Breaking news (received Friday 19 June 2009)… Legislation to amend parts of the NZ Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS) relating to forestry has been introduced and is expected to pass into law by 30 June 2009 - they all relate to pre-1990 forest land.
READ MOREDuring the week commencing 8th June, I joined 32 other Kiwis in Seoul for the Korea New Zealand Business Round Table. Organised by the NZ International Business Forum www.nzibf.co.nz and the Korea International Trade Association www.kita.org this event had the objective of engaging with senior Korean business leaders in support of the Free Trade negotiations that were taking place in the same week in Seoul.
READ MORESince 1997 PF Olsen in Northland has been involved in establishing, managing and harvesting Acacia mearnsii (black wattle) and Acacia dealbata (silver wattle) on behalf of a Japanese-owned NZ-based company, NZ Plantation Forest Company Ltd.
READ MOREThe domestic market is steady in its somewhat fragile state. Supply and demand for logs is more or less in balance at relatively low volumes as mills continue to adjust production to avoid large increases in inventory of finished product. The recent rises in the NZ$ will be further ill-affecting viability.
READ MOREMethyl bromide (MB) is a gas used by many countries, including New Zealand, for the phytosanitary treatment of export logs. MB is colourless, odourless and highly toxic to insects (but also animals if in high concentrations) and is a very effective fumigant. However, it is also an ozone depleting gas which has led to it being banned internationally for all but quarantine applications.
READ MORECold and wet conditions didn't deter large numbers of people attending the NZ National Agricultural Fieldays at Mystery Creek in mid-June near Hamilton. PF Olsen exhibited a stand in the Premier Feature (main) Pavilion.
READ MOREFor those that don't know, PF Olsen produces around 2.0 million of primarily GF Plus Radiata pine tree stocks at its tree nursery at Waiuku (South Auckland) every year. The tree stocks are grown in containers which differentiates them from the more common bare-rooted stock.
READ MOREWe had some very positive feedback on our Kaharoa kokako piece featured in Wood Matter Issue 1 - Kokako Programme Achieves Milestone. This project seems to have captured the imagination and passion of a number of readers, some of whom are interested in replicating the model.
READ MOREThe Select Committee has been sitting each Monday and hearing many submissions on what different sector groups and agencies would like to see in New Zealand's domestic climate change policies.
READ MOREThe Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has advised that due to the Select Committee Review process and review of submissions on the draft Forestry Allocation Plan, the following key dates could be affected.
READ MOREThere has been very little change in market conditions since last month.
READ MOREAt the start of 2009 PF Olsen warned all their contractors supplying engineering, harvesting and trucking services that harvesting activity could be very subdued in the coming year.
READ MOREThe Henley forest is 5 hectares comprising 3 stands of 19 to 26 year old partly-pruned forest on Gammons Road near Kaikohe. Malcolm Henley wanted to get the best returns from his forest, but wasn't sure how to go about it.
READ MORE"What is the best time to harvest my forest?" is a critical question facing forest owners and has been a central theme in our Harvesting Seminar series.
READ MORESelling woodlots via fixed price stumpage tendering has all but died in Northland over the last 6 months. So what is driving this trend?
READ MORERegional Councils are now beginning to offer funding under the AGS. In most cases, their funding is a fixed subsidy per hectare (rather than the bidding approach). This provides more certainty into the process. Applicants may apply for both subsidy streams (although can only one can be allocated).
READ MOREWhy do we have Surplus Tree Seedlings in 2009? Millions of tree stocks may have to be dumped at nurseries around New Zealand. How has this come about?
READ MOREA buoyant log export market, fine late summer weather and a new log exporter has resulted in PF Olsen exporting a record volume of logs through Port Lyttelton in March. During the month PF Olsen delivered over 7,000 JAS m3 of Radiata pine for export via log exporter Tenco Limited.
READ MOREThe PF Olsen Otago/Southland team has recently had first-hand experience with late pruning and over-thinning.
READ MOREThe same drivers as last month prevail, with increased intensity of demand from China. Enquiries for log supply to China reached an all-time high at PF Olsen in the last week, averaging two per day.
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