
Forest Biosecurity Conference – Registrations are open!
Biosecurity plays a vital role in dealing with the ever-changing and evolving threats our forests face. The 2025 Forest Biosecurity conference will be held at
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We do this in two main ways:
The Forest Growers Levy Trust (FGLT) is the largest industry funder of research and development for the New Zealand forest-growing sector. These funds come from the harvested wood material commodity levy which is paid on each tonne of harvested timber.
The New Zealand Forest Owners Association (FOA), is a national body representing commercial forest growers in New Zealand. The FOA provides management support to the Forest Growers Levy Trust (FGLT) in conjunction with the NZ Farm Forestry Association (NZFFA) which represents small forest owners.
Forest Growers Research (FGR) is an industry-owned company which co-ordinates industry input and funding of research programmes for the forest growing sector. FGR manages the share of levy funds allocated to forestry research programmes, and is an experienced research management company with a good track record for delivering industry-good research outcomes.
These programmes are approved by the FGLT on the recommendation of the joint FOA/NZFFA Forest Research Committee (FRC), based on the priorities set out in the industry Science and Innovation Plan.
The programmes come under the umbrella of the Forest Growers Research management structure, ensuring good coordination across the full spectrum of research programmes. Once operational, each research programme is guided by a Technical Steering Team made up of industry representatives and other relevant experts.
Amanda, Keith, Marco and Brian are all based at the Forest Owners Association – Forest Growers Research office in Rotorua.
These programmes are approved by the FGLT on the recommendation of the joint FOA/NZFFA Forest Research Committee (FRC), based on the priorities set out in the industry Science and Innovation Plan.
Each year multiple long, medium-and short-term programmes and projects are funded via the Forest Growers Levy (FGL) through direct government investment and industry support. Following the annual call for research proposals for Forest Growers Levy funding, the Forest Research Committee (FRC) develops and recommends the Research & Development (R&D) work programme to the Forest Growers Levy Trust (FGLT) for final approval.
Biosecurity plays a vital role in dealing with the ever-changing and evolving threats our forests face. The 2025 Forest Biosecurity conference will be held at
Scion will be hosting the IUFRO – International Union of Forest Research Organisations 1.01.04 conference in March this year titled, Achieving Forest establishment success at
The FGR Precision Silviculture Programme is always looking at how to utilise digital technologies to improve outcomes and the Nursery workstream is no different. FGR