TAKING A BREAK: George the Farmer creators Ben Hood and Simone Kain take a break from filming with George.
CHILDREN’S farming icon George the Farmer has traded his tractor for a harvester in an effort to teach Australia’s next generation about the importance of plantation forestry.
The children’s character is joined by key Green Triangle industry leaders in a new six-minute video, illustrating everything from tree planting and harvesting to the milling process.
The forestry video, which will air on the ABC, has been produced as part of the federally-funded Educating Kids About Agriculture project, a collaboration with Primary Producers SA and the Australian Forest Products Association.
China export ban forces timber industry to look to local market to save jobs
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DecDecember 2020 at 7:30pm
About 100 direct Tasmanian jobs and hundreds of indirect jobs could be impacted by the ban.
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The timber industry is hoping new opportunities in Australian manufacturing might save jobs amid ongoing trade troubles with China.
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Industry representatives are asking governments for help establishing downstream processing and manufacturing in local markets
A trade advisor is concerned bad press in China could degrade the reputation of Australian produce
China has blocked timber imports from Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Queensland in recent months, citing biosecurity concerns.