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Forest Growers Levy Vote 2024
Friday 6, September 2024
If you own a plantation forest, small or large, you pay a levy on the volume of wood material sold. … Continue reading →
Forest Growers Research Conference 2024 in Dunedin – Registrations Open!
Tuesday 27, August 2024
Save the Date! Registrations for the 2024 Conference are now open!! Dates : 22nd - 24th October 2024 (24th October … Continue reading →IUFRO World Congress held in Stockholm, Sweden in June. FGR & Scion held a joint webinar on 28th August on the learnings from the IUFRO event. The recording of the webinar is ready now ready to view.
Monday 26, August 2024
Forests and Society Towards 2050 :Forest Growers Research (FGR) and Scion held a joint webinar on learnings and applications for … Continue reading →Nominations Open for the 2024 Forest Growers Research Awards!
Wednesday 31, July 2024
The New Zealand Forest Growers Research Awards recognise and celebrate outstanding research contributions in the field of forestry and wood … Continue reading →AUTOMATED HYDRAULIC QUICK COUPLER – Lower Logging Cost & Multi-function Capability
Tuesday 25, June 2024
A field demonstration of the Auto Hydraulic Quick Coupler was held recently at Loggabull’s harvesting operation in Kinleith Forest, showing … Continue reading →
Silviculture Micro Innovation Challenge
Wednesday 19, June 2024
In January 2024, The Precision Silviculture Programme led by Forest Growers Research launched the first Silviculture Micro Innovation Challenge, running … Continue reading →
Forest Growers Research at Fieldays 2024
Tuesday 18, June 2024
Forest Growers Research joined the Forest Owners Association and many other forestry organisations in the Forestry Hub at Fieldays 12th … Continue reading →
LIRA/LIRO 50th Anniversary Reunion
Monday 17, June 2024
The 50th Anniversary of the formation of the Logging Industry Research Association (LIRA) and the Logging Industry Research Organisation (LIRO) … Continue reading →Wood Transport & Logistics Conference 2024
Wednesday 29, May 2024
Keith Raymond, FGR Programme Manager of the Automation and Robotics PGP Research Partnership was a keynote speaker at the conference … Continue reading →
FGR Annual Conference 2023 Highlights
Monday 4, December 2023
This years FGR Conference was held in Rotorua on 12th-14th September, with the theme “Meeting the Challenge”. The conference provided … Continue reading →
Fieldays 2023, Mystery Creek, Hamilton 14th-17th June
Tuesday 30, May 2023
Forest Growers Research look forward to participating again this year at Fieldays, and following its inaugural success last year, the … Continue reading →
Resilient Forests Conference 2023 on 13th-14th June
Monday 8, May 2023
The purpose of the conference is to inform an industry audience of the science highlights, both in terms of discoveries … Continue reading →
FGR & University of Canterbury student intern Summer 2022/2023
Wednesday 22, February 2023
Over the last three years Forest Growers Research (FGR) has been hosting students from the University of Canterbury studying towards … Continue reading →Mystery Creek, Fieldays 30 Nov-3 Dec 2022
Wednesday 14, December 2022
Forestry Growers Research were proud be part of the “Forestry Hub” at Fieldays; communicating with visitors about the dynamic and … Continue reading →
Pre-registration for 2025 Forest Growers Levy Trust research funding
Thursday 29, August 2024
Forest Growers Research is requesting research project proposals from those seeking Forest Growers Levy Trust (FGLT) funding for 2025. Each … Continue reading →