They’re smart, they’re big, and they are saving the forestry industry a packet. They’re also reducing wear and tear on
Dr Neels de Ronde comments on Garden Route fire article, published in the SA Forestry magazine of November 2018... This
A group of young people from eMbonisweni and Hazyview in the White River region of Mpumalanga have recently completed MTO’s
By Deon van Wyk, ABSA Regional AgriBusiness Manager (email: deonvw@absa.co.za) We have all heard and discussed the concept ‘economies of
Check out the new Tigercat 1185 wheeled harvester in action in Richmond, KZN. It's the first harvester of it's kind
Dr Trudy Paap has been appointed to manage the field extension services of the Tree Protection Co-operative programme (TPCP), as well as
257HA EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS PLANTATION FARM, NELSPRUIT DISTRICT This 257.0325 Ha plantation farm is situated approximately 10km East of Nelspruit along
The missing link in traditional steep slope harvesting systems has been the mechanized felling of trees on steep slopes. This
Seedballs makes reforestation in Kenya cheap, easy and fun... Deforestation is a growing problem in Kenya, as it is in
The acquisition by Bell of Matriarch Equipment brings together one of the world’s leading material handling manufacturers with an innovative
Alpine Logging first pioneered the use of shovel yarders in South Africa, and then went on to develop excavator-based ‘live
The last Eucalyptus tree was felled at Vergelegen wine estate in Somerset West recently, marking the completion of South Africa’s
It’s all systems go for Focus on Forestry 2019, being held at the Ingwenyama Resort, near Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, from 10
The implementation of the National Minimum Wage became effective from 1 January 2019. In terms of forestry (and agricultural) workers,
Pietermaritzburg-based Husqvarna South Africa has defied the general corporate trend of trimming its operations. Instead, it has just opened a
Ponsse is the most reputable company in Finland in 2018, according to T-Media’s Reputation & Trust survey. Ponsse was evaluated
If REMINISCENCE is a sign of old age, there must be a lot of old codgers in the forestry industry.
Wood can play a crucial role in cutting down emissions when replacing more carbon-intensive materials in the construction sector. This
Bell Equipment’s Articulated Dump Trucks have been designed and built to withstand the rigours and challenges of working in some
A century-old decision to drain the Tsitsikamma wetlands has resulted in grave damage. But an MTO project is bringing nature
Losses to timber resources and infrastructure resulting from the 2017 and 2018 fires has dealt a hammer blow to the
Bell Equipment has partnered with Matriarch Equipment to convert Kobelco excavators for the forestry industry. Matriarch’s Ashley Bell says that
A team of scientists from FABI under the leadership of Prof. Wilhelm de Beer hosted the first workshop in Africa focused
Mondi Forests has been on a mission to reduce the number of passes that harvesting heads are required to de-limb,
