All systems go for Focus 2019
January 29, 2019 -
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It’s all systems go for Focus on Forestry 2019, being held at the Ingwenyama Resort, near Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, from 10…
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Sunshine innovation and rust and frost tolerant wattle clones
October 10, 2018 -
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A passion for the environment has prompted the management of Sunshine Seedling Services to seek solutions based on renewable energy,…
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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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The future of tree breeding at Sappi
December 14, 2017 -
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A rapid shift from planting pure species to more productive, better adapted and more pest and disease resistant hybrids is…
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Introducing biodegradable paper pots to SA
November 24, 2017 -
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We’ve all seen those little plastic seedling inserts scattered around planting sites and nurseries, or the piles of polystyrene and…
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Confidence in the future of forestry
January 12, 2015 -
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Northern Natal Seedlings is a family-owned business supplying forestry and vegetable seedlings to farmers and market gardeners across the country.…
Read More Tree Seed Working Group re-focuses and re-brands
May 6, 2013 -
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Over a million hectares of pine, eucalypt and wattle trees are growing in plantations across South Africa. The majority of…
Read More Sunshine Seedlings doubles clone production
November 5, 2012 -
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The growing demand for high productivity, disease tolerant clones among forestry companies has prompted Sunshine Seedlings to double their output…
Read More How to build a good holding nursery
August 31, 2010 -
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Holding nurseries are basic structures designed to hold seedling trays on site so planting contractors or farmers can draw from…
Read More Keeping seedlings healthy between nursery and field
June 30, 2010 -
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Caring for your seedlings pays dividends. A lot of work goes into ensuring they are strong and healthy and have…
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Water Use Licence amendments
20 May, 2020
FSA reports that after years of engagement with the…
Read More‘Survival’ the key for small-scale growers
20 May, 2020
SA Forestry journalist-at-large JUSTIN NYAKUDANGA chats to small-scale growers…
Read MoreForestry events postponed or Zoom-ed
19 May, 2020
Covid virus lockdown and business disruptions have seen a…
Read MoreTwo new heads from Waratah
18 May, 2020
When it comes to harvester heads, diversity is key….
Read MoreNew book focuses on insect conservation
12 May, 2020
Stellenbosch University’s Prof Michael Samways has penned a new…
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