Category: Landholder

Plantation Establishment, Assessments and Valuations

PFSQ has a team of experienced foresters who can deal with all forestry issues.  Assessments and valuations for Government resumed property, Taxation forestry issues and general financial advice regarding the value of standing timber and the projected growth data, is available. 

Please …

Noosa Landcare’s Farm Forestry Program

date 12 Nov 2007 | category General,Landholder

Noosa-landcare-case-study.pdf

Small Growers Guide to Nursery Establishment

date 20 Aug 2007 | category General,Landholder

small-growers-guide-to-nursery-establishmentdoc.pdf

Agroforestry Improves Production

This article appeared in our Spring 2005 Edition of Southern Queensland Forestry News. It shows how active land management can deliver positive farming outcomes.

Forestry: Your Rights and Responsibilities! Landholder Guide – For Sale

date 16 May 2007 | category Landholder,Legislation

Native forest management on private land / establishment of plantations on private land; what are you legally able to do and what are the consequences?  A booklet is now available to answer these questions such as: Native forest management 

Risk Management for Farm Forestry: Tips for farmers by A. Stewart

Introduction

Plantations are variously susceptible to such risks as drought, pestilence, vermin, disease, fire, flood and wind as well as poor management and neglect. Even if they are well managed and grow well there are still market risks. Fortunately, farmers are well placed to minimise risk by reducing costs and carefully designing their forests so as to capture multiple benefits.  

Understanding Stumpages/Royalty in Native Forest

This article was printed in the Southern Queensland Forestry News magazine in Autumn 2005

Report by Ken Matthews E.O. PFSQ

The purpose of this article is to provide a better understanding of how native forest sawlog stumpage/royalty value is calculated. Additional information is then provided to assist in the interpretation of stumpage/royalty to achieve the best result for your situation.

PFSQ Forest Consultancy Services

Apart from our workshops our staff can offer professional assistance on a fee for service basis. If you need a forest managament plan developed, a harvest managed, or professional advice the PFSQ team can assist. If you would like …

PFSQ Model Contract 3

So you’re getting down to planning you harvest. You have assessned the stand and now you need to find and contract and harvest contractor and buyer. How will you manage the agreements between yourself and the other parties? PFSQ Model contract s provide a guide for how parties involved in a native forst operation might draw up an agreeement.

PFSQ Model contract 3 provides for the situation where a landowner or independent third party sells standing timber to a purchaser on a royalty/stumpage basis and the purchaser also harvests the native forest.