Do you have mature Macrocarpa, Cypress or Cedar trees on your farm or lifestyle block in Whangārei or Northland? If some of those trees need to be removed, there may be a practical way to get more value from the timber before it leaves your property. With a portable sawmill, suitable trees can be milled onsite and turned into useful timber for farm buildings, stockyards, gates, fence rails, garden edging and other rural projects. If you already have a farm tractor, digger or

For many Kiwi farmers and lifestyle block owners, a small forestry block is a long-term investment. Whether you have planted Radiata pine, Redwood, Eucalyptus, Macrocarpa, Lucitanica, Blackwood or a mixture of species, those trees represent land, time and future potential. But planting trees is only the beginning. As a forestry block grows, the trees compete for sunlight, water and nutrients. Without appropriate management, overcrowding, poor tree form and unnecessary lower b

For farmers across Whangārei and Northland, unwanted trees can create a practical question: what do you do with all the branches, smaller trunks and timber after the trees are felled? Traditionally, farmers may cut the material up, burn it or arrange for it to be removed. But there can be a more useful option for suitable trees and accessible properties. Instead of treating tree material as waste, it can potentially become a valuable farm resource. With professional on-farm t