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The Australian Master TreeGrower Program
Supported by the RDC's Joint Venture Agroforestry Program & Land and Water Australia

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What is Agroforestry, farm forestry and family forestry?

 

 

 

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Most Australian Master TreeGrowers are farmers who want trees to shelter stock and crops, control land degradation, enhance wildlife habitat and improve their landscape. Where they are able to incorporate commercial trees into these or other plantings they may be hoping to produce high quality timber, bushfoods, eucalyptus oils or other commercial tree products. Others are independent forest owners managing their own native forest or plantations for a similarly wide range of reasons.

We define agroforestry, farm forestry and family forestry as the commitment of farmers, alone or in partnerships, towards the establishment and management of forests on their land. MTG paddock discussionWhere many landholders are involved the result is a diversity of activity that reflects the diversity of aspirations and interests within the community.

The Australian Master TreeGrower web site provides information on our programs, access to free electronic reports, papers, manuals and books, links to national and regional organisations that provide information and support for tree growers, web based tools to assist in the measurement and management of forests, and much more.

Agroforestry News Magazine -
New to the MTG web site is an "Agroforestry News" section where you can download past issues of the magazine, subscribe and contribute articles. Click here to see more.




Programs for 2006 -
With continued support from the Joint Venture Agroforestry Program and a new program supported by Land and Water Australia there will be more regional MTG programs throughout Australia over the coming years.

If you or your group is keen to conduct a program in your region or learn more, read the information about the program provided on this site then contact Rowan Reid.

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About the Australian Master TreeGrower Course

Short courses for farmers

 

The MTG approach

 

How to run a Master TreeGrower Program

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Information for tree growers

Online access to books, papers, magazines and videos



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Tools for forest measurement and management

The MTG Diameter Tape

Computer based tools for measurement and monitoring forest values


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Rowan Reid

Publications

Agroforestry at the University of Melbourne

Bambra Agroforestry Farm

The Otway Agroforestry Network

Links

Links to other web sites that provide information for tree growers

 

Contact the Master TreeGrower Program

School of Resource Management. Faculty of Land and Food Resources. The University of Melbourne. 3010. Victoria. Australia

Rowan Reid

rfr@unimelb.edu.au

(03) 8344 5011

The Australian Master TreeGrower program is supported nationally by the Federal Government's Joint Venture Agroforestry Program and Land & Water Australia

In 2000, the program was awarded the $10,000 Australian Eureka Science award for Excellence in Environmental Education. There is now international interest in the program, most notably from the World Agroforestry Centre whose work examines the potential for trees to improve the lives and landscapes of some of the world’s poorest farmers.


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