Webinars

29.06.20: Webinar series: Scion's research into soil-plant-microbe interactions
This webinar series highlights Scion’s research into soil-plant-microbe interactions. Scion’s research in this area has underpinned recent advances in nutrient management in New Zealand Radiata pine forests, and has also provided a new capability to manage the activity of beneficial soil bacteria and mycorrhiza in nursery and forest settings. The webinars are presented by Simeon ...Read More

17.06.19: Webinar: Production Forest Methodologies for the Emissions Reduction Fund
Presented By Dr Hilary Smith, Latitude Forest Services, Dr Fabiano Ximenes, NSW Department Of Primary Industries (Wednesday 5th June 2019) This presentation reports the results of a recently published  FWPA funded project entitled Production Forest Methodologies for the Emissions Reduction Fund (PNC354-1415).  The project sought to capture opportunities under ERF for forest managers and wood ...Read More

31.05.18: Webinar: ABARES Draft Work Plan 2018-2022
ABARES produce the national Forest and Wood Product Statistics each 6 months and undertake a number of ongoing longer terms research projects such as the annual Gross Value of Production survey which determines the annual quantity, value and grade of logs harvested. Other activities include the national plantation inventory and periodic mill surveys. This range ...Read More

25.09.17: Webinar: Reducing costs in the wood supply chain through controlling the moisture content of logs and chips
This presentation, of a recently published FWPA funded study, investigated the reduction in the costs in the supply chain by controlling moisture content of logs and chips (including woody biomass) through infield drying prior to transport.  (PNC336-1314).  Log drying data was  collected from small log piles (5-8 tonnes) of E. globulus chip logs, and P. ...Read More

06.09.17: Costs and benefits of forest biosecurity
Wednesday 6 September, Presented by Dr Angus Carnegie, NSW Department of Primary Industries This talk is one of a series arising from a recent FWPA funded study that has attempted to quantify the costs and benefits of forest biosecurity using case-studies (PNC362-1415).  Australia’s forest and wood products industry faces a significant challenge in mitigating biosecurity threats ...Read More

03.07.17: Webinar: Remote sensing of land-use-specific actual evapotranspiration of entire catchments containing plantations
Presented by Dr Tim McVicar, CSIRO Land and Water on Wednesday 28 June This presentation will report on the completion of the FWPA co-funded project entitled Remote sensing of land-use-specific actual evapotranspiration of entire catchments containing plantations (PNC286-1112).   Being able to accurately measure how much water is used by all land-uses, including plantations, is ...Read More

04.05.17: Discovery and application of DNA markers for resistance to Teratosphaeria in E. globulus
This presentation reports on the completion of the FWPA funded project Discovery and application of DNA markers for resistance to Terato-sphaeria in E. globulus (PNC363-1415).  The incidence of the fungal infection Teratosphaeria leaf disease (TLD) has increased, in Blue gum plantations due to trees being of uniform age and having a reduced genetic diversity. As ...Read More

12.04.17: Webinar: Costs and benefits of forest biosecurity: Case study 1 - Eucalyptus leaf beetle as the example of an established defoliating pest.
This talk is one of a series arising from a recent FWPA funded study that has attempted to quantify the costs and benefits of forest biosecurity using case-studies (PNC362-1415). This case-study involves Eucalyptus leaf beetle as the example of an established pest that defoliates plantations.  The Eucalyptus leaf beetle is one of the best-studied pests ...Read More

21.03.17: Enabling Prefabricated Timber Building Systems in Commercial Construction
Wednesday 15 March , 11am -12 noon  (AEDT) presented by  Dr David Bylund,  Program Development Manager, Wood Solutions Mid-rise Advisory Program  WoodSolutions.   This presentation  reported on the completion of  the FWPA funded project  Enabling Prefabricated Timber Building Systems in Commercial Construction (PNA324-1314). The project, delivered via the University of Tasmania’s CSAW group, identifies drivers ...Read More

03.11.16: ProFert - a new tool to maximise financial returns from fertiliser use
This presentation will report on the completion of  the FWPA project  ProFert-Pine – A fertiliser tool for softwood plantations in southern Australia.   Developed by TreeMod, in collaboration with a  consortium of forest growers, to provide greater efficiencies in fertilizer use in  plantations.  Using results from over two decades of research by softwood growers across south ...Read More