Two new heads from Waratah
May 18, 2020 -
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When it comes to harvester heads, diversity is key. The characteristics of timber varies. Mill requirements vary. Yet the harvester…
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Managing white grub for forestry
May 15, 2020 -
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White grubs are beneficial to soil health on the one hand, but on the other they can damage or kill…
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Bell mulcher developed for SA conditions
May 15, 2020 -
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Bell Equipment has developed a mulcher which meets the needs of the forestry industry and has been specially designed for…
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New book focuses on insect conservation
May 12, 2020 -
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Stellenbosch University’s Prof Michael Samways has penned a new 600-page book that provides both academic insights and practical guidelines on…
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A new process for preserving lumber
May 6, 2020 -
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A new lumber preserving process being developed by Georgia Tech researchers could offer advantages over pressure treating… Pressure treating, which…
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Timber industry offers help to house Covid refugees
May 1, 2020 -
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Sawmilling South Africa (SSA) and the Institute for Timber Construction South Africa (ITC-SA) have offered the South African Government their…
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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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ICFR forest research update
April 27, 2020 -
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Following their re-structuring in 2018, and the appointment of a new Board and CEO, the Institute for Commercial Forestry Research…
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AfrEquip celebrates 15 years in business
April 27, 2020 -
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AfrEquip was established in South Africa in 2005 by Allen Rutherfoord in partnership with Latin Equipment, a leading South American…
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Illegal application of pesticides killing our bees
April 22, 2020 -
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Colony Collapse Disorder is killing bees in the Northern Hemisphere, but here in South Africa it is illegal use of…
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Used oil pollution threat
30 July, 2020
Contaminated oil is dripping into agricultural land across South…
Read MoreNew date and venue for WoodEX for Africa 2020
24 June, 2020
Biennial trade show has been rescheduled for 16 –…
Read MoreNCT Forestry appoints new general manager
5 June, 2020
Danny Knoesen has been appointed NCT Forestry’s new general…
Read MoreWater 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…
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