To further assist the growth and development of the on-farm forest plantation sector, the State Government is investing $210,000 in the Green Triangle Forest Industries Hub (GTFIH), as part of its Trees on Farms election commitment.
The two-year initiative, led by the Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA), is jointly funded by both the Australian and South Australian Governments with a focus on growing South Australia's forestry resource, particularly in the Green Triangle region.
The support is in addition to the GTFIH's annual funding agreement with the Commonwealth.
The Trees on Farms GTFIH funding is aimed at helping to drive industry and/or landholder led forestry projects on farms, particularly in supporting on-ground works including silviculture and property planning advice. The initiative will build an easy-to-use toolkit of expert advice to support and guide landholders in their commercial plantation investment aimed at demystifying the process.
The Trees on Farms initiative will provide landholders with useful information on such things as on short rotation silviculture models, the Emissions Reduction Fund, taxation considerations, overcoming barriers to harvesting and processing small woodlots, along with a spatial analysis of suitable lands for plantation forestry.
Minister for Forest Industries Clare Scriven said the trees on farms initiative will continue to quantify and promote the environmental and economic benefits of on-farm plantations and guide appropriate partnerships between timber processors and landholders.
