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Eco friendly packaging for fruit and veg

27 January 2023
Cascades has launched of a new closed basket made of recycled and recyclable corrugated cardboard for the produce sector. An alternative to food packaging that is difficult to recycle, this new product is the latest addition to Cascades’ line of eco-friendly packaging. Source: T
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Lumber market outlook for US and Canada

27 January 2023
Rising interest and mortgage rates will most likely cause economic activity to slow in 2023, painting a pessimistic picture for North American housing and, consequently, lumber markets over the next year, forecasts US based Forest Economic Advisors, LLC (FEA). Source: Canadian Forest
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Study defines novel climate smart forestry in southern USA

27 January 2023
An Auburn University research team has published the first study to define, outline and apply novel climate-smart forestry, or CSF, principles to North America, specifically the Southern United States. Source: Timberbiz Climate-smart forestry is defined in the study as the relationshi
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Feds heed the tune from the Masters for apprentices

27 January 2023
The expansion of the number of occupations covered by the Australian Apprenticeship Priority List is welcome news to builders around the country says Master Builders Acting CEO Shaun Schmitke. Source: Timberbiz The list has been expanded from 77 to 111. This means more apprentices and
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Tasmania’s Wood Encouragement Officer connects with stakeholders

27 January 2023
Only two months into his role, Tasmania’s new northern-based Wood Encouragement Officer has already begun working with stakeholders to promote project outcomes using Tasmanian produced wood and hopes to facilitate a healthier culture around wood. Source: Timberbiz As a registered arch
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One in five new home buyers cancel contracts

27 January 2023
Sales of new homes continue to decline sharply following the fastest increase in the cash rate in a generation, according to the HIA. Source: Timberbiz The HIA New Home Sales report, a monthly survey of the largest volume home builders in the five largest states, is a leading indicato
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GM of Northpine the new president of NZ timber industry federation

27 January 2023
Bruce Larsen, General Manager and Director of Northpine Ltd, Waipu, Northland is the new president of the New Zealand Timber Industry Federation. He has been a valuable member of the NZTIF Board for six years and replaces John McVicar who served as president from 2013. Source: Timberb
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Native forestry myths

27 January 2023
This article relates to ongoing debates on Australian Rural & Regional News into Bushfires, Logging, Burns and Forest Management and Koalas. The ongoing and thorough debate on Australian Rural & Regional News on native forestry in 2022, highlighted directly and indirectly a fe
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Opinion: Marty Verry – why this forester says convert fewer farms to forestry

27 January 2023
New Zealand will need to convert fewer farms to forestry to meet emissions targets if we do two simple things. Both relate to storing more carbon per hectare of land. The first is to incentivise storing carbon in longer-life wood products. It is not well known that carbon accounting f
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Friday analysis: Closing native forestry – the net gain for Australia is nil

27 January 2023
  Do any of these possibly well-meaning anti-forestry folk really think through the ramifications of their usually hair-brained destructive schemes when they come up with them? It seems not. Let’s look at the three latest examples; the Greens and anti-forestry led closure of the
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