John Deere and Kespry Drones together
08 March 2017
John Deere & Co has forged a strategic alliance with drone-tech startup Kespry, the companies announced in Las Vegas at CONEXPO, an international trade show for the construction industry. Source: Tech Crunch The deal could prove a boon for sales of Kespry’s drones and data analyti
Continue Reading →Surprising carbon sink in southwest NZ
08 March 2017
A recent study of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced a surprise result. Something unexpected may be going on in southwest New Zealand, a recently published study shows. Source: Stuff NZ The area – covering portions of Fiordland, Westland, Otago and Southland – might be absorbing much
Continue Reading →New beginning for Gunns sawmill
08 March 2017
The derelict wasteland of the former Gunns sawmill in Scottsdale has been given a new lease of life by the local community. Source: The Examiner The once thriving mill employed 180 people in its heyday, but after the turn of the millennium, the apparent downturn of the forestry indust
Continue Reading →Researchers from Canada and France at USC
08 March 2017
Research students from Canada and France have arrived at the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) to assist forestry researchers turn logging byproducts into renewable energy. Source: My Sunshine Coast Camille Barrier of Université Grenoble Alpes in France and Claude Durocher from C
Continue Reading →Forest industries will not accept unfair FTA with Indonesia
08 March 2017
Federal Trade Minister Steven Ciobo admitted that Indonesian trade negotiators are targeting increased imports of timber products from Indonesia in the fast-progressing Australia-Indonesia Free Trade Agreement. Source: Timberbiz “Australia already imports from Indonesia about $500 mil
Continue Reading →FSC certification bid at risk
08 March 2017
The state government’s bid to unlock some of Tasmania’s protected forests may risk Forestry Tasmania’s FSC certification attempt, because of information included in the application. Source: The Examiner The government will this year introduce a bill to parliament aimed at opening up 3
Continue Reading →NZ High Court rejects conservation group challenge
08 March 2017
A Northland conservation group has failed in a court challenge over the regulation of swamp kauri exports. Source: Radio NZ The High Court rejected arguments by the Northland Environmental Protection Society (NEPS) that the Ministry for Primary Industries failed to apply the Forests A
Continue Reading →Planning the key to forestry farming
08 March 2017
Improving a farm environment by planting a forestry block gives farmers as much satisfaction as lifting the values of their land. But it also required careful planning if landowners are to reap its benefits. Source: Stuff NZ That would dictate how the trees are managed, New Zealand Fa
Continue Reading →Heyfield Update
08 March 2017
The board of Victoria’s Heyfield timber mill, which is at risk of closure because of supply issues, has agreed to a government request to delay a decision on its future. Source: ABC News, The Weekly Times The Victorian Government asked the board of Australian Sustainable Hardwoo
Continue Reading →Biomass can provide baseload energy
08 March 2017
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) in its submission to the Finkel Review has recognised bioenergy produced from sustainable biomass can provide baseload energy and substantially reduce emissions using established technology. Source: Timberbiz “The Government has committed to
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