Forestry

Federated Farmers say the government needs to rethink policies causing farms to turn into pine forests, which hurts rural areas and food production.

Carbon sector sees a chance for market to stabilise and attract investors.

Judge imposes detailed slash remediation and other duties on China Forestry Group NZ.

Alan Emerson is alarmed at the pace and scale of land use change out of food production.

A proposal to prohibit forestry on LUC 6 land from being registered in the ETS will hamstring farmers, says an industry player.

Remote sensing experts from nearly 30 countries bound for Rotorua to talk precision forestry.

Two new members and new chair for Crown Research Institute.

Scion research lists benefits of dense, early harvested pine and eucalypt plantations.

Short rotation forestry holds the key to securing New Zealand’s energy future amid a slump in new forestry plantings, says a Scion scientist.

Brings more than three decades of leadership and governance experience across a variety of sectors.

Ngāi Tahu Holdings sells 35-year cutting right to JV with Fiera Comox.

Sector looking at first decline in five years as policy uncertainty and weather events take their toll.

Ten Northland forests certified as demonstrating responsible forest management.

Year’s relief part of government plans to restore confidence in sector.

Report takes a hard look at the need for Emissions Trading Scheme reform.

Scion will showcase the benefits of short rotation forestry at Fieldays.

Issue ‘consistently’ raised but no word yet from bloc.

Forestry conversions and economic woes raised by farmers in Climate Change Commission meetings.

In a sector that has been knocked about by rule changes in the past few years, Keith Woodford plots the way ahead.

Prosperity study plays on misconceptions about sector and misses golden opportunity, CEO says.

Producing bio-products such as wood-based fuels and chemical compounds could unlock billions, industry group says.

Aus forestry tech company secures 150,000t a year contract with PF Olsen.

Craigmore launches native planting projects that will harness birds and wind to spread further afield.

Australian company plans BoP wood pellet plant alongside higher value pine chemicals facility.

Summer gains in wharfgate prices were built on rickety foundations, and prices have already begun to weaken, writes Reece Brick.

Farm forestry estate acquired by New Forests with OIO approval.

National keeping election promise to sector, McClay says.

The forestry industry has met the slash challenge with clever use of existing tech.

Expressions of interest invited for research and breeding programme.

New Zealand Forest & Wood Sector Forum will represent sector to government.

Soil degradation claims draw scathing response from researchers.

If the rules change every three years, forestry policy will simply lurch from crisis to crisis, Keith Woodford says.

New research is looking at the benefits of planting trees in paddock corners outside the reach of irrigation pivots on dairy systems.

Fir, poplar can aid transition to restoring indigenous forests.

Investors getting cold feet as sector is racked by uncertainty.

While the politics plays out, new forest plantings are grinding to a halt, Keith Woodford says.