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Forestry to Farming: Guide for best practice when converting forest to farm

Waikato Regional Council has worked with a group of farmers, scientists,the Bay of Plenty Regional Council and industry to come up with some best practices for minimising short term effects of forest conversion. This project was funded by Sustainable Farming Fund (MAF) to define solutions for farmers in a practical sense. 

Forestry to Farming - read the guide

Rules for forestry

Waikato Regional Plan - Section 5.1 - Accelerated Erosion - Waikato Regional Council's rules and regulations under the Waikato Regional Plan for vegetation clearance and soil disturbance

Farmer's guide to environmental rules - a summary overview of a number of our rules for farming activities.

Other useful websites

MPI - Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) online system

MPI - General information on forestry

MPI - News and changes to the ETS

 

NZ Farm Forestry Association

NZ Forest Owners Association

Tane's Tree Trust