seedEnergy Newsletter
Sept 2006
seedEnergy held
its AGM at Peppers Resort, Moonah Links, on the Mornington Peninsula
during August.
There was no time
for golf, but Andy did go for a walk on the
course and found nine golfballs!
Peter Gore, Andy Cameron & David Boomsma at AGM August
2006
The
office at Goodwood on Hill Road Yahl is functioning well.
Di does a great job with the gardens and Andy is responsible for the
bowling green lawn.
Lucy, Oliver and Suli's dog, has been added to the staff as guard
dog.
and the new shed gets plenty of use.
News
from Andy Cameron,
Manager of the Pine Seed Programme:
There
has been a better than expected open pollinated seed yield.
The seed
orchard planting at Goodwood Orchard has been completed and in the controlled
pollination programme the first bags have been placed on trees planted
in 2002 at Goodwood Orchard.
The first pollination bag
3000 radiata pine
grafts for new Blackwood Orchard at Yahl
- just 10 minutes away by tractor.
News
from Peter Gore,
Manager of the Eucalypt Seed Program:
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The
open pollinated seed crop of Eucalyptus globulus from
all orchards was sufficient to meet our key clients' needs.
left: mature
open pollinated seed orchard in the south-east of South Australia -
with Peter Gore. |
There
was a surplus of mass supplementary pollinated seed (MSP) of Eucalyptus
globulus and Peter anticipates that seedEnergy will
have sufficient seed
for all our clients in 2006/2007 |
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E. globulus flowers at the Cambridge nursery Tasmania
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During
2006 sales of Eucalyptus nitens have been strong with sufficient
seed to meet demand and the crop in 2006/2007 will be a moderate crop.
In December 2006 we will commence our first harvest of Eucalyptus
dunnii.
Demand has been huge and all seed is committed to our key clients.
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