinese forestry sector since I was last involved as a consultant 15 years ago, not the least of which was that the smaller town hotel plumbing has gotten a lot more robust than it was back then!
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