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Bhutan and India – joint talks on environmental concerns like forestry

15 July 2024
A delegation from Bhutan, led by Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Gem Tshering, met with India’s Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Kirti Vardhan Singh in New Delhi on Friday (July 12, 2024) to discuss environmental concerns and the potential f
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American website to educate on hardwood use

15 July 2024
The Real American Hardwood Coalition (RAHC) and the National Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA), in partnership with the US Forest Service, has launched a new website developed to educate architects, interior designers, and construction professionals on the attributes of Real American
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Feeling the cold – not with JCB

15 July 2024
JCB has developed a fully glazed, heated ROPS/FOPS cab alternative for the 403E electric compact wheeled loader. Source: Timberbiz The cab comes complete with heated front and rear screens, a heated seat, and an efficient three-speed heater with boost feature. It is also possible to p
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Fiera to enter joint venture with Ngāi Tahu on NZ west coast

15 July 2024
Fiera Comox Partners, an affiliate of Fiera Capital Corporation, has announced the signing of an agreement to enter a newly established joint venture with Ngāi Tahu Holdings relating to Ngāi Tahu’s forestry estate on the West Coast of New Zealand, South Island. Fiera Comox will acquir
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Conditional approval for expansion of Borg Manufacturing

15 July 2024
Conditional approval has been given by the planning authorities to the major expansion of the Borg Manufacturing plant in Mount Gambier. Source: SE Voice Conditions were sought by the City of Mount Gambier, the Environment Protection Authority and the Commissioner of Highways. Accordi
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DAFF counsellors to promote exports

15 July 2024
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has renewed its commitment to grow and diversify overseas markets for Australia’s primary producers via a highly successful network of agricultural counsellors. Source: Timberbiz Deputy Secretary for Agricultural Trade and R
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National Forestry Hub Managers meet in Darwin

15 July 2024
All National Forestry Hub Managers recently met in Darwin to discuss regionally specific and broader industry issues being considered by each of the Hubs, along with selected field trips to local forestry activities. Source: Timberbiz A notable highlight of the meeting was a presentat
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Radical new approach to tackle bushfires

15 July 2024
A leading forestry expert has strongly criticised opponents of prescribed burning in forests and has urged a radical new approach combining traditional Indigenous knowledge and bushfire science to tackle bushfire policy. Source: Philip Hopkins, Latrobe Valley Express Dr Tony Bartlett
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ABARES expands farmland price indicators according to type

15 July 2024
ABARES has expanded the Farmland Price Indicator to include a new series of experimental estimates by farmland type. Source: Timberbiz Users can now access and download specific information for beef, dairy, cropping, forestry, orchard and even hobby farmland type via the ABARES Farmla
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Illegal clearing the size of nine Optus stadiums in WA

15 July 2024
A blue gum plantation operator has been found to have undertaken illegal clearing in the Scott River area equivalent to nine Optus stadiums in size. Source: Augusta-Margaret River Times The matter was decided by a magistrate late last month after the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River su
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