The intricacies of farm forestry are being tabled by Horizons Regional Council at the New Zealand Farm Forestry Conference.
Held in Feilding from today until Monday, this annual event will be hosted by the Middle Districts Farm Forestry Association and is set to cover the challenge of diverse land forms.
Horizons Chairman and Accelerate25 lead team member Bruce Gordon will open the conference. He says land use optimisation is one of the Manawatu-Whanganui Economic Action Plan's nine identified opportunities.
"Building on the region's natural advantages, specific activities have been outlined to help unlock potential increased productivity, profitability and sustainability."
He said this direction would strengthen key industries, allowing for more resilience in cases such as global price shocks.