Ponsse, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of cut-to-length logging equipment, has been working hard to enlarge their footprint in
Unlike most engine compartment fires in traditional mobile yellow machines (which start due to mechanical failure of a hose or
A story about the Manguzi timber growers by forester-at-large, JUSTIN NYAKUDANGA I recently visited Manguzi town on a forestry cruising
SA Forestry journalist-at-large JUSTIN NYAKUDANGA chats to small-scale growers and a transport contractor, to find out how they are doing
Business is steaming ahead for UCL in the KZN midlands, providing hope to its shareholders and a continued livelihood to
When it comes to harvester heads, diversity is key. The characteristics of timber varies. Mill requirements vary. Yet the harvester
White grubs are beneficial to soil health on the one hand, but on the other they can damage or kill
Bell Equipment has developed a mulcher which meets the needs of the forestry industry and has been specially designed for
AfrEquip was established in South Africa in 2005 by Allen Rutherfoord in partnership with Latin Equipment, a leading South American
By Chris Chapman How the SA Forestry Sector survives through lockdown and an uncertain future … The Forestry South Africa
Amandla Emvelo CPA, a community owned and managed tree farming enterprise based in Hermannsburg, KZN, has recently upgraded its forestry
TimberPro’s new generation D-series harvesters and forwarders have landed in South Africa and are hard at work in KwaZulu-Natal. The
The potential for forestry to bring sustainable jobs and economic development to remote rural areas of the Eastern Cape (former
Delegates who attended the SAFCA 30 year Anniversary event held in the KZN midlands in mid-November got a glimpse of
I-CAT has officially released the Plant’nGo fertiliser tablet, an effective fertiliser alternative for the forestry market. Plant’NGo is a slow-release
An enterprising spirit, enduring perseverance and an ability to change with the times have seen an emerging timber harvesting contractor
Trainee chainsaw operators will soon be able to use a virtual reality (VR) application to test their theoretical knowledge and
The NCT Tree Farmer of the Year is an award that was initiated in 2000 to recognise NCT members who
Visiting the KRC farm in Mpumalanga, a few kms from Iswepe, one is immediately struck by the well kept fields,
Use technology to work smart, improve productivity, health and safety, and take the donkey work out of those repetitive, mindless
If you spot a large, unfamiliar looking wheeled machine effortlessly cutting timber in South Africa’s forests, you’re not seeing things.
Check out the new Tigercat 1185 wheeled harvester in action in Richmond, KZN. It's the first harvester of it's kind
The missing link in traditional steep slope harvesting systems has been the mechanized felling of trees on steep slopes. This
