Private forestry potential
“A good productive forest can return the same dollars as grazing.”
That’s according to advocate Sean Ryan from Private Forestry Southern Queensland, who says while it’s a long term investment, adoption of good management of private forestry, …
MEET Queensland’s first CarbonSmart assessor.
Paul Daly has been appointed by South East Queensland Catchments and Landcare, …
The Sunshine Coast hinterland is one region of South East Qld where small-scale farm forestry is a developing industry with significant future potential. This region contains an array of large commercial and smaller ‘hobby’ farms on which woodlots are becoming increasingly common.
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.
01 Nov 2006 |
Carbon,Forestry,General,Harvest,Landholder,Native Forest,Plantations,Private Forestry Southern Queensland,Taxation,Timber Valuation,Training,Valuation,Water 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 …
Sam Slack lives on a family farm near Gayndah in Central Quuensland, he wanted a sawmill from an early age. He attended field days and farm management courses from when he was eleven and formed his philosophy on timber production …
