Category: Landholder

Noosa-landcare-case-study.pdf

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

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

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 

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.  

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.

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 …

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.