- Precision Silviculture Programme
The Precision Silviculture Programme (PSP) is a partnership between the Ministry for Primary Industries and the forest industry led by Forest Growers Research Ltd.
- Partners: MPI, Forest Growers Research, Forest Growers Levy Trust, 12 forest companies, and several forest nurseries and manufacturers.
- Programme start: 22 March 2022 and duration of 7 years.
- MPI funding over 7 years: $10,200,000.
- Industry funding over 7 years: $15,300,000.
Nursery: To deliver prototype units to overcome bottlenecks in tree nursery bare root and containerised production systems.
Planting: To deliver production-ready prototypes supporting mechanised planting, extending the planting season, and tools for increasing planting precision and reducing chemical use.
Pruning: To deliver prototype units that improve the safety and productivity of pruning operations in the forest while reducing costs.
Thinning: To develop equipment and techniques supporting cost effective mechanised thinning operations that reduce reliance on manual labour and create a safer working environment.
Data & Engagement: Maximise the opportunities from data collected through precision activities by implementing standards, good governance practices and unlocking the value of interconnected data. Engagement with Māori stakeholders to identify and co-design ways to maximise uptake of Programme outputs and learnings by Māori.
Precision Silviculture Programme News
Does mechanised planting have a future in New Zealand Forestry?
Does mechanised planting have a future in New Zealand forestry? New Zealand’s forestry sector is steadily building a clearer picture of what mechanised planting can
Remote sensing for early visual detection of chemical thinning
As Chemical Thinning becomes increasingly popular amongst New Zealand forest managers, the Precision Silviculture Programme in partnership with BSI | Scion Group and Matariki Forests
Supporting automated seedling grading with AI
In production forestry, radiata pine is grown at scale using both containerised and bareroot production systems. Seedlings are typically lifted, graded, and selected manually using
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