AgForests Training 

AgForests currently offers to primary producers, other landholders, timber harvesting and timber treatment industry personnel across Queensland an ‘accredited’ AgForests field day workshop.

Since mid 2005 this widely acclaimed field day workshop has provided training to over 2000 participants in a number of location across Queensland. Click on map to enlarge.

AgForests Field Day Workshop
(Start 8.30am – Finish 4.00pm)

Managing and Selling Timber from Freehold Native Forests

Getting the best returns from your native timber asset with sustainable forest management.

• The AgForests Advisor will discuss and demonstrate what landholders can do regarding timber harvesting and forest practice thinning in both remnant (coloured) and non-remnant (white) country, and how to comply with the Native Forest Practice Code on Freehold Land and Queensland Vegetation Management Act 1999.
• Topics also covered:
  - Combining grazing and native forest timber production
  - Understanding timber product specifications and markets
  - Understanding 'productive' and 'unproductive' trees
  - Demonstration of ‘silvicultural thinning’ under the native forest practice code
  - Understanding protection of biodiversity, habitat, and ecological values
• Material and Information supplied:
  - 'Freehold' native forest practice code field guide
  - Forest practice notification form
  - Products and marketing guide for eucalypt (hardwood) forests and woodlands
  - Lump sum timber sale ‘model contract’ guide
  - Non lump sum timber sale ‘model contract’ guide
  - Log volume tables booklet
  - Tree measuring diameter tape
  - Management guide - dry eucalypt native forests and woodlands and/or
  - Management guide - wet eucalypt native forests and/or
  - Management guide - white cypress native forests and woodlands

To find out about current workshop dates and locations check the AgForward training calendar.