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Latest timber industry news, updated on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

On-farm tree cutting concerns

New South Wales farmers have lopped paddock trees at an accelerating rate in the past 18 months even before a new land-clearing law eases controls further according to government data. Source: The Sydney Morning Herald The new figures, which reveal the rate of clearing of paddock tree
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IFS Growth adds value to forests in New Zealand

Invercargill City Forests has bought a 24.9% stake in forestry management company IFS Growth. Source: Scoop NZ Invercargill City Forests is a subsidiary of council-controlled organisation Invercargill City Holdings, while IFS Growth is an Invercargill-based company that works in fores
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Forest operations courses in Australia and New Zealand

Forest operations courses will be held in Australia and New Zealand in August for harvest managers, supervisors and planners. Source: Timberbiz The courses are aimed at improving the knowledge and skills of forestry managers and contractors in some of the highest impact areas of the f
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Health concerns for sawmill workers

Erica Herangi, Taniora Makene, Joe Harawira, Mania Paiti, Kereama Akuhata, John Miller and John Tucker, meet at the Putaruru Timber Museum for support and updates on health checks. Source: Stuff NZ A special support group to support the health needs of sawmill workers continues to see
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WHO says glyphosate unsafe but still used in WA

Forestry workers in Western Australia are still using the herbicide glyphosate despite the chemical’s safety being under review by the national regulator. Source: ABC News The World Health Organisation’s cancer research arm last year found glyphosate was probably carcinoge
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US moves against illegal Amazon wood importation

US agents searched the offices of a California-based wood importer as part of a broadening government crackdown on imports of illegally harvested timber, according to a previously unreported federal search warrant seen by Reuters. Source: Reuters The Department of Homeland Security ag
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Elmia 2017 planning well underway

The world’s largest forestry fair continues to raise the bar for international forestry fairs. A year from now it will be time again for Elmia Wood. Source: Timberbiz This global trade fair is creating even more space than before to present all the innovations for the entire logistics
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Friendship bridge glues NZ and Vietnam

New Zealand’s Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce has announced a project to build a New Zealand-Viet Nam friendship bridge in Ho Chi Minh City to symbolise the relationship between the two countries. Source: Timberbiz The New Zealand-Viet Nam friendship bridge project arose fr
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