Forestry workshops for farmers
The New Zealand Farm Forestry Association (NZFFA) is running 18 extension workshops throughout New Zealand in May and June to target potential tree growers.
The announcement was made at the NZFFA's conference, currently underway in Cambridge with the theme of "Small Forests - Big Future".
The conference includes field trips to visit production forests of paulownia, integrated into a dairy farm, native forests planted for production and high value processing.
Morrison is a retired farmer and active forester and manages the Streamside Planting Programme for Porirua City Council.
He has been a member of the NZFFA for over 40 years and is an active participant in both the Wellington and Wairarapa branches. He has served on the NZFFA National Executive for three years.
Three new members - Philip Alloway, Dave Forsyth, and George Shallcrass - were also elected to the Association's Executive.
Alloway is currently branch chair and treasurer of the Nelson Branch of the NZFFA and treasurer of the Marlborough Branch.
He has owned plantation forestry with his wife Carol for 33 years, with largely a hands-off management approach. They both worked overseas to fund the forest land purchase. He has formerly owned and operated a nationwide industrial scale service business. He and Carol are currently developing a small amenity tree block in Linkwater.
Forsyth has been a member of the NZFFA for 30 years. He has been a co-opted member of the Executive and is the Current Treasurer. He is the current President of the Waikato Branch and is Convenor of the National Conference being held in the Waikato.
Shallcrass operates a forest harvesting and sawmill business at Linkwater in Marlborough. He has been a member of NZFFA for over 30 years and is currently Chair of the Marlborough Branch of NZFFA. He is a former Chair of the Top of The South Wood Council and a current member of the executive. He received the Joll Hosking award for "Distinguished Service" to NZFFA in 2025.
