The Queensland Government has set a clear, ambitious target to double Queensland's agricultural production by 2040. The purpose of this research, development and extension (RD&E) plan is to describe how the Queensland Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry's (DAFF) agricultural RD&E program will contribute to achieving this target. This plan addresses the recommendations of an...

This report outlines a new methodology used to determine national forest cover statistics for Australia's National Forest Inventory (NFI). The area of forest cover provides the footprint against which many other indicators of sustainable forest management are reported, including forest type and tenure, forest fragmentation, forest ecosystem services, forest production, forest ecosystem health, and investment...

In recent years there has been increasing interest in monitoring social dimensions of primary industries in Australia, however there has been no regular reporting of social data in the forestry sector.

Primary industries such as forestry and dairy have responded to economic change over the past four decades. Associated secondary industries such as sawmills and dairy processing factories have also been affected by such change. Globalisation and the reduction of trade barriers have brought greater competitive pressure to bear on local industries and this has had...

The RDA Committee, in partnership with the RDA Limestone Coast in South Australia, and other regional stakeholders, has completed the Green Triangle Plantation Timber 2011 and Beyond project. The report provides clear evidence and advice on the current forestry activity in the Green Triangle region, collect data on development trends, (including production forecasts and wood...