50 | Scott Down: “We certainly think there are more marginal land areas that could be planted up.” FORESTRY PF Olsen Ltd: 50th Anniversary Nelson City Council and Tasman District Council have also been with PF Olsen for many years. As a Forest Management company the company is involved in all aspects of forestry from land preparation, forest establishment, silviculture, harvesting, log cartage and marketing, project analysis, feasibility analysis, and resource consenting. “We have positioned ourselves as a company that can offer the best financial solution for a landowner who wants to put part of the land into trees. “If farmers want to plant trees on parts of their land we can advise on tree crop and regime and calculate the returns taking into account tree crop and carbon credits. “We think that trees are always part of the optimal land-use solution but we don’t agree with trees being the only solution, with the entire farm being planted up in exotic forest. “We certainly think there are more marginal land areas that could be planted up and want to see New Zealand doing a better job at that but we absolutely whole-heartedly agree that the better pastoral land should be left to farming. That is the advice we give to farmers and overseas investors.” Scott says when approached by investors looking to buy a farm PF Olsen recommends that the best farming land is subdivided off and offered to a farmer, often a neighbour, with the more hilly areas put in trees. “That is what is best for NZ Inc, and that is what we should all be doing. Marginal land ripe for trees from page 48 “Some farms are purchased by investors who are advised to plant the entire farm when a mixed land use is often the best outcome, and even worse if they are planting a permanent exotic crop for carbon and not planning to harvest. “That is often not the best solution and pine is not a long rotation species so it’s not the best for that anyway. “Many people also don’t understand and factor in future risk of permanent exotics. We’re working with investors who are doing carbon averaging. You plant and harvest the trees but collect the carbon units in the first rotation.” PF Olsen would like to see more New Zealand farmers and land owners look at their whole farm and see which areas could be planted up, without losing much pastoral productivity, but gain from tree crop and carbon. “That adds financial resilience and stability to their farm. Because there’s an annual return from the carbon you can service debt or factor the revenue into farm succession planning. “The annual cash flow from carbon provides a means to pay out children who do not want to go farming, or who might want to farm somewhere else. We think that trees on farm should be an integral part of the business portfolio.” Banking the seed - page 52 11 Mill Road, Whakatane – 027 495 5558 16 Solander Street, Gisborne - 027 536 6706 Darren: 027 435 0983 | O ce: 07 308 5300 Email: admin@dpshaulage.co.nz “Locally Owned & Locally Operated” “ For all enquiries please contact: KevinMcKay027 2463350 Specialists in bulk cartage, servicing the Gisborne &East Coast region Offering logging and land clearing services to the Hawkes Bay and outlying regions 020 4154 6301 | jdslogging@gmail.com | @jdslogging A highly efficient crew that takes a lot of pride in their work. Well-versed crew with experience in very diverse working conditions and scenarios, maximizing the value of stands of trees in a safe and efficient manner.
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