PF Olsen Busy with Carbon-related Work Initiatives
The pre-1990 forest land mapping standard is expected to be released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry next week.
READ MOREThe pre-1990 forest land mapping standard is expected to be released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry next week.
READ MORERadiata log inventories in China have remained steady at around 750,000 m³. With consumption estimated at around 500,000 m³, this makes stocks 1½ months of consumption.
READ MOREAfter getting feedback after a presentation to the annual conference of the Society of Chartered Accountants, PF Olsen has prepared a set of Guidelines aimed at helping smaller forest owners and their advisors make better decisions regarding the NZ Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).
READ MOREWood Resources International LLC recently reported that biomass in Sweden now generates 32% of all energy.
READ MOREPF Olsen assisted the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) Biosecurity and Scion host a delegation of Indian scientists and officials touring New Zealand as part of a review of India's phytosanitary standards for the importation of wood products from NZ.
READ MOREAs part of its harvest planning and engineering management, PF Olsen is now utilising a new on-line predictive tool supplied by the National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA).
READ MOREThe new Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT) Arts and Media building in Nelson is attracting international interest based on its design and widespread use of locally processed NZ Radiata pine.
READ MOREPF Olsen was pleased to have the opportunity to offer Krissy Doherty of Tuhoe, work experience in the Forestry Industry in the form of a Summer Internship.
READ MOREFor quite a while, cypresses have been on the verge of becoming New Zealand's third major species, but they have been held back by the poor choice of genotype - in particularly with regard to canker resistance
READ MOREPF Olsen has recently undergone an audit of its management systems by Telarc. The assessment was carried out on the 8th and 9th July 2010.
READ MORENewly appointed to the Rotorua senior team as National Engineering Manager is Dean Neilson, a civil engineer with 25 years experience in a range of settings, including local government, the forest industry, and private consulting firms.
READ MORE"I have recently completed a logging project on my property at Marapiu, North Dargaville, using the services of PF Olsen Ltd. Olsens have, at all times, demonstrated knowledge, experience and expertise in the harvesting business."
READ MOREIf you enjoy reading Wood Matters, why not introduce a friend to it.
READ MOREOver the last month we have seen quite a lot of negativity from the pastoral farming leadership about the damage and cost of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to farm businesses.
READ MOREFor a conservative industry sector, the amount and pace of change in forestry is sometimes quite astounding. In Australia during the last 18 months we have witnessed substantial change at a scale that probably could not be predicted, and there's more to come.
READ MOREThe Government's allocation of new Primary Growth Partnership funding to improve forest harvesting technology has huge potential to benefit the New Zealand economy and make logging safer for workers on the ground.
READ MOREDid you know you can assess stands for the propensity for intra-ring checking (IRC)?
READ MOREJune saw steady export log markets with some positive signs from China. High log inventories in China have fallen from over 1.0 million m³ to less than 700,000 m³, and prices have stabilised.
READ MOREWith so much woodlot harvesting happening of late due to good log prices, we have decided to devote this month's column to explaining the role of harvest managers and log buyers in woodlot logging. We explore two distinct options facing forest owners wishing to harvest their woodlot.
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