Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) - Organisation - growAG (2024)

Forestry

A feasibility study of a commercially available remote-controlled and high-rate tree pruning unit to create fuel modified zones in softwood plantations

This project will fund a feasibility study of a commercially available, remote-controlled tree pruning unit to evaluate whether the technology can reduce fuel zones and subsequent fire risk on P. radiata plantation edges.

• Funded by

  Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA)

• Project date

  30 Mar 2022 -30 Jun 2024

• Research organisation

  Sylva Systems Pty Ltd

Forestry

Innovative nursery management solutions to sustainably manage root disease, improve nursery utilization, and enhance resilience and productivity of planted pines

Root-borne diseases are increasingly affecting tree production nurseries, lowering productivity and profitability. This project will improve nursery management by defining the right balance of fertilizer, fungicide and microbial inoculum to break the disease cycle, and use field trials to refine treatments to improve establishment and resilience post-planting.

• Funded by

  Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA)

• Project date

  15 Mar 2022 -30 May 2024

• Research organisation

  Western Sydney University (WSU)

Forestry

Sustained productivity gains in softwood plantations through enablement of single-step genomic selection

This project forms part of a series that aims to at least double the rate of genetic gain in pine tree breeding in Australia. This project will focus on the extensive network of trials and orchards in the Gippsland region of Victoria to further implement cutting-edge single-step genomic selection, provide pedigree and identity assurance for the radiata pine breeding and deployment populations, and deliver new, high-throughput sample processing methods.

• Funded by

  Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA)

• Project date

  30 Mar 2022 -30 May 2024

• Research organisation

  Treebreeding Australia

Forestry

Understanding Soil Resources for Radiata Pine Plantation productivity

This project will identify gaps in publicly available, standardised soils data that would assist growers in improving the resilience, productivity and utilisation of the land where radiata pine plantations are growing, or may be established.

• Funded by

  Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA)

• Project date

  15 Mar 2022 -10 Dec 2023

• Research organisation

  Federation University Australia

Forestry

Autonomous detection and deterrent devices for browsing management in forested landscapes

This project will develop and test autonomous surveillance, detection and deterrent mechanisms to assess deer use of heterogenous forested landscapes …

• Funded by

  Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA)

• Project date

  1 Jan 2022 -31 Dec 2025

• Research organisation

  University of Tasmania (UTAS)

Forestry

Harnessing the power of airborne high spatial resolution hyperspectral imagery for the softwood plantation industry

This project will harness the power of airborne high spatial resolution hyperspectral imagery for the Australian softwood plantation industry. Using …

• Funded by

  Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA)

• Project date

  1 Oct 2021 -1 Dec 2023

Multiple industries

Unlocking Financial Innovation in Forest Products with Natural Capital

Natural capital is the soil, air, water biodiversity and land resources that underpin food and fibre production. The forest industry …

• Funded by

  Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA)

• Project date

  15 Feb 2019 -1 Apr 2022

• Research organisation

  Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Forestry

A forest resource characterisation of Tasmania – Stage 1 of 2. Feasibility

This project is the first stage in a proposed two part project on developing more accurate and reliable models that …

• Funded by

  Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA)

• Project date

  21 Jan 2019 -30 Jun 2020

• Research organisation

  University of Tasmania (UTAS)

Forestry

Wearable sensors for improving occupational health and safety of workers in the forestry industry: a pilot prototype for harvesting and processing operations

This project will evaluate workwear embedded with smart sensors for monitoring workplace health and safety hazards for those working in …

• Funded by

  Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA)

• Project date

  1 Mar 2019 -15 Dec 2020

• Research organisation

  University of South Australia (UniSA)

Story

Growers throw their support behind new technology that helps predict and control wood quality

• Led by

  Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA)

Story

Benefits spanning the supply chain — predicting and controlling wood quality in standing trees

• Led by

  Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA)