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JD’s new disc saw felling head

10 October 2022
John Deere has released its newest forestry attachment FR27 Disc Saw Felling Head which is now standard on the John Deere 953M and 959M feller buncher models, and available as an upgrade on the on the 853M, 859M and 903M feller bunchers. This felling head attachment has a larger cut c
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Environmental targets for Sweden’s forest will not be reached

10 October 2022
The environmental target for Sweden’s forests will not be reached with today’s measures. This was shown by a comprehensive evaluation that the Norwegian Forestry Agency has carried out. Source: Timberbiz At the same time, new proposals are being presented to reverse the tr
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Vertical tree farming grows trees six times faster

10 October 2022
Tree seedlings are being grown six times faster in a vertical farm compared with traditional outdoor sowing, in the first UK trials of their kind. Growing 40-50cm tall in just 90 days – something that in a field would take up to 18 months – the tree trials could potentially transform
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Work experience for assistance dog Lip and owner Chas Hughes

10 October 2022
Private Forests Tasmania was approached by the Teaching Program of the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture to provide an Agribusiness Placement for a student, Chas Hughes and his registered assistance dog Lip, who was keen on trees on farms and would value the opportunity to have a wor
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ForestLearning collects two wins in geography teacher awards

10 October 2022
Forest and Wood Products (FWPA) Australia’s education program ForestLearning has been recognised for its outstanding contribution to geography education, collecting two wins for three of its teaching resources and one highly commended resource at the biennial Australian Geography Teac
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Victoria overachieves in land protection

10 October 2022
Victorians should be congratulated for being overachievers and leading the way in land protection, according to VFPA CEO Deb Kerr. Source: Timberbiz With the release of last week’s Threatened Species & Communities Risk Assessment (TSCRA), 7.906 million out of 8.066 million hectare
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Top tips seminar to address timber shortages and global challenges

10 October 2022
According to an April 2022 interim report by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Australia’s housing construction sector will face a critical timber shortage with an ever-increasing reliance on imported timber doubling by 2050 if Australia falls short of its plan to plant an add
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NZ packaging & industrial paper decline

10 October 2022
For nearly two decades, New Zealand’s exports of Packaging & Industrial paper and paperboard have been declining. Source: Industry Edge The 2021-22 financial year saw exports fall to 267 kt, down 7.7% on the prior year. The export result came as latest data confirmed production wa
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Annual Visy Tumut mill shutdown

10 October 2022
The annual Major Shut Down (MSD) at the Visy Pulp and Paper Tumut mill started on Sunday and will continue until October 23. Source: Tumut and Adelong Times The MSD is the major event on the Visy calendar and sees all major equipment shut down, cleaned and inspected to ensure it is op
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So many holes in Vic Gov’t $120m native forestry transition plan

10 October 2022
  The state government’s $120 million plan to transition from native forestry to softwood plantations in Gippsland has been debunked by the workers at the coálface’ – the forest contractors. Source: Philip Hopkins for Timberbiz “The plan does not add up,”
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