Category: Timber Valuation

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, …

Direct Value Adding by Appropriate Product Classification
by Ken Matthews Private Forestry Southern Queensland 2007.

The ‘A’ grade sawlog is the backbone of the sawmilling industry and the sawlog has been and …

Executive Summary
Traditionally viewed as an impediment to agricultural development, western Queensland hardwoods have recently found application in high-value, niche markets, including musical instrument manufacture.

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 …

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 …

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.