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  • Northland poplar trials
    Dean Satchell, January 2024
    Discussion Use the links above to make your way around the Northland poplar trials database. Poplar cultivar trials commenced in Northland during 2021, initiated by Northland Regional Council's land management…
  • Small-scale, Low-impact Forest Harvest in Northland, September 2023
    December 2023
    The Northland branch of NZFFA held a well-attended field day on 20 Sep 2023, to demonstrate how a small block harvest can be managed profitably and with low environmental impact. …
  • Field day - Noel and Christine Donelley's forest, Whareora
    Dean Satchell, May 2021
    Peter Davies-Colley co-hosted this harvesting-focussed field day with owners Noel and Christine. The 100 hectare forest took 5 years to plant in 100,000 radiata seedlings and 25,000 other species, mostly…
  • Field day - Killens farm, Kaikohe
    Dean Satchell, March 2020
    14 March 2020. Ross Killen hosted this field day with his father Bruce and Ross's brother in law Shane Tobin. The farm is 300 hectares and running sheep an beef, with mixed-age…
  • Field day - John Dawns, Titoki
    Dean Satchell, November 2019
    John Dawn has a “small” 44 hectare private investment forest near Titoki, west of Whangarei. After coming back to New Zealand from overseas in ‘94 John decided he wanted to grow…
  • Plantation forestry best practice for Northland
    March 2019
    In this page: Siting and species adaptability Plantation forest planning Regimes Forest Establishment Releasing Pruning Thinning The Northland region has the opportunity to embrace positive land use change, in particular…
  • Field day - Doug and Janet Bogardus' farm and Northland Kauri
    Yvonne Steinemann and Dean Satchell, June 2019
    Peter Davies-Colley introduced Doug and Janet at their house while it poured down outside. They built their mud brick and timber house themselves, with some beautiful Lawson cypress beams and…
  • 2018 North Island farm forester of the year field day - Dean Satchell
    Yvonne Steinemann, October 2018
    Vertically Integrated Forest Operation - Horowai Trust, Purerua Peninsula, Kerikeri High value forest 150 ha, aiming for good quality timber for high end use and a good return Diverse products, harvest thinnings,…
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