Australasia's home for timber news and information

Auction for carbon farmers

05 November 2015
The federal government will pay up to $1 billion to farmers to grow more native trees and burn off grasses as part of the second auction from the $2.5 billion Emissions Reduction Fund. Source: Australian Financial Review Carbon farming projects, like regeneration and savannah burning,
Continue Reading →

Carbon farming

05 November 2015
The Latrobe Valley is dominated by some of Australia’s most carbon intensive coalmines and power stations. Source: The Conversation, author Jason Alexandra, Adjunct Fellow Charles Darwin University Covering much of the surrounding hills are timber plantations, which store tonnes of ca
Continue Reading →

Pest control to save forests

05 November 2015
Footage released by Forest & Bird shows native forest reserves in Russell, Otangaroa, and north Whangaroa in New Zealand revealing the bleached skeletons of iconic species including totara, northern rata, puriri, and pohutukawa. Source: TVNZ Forest & Bird Northland Conservatio
Continue Reading →

Clarence Valley timber history

05 November 2015
If you know anyone involved with the Clarence Valley timber industry in years gone by, Glenn Reid wants to hear from you. Source: Daily Examiner Until Saturday afternoon, a photographic history of the north coast timber industry will be on display as part of the Jacaranda Woodwork Exh
Continue Reading →

Timber operations suspended in NSW

05 November 2015
A volatile market has been blamed for a decision to suspend timber exports from the central west. Source: ABC News The company PF Olsen secured a three-year deal last year to supply the Chinese market with 175,000 tonnes of wood from forests around Bathurst and Oberon. Managing direct
Continue Reading →

ABARES guide to Australia’s forests

05 November 2015
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) has published a new guide to Australia’s forests. Source: Timberbiz, PS News Link Executive Director of ABARES, Karen Schneider said Australia’s Forests at a Glance 2015 was a compendium of information
Continue Reading →

Appita 2015 Fibre Value Chain Conference & Expo

05 November 2015
ForestWorks will support this year’s Appita 2015 Fibre Value Chain Conference & Expo to be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, November 11-12. Source: Timberbiz Building on the success of the 2014 Fibre Value Chain Conference & Expo in Rotorua, New Ze
Continue Reading →

New Zealand Innovators Awards HITMAN

29 October 2015
The winners of the New Zealand Innovators Awards 2015 have been announced with an incredible line-up of organisations showcasing that world-class innovation is thriving in New Zealand. Source: Scoop NZ Bayer New Zealand sponsors the “Innovation in Agribusiness and Environment” categor
Continue Reading →

Drones monitor forestry in Marlborough

29 October 2015
  The Marlborough District Council is using drones to monitor the impact of forestry on what it says is the most challenging terrain in New Zealand. Source: Radio New Zealand The chair of the council’s environment committee, Peter Jerram, said using drones in previously ina
Continue Reading →

Manna gums dying out

29 October 2015
ANU scientists say dead or dying manna gums scattered over 2000 square kilometres on the Monaro Plains in southern NSW will never recover. Source: ABC News No-one knows if the dieback was due to farming, drought or a lack of traditional burning. Attention is now being turned to the in
Continue Reading →

Archives

Subscribe to DTN

Click this link to subscribe. 

Copyright © 2022 Ryan Media Pty Ltd (Division of Provincial Press Group). All Rights Reserved.