{"id":3262,"date":"2022-05-01T23:48:08","date_gmt":"2022-05-01T11:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.farmersweekly.co.nz\/?p=3262"},"modified":"2022-05-06T09:09:41","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T21:09:41","slug":"farm-forestry-workshops-for-hill-country-farmers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.farmersweekly.co.nz\/news\/farm-forestry-workshops-for-hill-country-farmers\/","title":{"rendered":"Farm forestry workshops for hill country farmers"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>\n

A farm forestry roadshow rolling out across the central North Island in late May will be an opportunity for hill country farmers to find out how they can integrate trees into their farming systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The New Zealand Farm Forestry Association (NZFFA), supported by Te Uru R\u0101kau \u2013 NZ Forest Service, is holding a series of workshops in Taranaki, Rangit\u012bkei and Wairarapa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The workshops will include species choice, how and where to grow trees and the benefits of trees to a farming business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each workshop will be followed by a half-day visit to a working example of farm forestry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NZFFA president Graham West said the workshops will help farmers to make informed decisions on whether woodlots are a good fit for their farming business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTrees are not an alternative to farming, but a complementary land-use that can help strengthen a farm\u2019s long-term growth and prosperity,\u201d West said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPlanting trees protects against erosion and increases biodiversity by providing shelter and habitat. The Emissions Trading Scheme offers additional revenue to farmers wanting to plant woodlots within parts of their farm.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beef and Lamb have acknowledged the importance of integrating tree planting and it\u2019s important to continue the good work, Te Uru R\u0101kau forest development, grants and partnerships director Alex Wilson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTe Uru R\u0101kau \u2013 New Zealand Forest Service are working with local communities and stakeholders to integrate trees into existing land-use and look at the potential for planting trees on unproductive, or erosion prone land,\u201d Wilson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPlanting trees is also an important part of the Government\u2019s climate response \u2013 trees sequester carbon and are an effective means of helping meet our emissions reduction targets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The workshops consist of a morning (8.30am-12pm) and afternoon (1pm-4.30pm) session, with a half day field trip the following morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The workshops are free and lunch is provided. Participants can choose to come to one or more of these sessions: Hawera, TSB Hub,Tuesday, May 24; Bulls, Community Centre,Thursday, May 26; and Copthorne Solway Park Hotel, Masterton, Monday, May 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RSVP to trees@nzffa.org.nz<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A farm forestry roadshow rolling out across the central North Island in late May will be an opportunity…\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":3266,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_FSMCFIC_featured_image_caption":"NZFFA president Graham West said the workshops will help farmers to make informed decisions on whether woodlots are a good fit for their farming business.","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_nocaption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_hide":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17,36,42,52],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t