Since our last market report, the NZ forestry sector took its annual break from business and endured an unpleasantly wet Christmas/New Year holiday period and China heralded in the Year of the Dragon with the largest modern migration of people's travelling to their home areas for the celebrations.
READ MOREWaiariki's School of Forestry and Primary Industries has secured the loan of a John Deere E Series Harvester / Forwarder simulator from John Deere US, through the assistance of Cable Price (NZ) Ltd.
READ MOREThe FOA is currently looking at a compulsory commodity levy under the Commodities Levy Act.
READ MORELast year, as part of the Crown Forestry West Coast Forests Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) audit, PF Olsen was asked if any forms of social survey had been undertaken.
READ MOREFITEC, the forest industries training organization, is collaborating with the Waiariki Institute of Technology and Canterbury University to put together a comprehensive forest and wood industry careers booklet for students and parents covering roles at all levels in all sectors.
READ MOREThe Danish Wood Initiative has come up with a fantastic video highlighting why wood is the World's Most Environmentally Friendly Raw Material.
READ MOREAs the year draws to an end PF Olsen wish Wood Matters readers a very Merry Christmas and a healthy and prosperous New Year.
READ MOREIs the current low (and falling) price of CERs (UN-certified carbon credits) that may be used as NZU (NZ carbon credits) substitutes in the NZ Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) a problem for NZ Inc?
READ MOREPF Olsen successfully completed all its pre-1990 allocation applications by the 30 November deadline with four hours to spare!
READ MOREAs environmental standards and expectations increase there has been a strong focus on identifying and remedying operational practices that were unsatisfactory or posed a business and environmental risk.
READ MOREWhen considering the harvesting of a block, it is easy to overlook the complexities of other legislation and societal obligation.
READ MOREThe world holds its breath as the Eurozone attempts to restore confidence by addressing its debt crisis, and then contemplates just how bad the economic situation could get if it fails.
READ MOREThe forestry and wood products industry is well-ready to challenge exaggerated or unsubstantiated claims about the environmental credentials of non-wood building products (like steel, concrete and aluminium) – and so it should! We call this "green-wash".
READ MOREThe Future Forest Research (FFR) Steep Slope Harvesting program, supported by government's Primary Growth Partnership fund, is progressing well and achieved all of its objectives in the first year. The program aims to improve worker safety and reduce the costs of harvesting on steep slopes.
READ MOREBeing a Manawatu kid (having grown up in Palmerston North) the editor couldn't help himself but include this impressive and disturbing photograph of a massive slip across SH3 through the Manawatu Gorge between Palmerston North and Pahiatua.
READ MOREThe publication of the Federated Farmer's Election 2011 General Election Manifesto piqued my interest in how the Federation now views the Emissions Trading Scheme and specifically the role of forestry planting as a means of both neutralising farm stock emissions and making money.
READ MOREBuilding an enterprise-wide software solution to replace manual systems, spread sheets and an aging accounting system is the kind of challenge that software development company Integral thrives on. Over the past fifteen years they have been doing just that with PF Olsen's core accounting and business systems.
READ MOREThere are two key dates approaching for post-1989 forest owners thinking about ETS registration.
READ MOREPF Olsen is at the forefront of the application of new LiDAR technology (Light Detection and Ranging) to both lower the costs and improve the quality of harvest planning.
READ MOREOctober was a month of two (very different) halves; at the beginning of the month there was mixed sentiment (but some optimism) in the export market, a wide spread of prices and full order books from many buyers. In contrast, the end of the month saw cancelled orders, massive price drops and widespread negative sentiment.
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