Cressy property Formosa is one of four experimental sites in the Private Forests Tasmania Agroforestry project where tree shelterbelts have been established adjacent to pasture.
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Tasmanian agricultural stakeholders visited the property last Thursday to gain a better understanding around the benefits of planting trees on farming properties for timber production and to assist agricultural production.
This agroforestry project was established in collaboration with the University of Tasmania and the CSIRO, funded through the government’s AgriVision 2050 plan, resources minister Guy Barnett said.
“Benefits of agroforestry include increased crop and pasture production, wind-protection, improved soil quality and protection against erosion,” Mr Barnett said.
The agroforestry project is part of the government’s long-term plan to grow the value of Tasmania’s agriculture sector to $10 billion by 2050, after its target of doubling the value of the state’s forest, fine timber and wood fibre industry by 2016.