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Scion forestry innovation bearing fruit
28 November 2017
Scion, the forestry crown research institute, is reinventing the toilet, turning rubber into roads, and has created a new version of Zespri’s spoon-knife as it seeks to increase the value and productivity of the forestry sector.
Super Fund likes logs
27 November 2017
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund says it is upbeat about the outlook for logs from Kaingaroa Timberlands after the company that owns the nation’s largest contiguous forest lifted annual sales by a third and profit by 79%.
Air NZ wants to pay for trees
22 November 2017
Air New Zealand wants to set up a scheme to give money to landowners to plant trees in exchange for the carbon benefits created.
Low dollar balances log weakness
17 November 2017
Log exporters have welcomed a lower New Zealand dollar neutralising any weakness in export prices over the last month.
Changes leave Parsons uneasy
26 October 2017
Beef + Lamb New Zealand is uneasy with projected changes to water policy, introduction of a Zero Carbon Act, tree planting and trying to renegotiate free-trade agreements, chairman James Parsons says.
Log prices staying strong
24 October 2017
Strong log prices remain a feature for the forestry sector with the short-term outlook indicating more of the same.
TreeOne bullish on log demand
9 October 2017
TreeOne (NZ), a Malaysian owned forestry business, expects Chinese demand will continue to underpin the global outlook for logs after returning to profit in its latest year.
Research targets plant growth, wine
28 September 2017
Two new Lincoln Agritech research programmes will seek to improve forestry and pastoral productivity and avoid bad wine with $8.2 million from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.
Forestry has consistent demand
22 September 2017
Consistent demand is good demand for the forestry sector as China continues to take more New Zealand logs than last year.
New government funding for agri research
14 September 2017
New government funding has been announced for research into opportunities to promote the value of dairy-product use across the lifespan, and how to unlock the potential of New Zealand’s specific agri-food values.
