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Komatsu’s new tracked harvester

14 November 2022
To harvest trees in tight, dense and rugged-terrain forests, operators you need machines with manoeuvrability, power, versatility and reliability. With Komatsu’s XT-5 tracked harvesters, operators can harvest closer to the carrier and manoeuvre confidently thanks to a lower centre of
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Irish fund to get farmers to plant 8000 trees per year

14 November 2022
A new forestry program worth €1.3 billion has been announced by the Irish Government. The fund will see payments to farmers for planting trees rise by between 46% and 66%, and payments will continue for 20 years rather than the existing 15. Source: Timberbiz The funding will be channe
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UK Report shows agroforestry essential to meet climate targets

14 November 2022
A new report from the Woodland Trust shows how a major increase in agroforestry –farming with trees in England, is essential if the country is to meet nature and climate targets, whilst at the same time securing long term food production. Source: Timberbiz The report draws on new anal
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First export shipment of woodchips leaves OFO

14 November 2022
OneFortyOne’s Kaituna Sawmill and its partners celebrated its first export shipment of woodchip out of Port Marlborough this week, as part of a new export initiative with partner Marusumi Whangarei Co ltd. Source: Timberbiz Woodchip has been accumulating at Shakespeare Bay over the la
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Weight of hefty interest rates crashes home building targets

14 November 2022
Sales of new homes fell by 22.8% in October as the weight of increases in the cash rate slows building activity. The HIA New Home Sales report, a monthly survey of the largest volume home builders in the five largest states, is a leading indicator of future detached home construction.
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First forestry expo comes in Fast & Forward this week in NZ

14 November 2022
New Zealand’s first ever forestry expo event, the Fast & Forward Forestry Expo, is coming to Rotorua this Friday and Saturday 18-19 November. Brought to you by the Forest Industry Contractors Association (FICA). Source: Timberbiz “Our industry is coming together, with more than 10
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AFCA new board and Hall of Fame inductees

14 November 2022
  The Australian Forest Contractors Association’s board has been re-elected with the addition of Ian Reid from Austimber in Morwell filling a newly created vacancy. The board now is Adan Taylor (chairman), Ricky Leeson (deputy chairman), Christian Stafford, Dale Cameron, La
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Australians present at COP27

14 November 2022
The Australian Forest Products Association has promoted the important role of growing properly certified forestry plantations to fight global climate change, including planting one billion new trees in Australia by 2030 – at its first organised event at COP27 in Egypt overnight. Sourc
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Opinion: Carlie Porteous – Victoria kills off two threatened human species

14 November 2022
As Supreme Court Judge Richards handed down her initial decision of Friday 4 November requiring an unworkable process for merchantable wood production my heart sank. Once ‘that call’ was received, I hoped I’d have enough courage for my members not to get emotional. I didn’t. This deci
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Maryvale mill a victim of Victorian timber harvesting halt

14 November 2022
The Latrobe Valley’s biggest employer, the Maryvale Paper Mill, has warned a halt to timber harvesting jeopardises critical supplies of hardwood pulp logs to the site. Source: Weekly Times Opal, which employs 850 workers at its Maryvale Australian Paper mill, issued a statement saying
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