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• Forest Practice Guides launched
  Thursday, October 04, 2018
  The Forest Owners Association has today launched a series of 28 Forest Practice Guides. The Guides are a joint venture between the forest sector and MPI and were initiated as…
• Scion strategy to 2030: Right tree, right place, right purpose
  Sunday, September 30, 2018
  Scion publishes its strategy "Strategy to 2030: Right tree, right place, right purpose".  Scion strategy to 2030
• Productivity Commission Report heralds massive land conversion to forestry
  Monday, September 03, 2018
  Forest owners say the Productivity Commission’s call for up to 2.8 million hectares of land to be turned into forests as a carbon sink would require implementing the most ambitious…
• Emissions Trading Scheme revisions timely and necessary for climate change goals
  Monday, August 13, 2018
  Forest owners are calling the proposed revisions to the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) both timely and necessary if New Zealand is to hope to meet its greenhouse gas reduction targets.…
• Trees for steep erosion prone land report released
  Monday, August 06, 2018
  A report on alternative plantation forest species is now available on the New Zealand Farm Forestry Association website detailing the characteristics of a wide variety of tree species that are…
• NZ Institute of Forestry launches new National Forest Policy
  Sunday, July 08, 2018
  New Zealand forestry professionals meeting for their annual conference in Nelson today will receive and discuss a new national forest policy. The document “Forest Policy for New Zealand” has been…
• Forest owners vow to deal with forest harvest slash
  Wednesday, June 27, 2018
  Forest Owners say the industry is focused on measures to make sure a repeat of the recent floods transporting harvest debris out of forests and into Tolaga Bay isn’t repeated…
• Protecting our Eucalyptus trees
  Wednesday, June 20, 2018
  Scion are undertaking community pre-consultation on a proposed biological control of the Eucalyptus tortoise beetle. Eucalyptus plantations are a recognisable part of New Zealand’s diversified forestry industry. They provide pulp and…
• Forest industry reputation damaged by mobilisation of forest harvest residues
  Sunday, May 27, 2018
  The successful prosecution of a forest management company by the Marlborough District Council has been endorsed by the Forest Owners Association. Merrill and Ring has been fined $39,000 and ordered…
• Biosecurity Levy Proposal
  Tuesday, May 15, 2018
  as it affects Plantation Forest Owners. Consultation Document: The New Zealand Forest Owners Association (FOA) and the NZ Farm Forestry Association (FFA) acting on behalf of New Zealand plantation forest…
• Advisory group has the right mix for huge land use challenge
  Thursday, May 10, 2018
  The Forest Owners Association President Peter Weir says Shane Jones’ just announced Advisory group has the right mix of forest industry background and experience to take the industry forward into…
• Forest industry backing judgment against forest companies
  Monday, April 23, 2018
  Forest industry associations are supporting penalties imposed in the District Court against Bay of Plenty forest owner Whitikau Holdings and two harvesting contractors. The companies pleaded guilty to charges laid…
• Pre application consultation has begun for a new potential biological control introduction to control Eucalyptus tortoise beetle, Paropsis charybdis
  Monday, April 09, 2018
  Background The Farm Forestry Association, and Scion have been collaborating for the last 5 years on a project to get a new biological control agent into New Zealand to control…
• New free online forest productivity calculator for small growers
  Sunday, March 25, 2018
  A new online calculator for radiata pine and Douglas-fir productivity is now available, free of charge.   The Forecaster Calculator was built for owners and advisors of small forests, who…
• Assessing the feasibility of a continuous cover forestry system for radiata pine in small-scale forests
  Sunday, March 11, 2018
  Wellington and Wairarapa Branches of the NZ Farm Forestry Association have received a Sustainable Farming Fund grant for a feasibility study to evaluate the potential for a continuous cover forestry system…
• Zero Carbon Act solution in planting more trees
  Wednesday, March 07, 2018
  The Forest Owners Association says the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Simon Upton, should be listened to when he says "Words need to be turned into deeds to achieve New…
• Streamlining applications for overseas ownership in New Zealand forests clarifies investment signals
  Tuesday, March 06, 2018
  The Forest Owners Association says streamlining the application process for overseas investment in New Zealand forests is a major step forward and will make clear to potential investors that New…
• Consultation starts on fumigant for forest industry to replace methyl bromide
  Tuesday, February 27, 2018
  A significant milestone has been reached in replacing methyl bromide as the standard fumigant for export logs and timber. The Environmental Protection  Authority has just released application details for approval…
• Billion tree planting timetable gives industry confidence
  Wednesday, February 21, 2018
  Forest Owners say the announcement of the timetable for the government’s billion tree ten year project will give confidence that the massive afforestation is a serious proposition. The Forestry Minister…
• Cutting Rights proposal jeopardising government’s billion tree and climate change mitigation goals
  Saturday, February 03, 2018
  The Forest Owners Association is against the proposal the Overseas Investment Office should approve or decline sales of forest cutting rights.  The FOA says it would jeopardise the government’s ambitions…
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