Forest Growers Research Conference 2025 Highlights 14-16 October 2025
Check out the highlights; speaker presentations, photos and more of the Forest Growers Research Annual Conference. The FGR 2025 conference, The Science of What’s Next,
Forest Growers Research is your vehicle for research and innovation across the forestry value chain—from seed to product. And across the landscape—from farm woodlot to commercial plantation. We manage the design, delivery and dissemination of forestry research to drive real change for the sector.
Working with you every step of the way, we help ensure forestry’s long-term economic, environmental and social sustainability in New Zealand. Our world is changing, let’s work together for a resilient future.
Check out the highlights; speaker presentations, photos and more of the Forest Growers Research Annual Conference. The FGR 2025 conference, The Science of What’s Next,
Forest Growers Research and its collaborators have been working hard over the last 12 months to support the forestry industry. The 2025 FGR Annual Science
Patrick (Pat) Humphrey is the Research Assistant for the Automation and Robotics Programme under the Forest Growers Research Portfolio. In this role, Pat ensures research
The Forest Growers Levy Trust Board has approved 22 new research projects for 2026, complementing ongoing long and medium‑term programmes such as Precision Silviculture and
New Zealand forest harvesting operations are highly mechanised, with all stages of the harvesting process (from felling to loading out) being achieved by machines. All
Have you heard of laser-, steam-, hot water-, hot foam-, infrared-, electrical-, or electrothermal weeding? While rarely used in New Zealand forest nurseries, these globally
Do we share similar objectives with our forestry peers across the ditch, especially in Precision Silviculture and mechanising tasks such as planting, pruning, and thinning?
