Harvesting a virtual forest
August 10, 2018 -
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FSA, in collaboration with industry partners, is busy developing a ‘virtual reality’ application that gives trainee chainsaw operators a chance…
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Reducing fuel loads inside timber compartments
July 24, 2018 -
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Under-canopy, inter-row mulching, is gaining momentum in South Africa, as a means of reducing fuel loads, eliminating old stumps and…
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Mondi Forest’s MD talks business
June 29, 2018 -
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SA Forestry editor Chris Chapman chats to Mondi Forests Managing Director, Themba Vilane about modernisation, cost pressures, talent management and…
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Seeing off the threats to our forestry businesses
June 8, 2018 -
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SA Forestry magazine editor, Chris Chapman reports on the recent FSA Annual General Meeting… The debate around expropriation of land…
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Clearing the ground for mechanised planting operation
April 17, 2018 -
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Valtra tractor with FAE mulching head performs vital function for Idube Forestry contractors in southern KZN. Forestry is tough work.…
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Tigercat’s latest leveling harvester lands in SA
March 23, 2018 -
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A leading harvesting contractor operating in the Weza area has purchased the first Tigercat LH822D harvester in South Africa. The…
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Optimising interaction between silviculture and harvesting systems
February 13, 2018 -
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By Simon Ackerman and Sally Upfold The footprint of plantation forestry has changed significantly over recent years, with an increase…
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‘Protection’ forestry in Switzerland
January 22, 2018 -
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CMO was recently commissioned by the Valais canton in Switzerland to conduct an investigation into their harvesting costs and to…
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Lessons from the makeshift nurseries of yesteryear
January 8, 2018 -
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When the forestry industry started to diversify into eucalypts back in the 1960s, many of us found ourselves in unknown…
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Winnie’s Logging Services mechanises to boost productivity
December 14, 2017 -
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Some of the earliest gold discoveries in South Africa were made in the hills surrounding Barberton in Mpumalanga. This brought…
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Advanced forestry valuation course
14 August, 2018
Stellenbosch University, in collaboration with Margules Groome Consulting from…
Read MoreForest Engineering Summer School
6 August, 2018
Registrations are now open for the International Forest Engineering…
Read MorePositive outlook for timber
6 August, 2018
The timber and forestry industry remains one of the…
Read MoreFire Management Symposium draws fire experts to Southern Cape
25 July, 2018
The School of Natural Resource Management of the Nelson…
Read MoreBumper graduation at NMU George
25 July, 2018
Nelson Mandela University’s graduation season commenced on a high…
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