Fire – ever-present risk in mulching operations
August 20, 2020 -
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Unlike most engine compartment fires in traditional mobile yellow machines (which start due to mechanical failure of a hose or…
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Forestry Support Programme reduces fire risks and creates jobs
August 5, 2020 -
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Working on Fire (WoF) and the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) have launched a support programme to improve…
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Useful tips for a safer fire season
July 27, 2020 -
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By Jaap Steenkamp, CEO of the SA Forestry Contractors Association The fire season for the 2020 summer rainfall area is…
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Knysna wildfire threat: readiness in a time of crisis
June 3, 2020 -
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7 June 2020 commemorates the 2017 Knysna wildfire disaster. In many ways, the risk of a repeat thereof in the…
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Weaning the forestry industry from its paraquat reliance
April 28, 2020 -
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In the last ten years, 153 576 hectares of plantation forest have been damaged by fire. This figure would have…
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‘Taming the Wildfires on the Garden Route’
January 29, 2020 -
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Drastic action is required to prevent future destructive wildlfires in the southern Cape, writes Neels de Ronde in his recently…
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Role of FPAs expanding
January 20, 2020 -
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Fire protection associations (FPAs) in KZN are evolving beyond their traditional role of wildfire monitoring and incident management to tackle…
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Predicting the movement of wildfires and prescribed burns
November 4, 2019 -
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Watch in awe as the US Forest Service executes a massive prescribed burn in Utah’s Fishlake National Forest. The fire…
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Plans to protect the Garden Route from fire taking shape
July 26, 2019 -
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Fire services scarcely had time to regroup after the 2017 Knysna fires, when the Garden Route was again plagued by…
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Technology takes forestry to the next level
June 9, 2019 -
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Use technology to work smart, improve productivity, health and safety, and take the donkey work out of those repetitive, mindless…
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Prime plantation farm on auction
18 September, 2020
PRIME PLANTATION FARM – 4 300 HA – BARBERTON…
Read MoreFuel-efficient new STIHL chainsaw
18 September, 2020
The STIHL MS 382 is the enhanced version of…
Read MorePG Bison NECF appoints new GM
18 September, 2020
PG Bison has appointed Francis Zhangazha as General Manager…
Read MoreHusqvarna Heroes video featuring ‘Beast’ Mtawarira
18 September, 2020
Husqvarna has partnered with Sharks and Springbok rugby icon…
Read MoreDownload the latest SA Forestry magazine
4 September, 2020
Download SA forestry magazine July edition for free and…
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