Registration for Focus on Forestry 2026 is open, and the organisers, CMO, Nelson Mandela University and Forestry South Africa have announced that the theme for Focus on Forestry 2026 is Operational excellence in African forestry: Building…
Pine plantation Recent high-resolution climate modelling research has revealed that the suitability of key pine species for plantation forestry will shift dramatically by 2060. The lead author, Dr Jaco-Pierre van der Merwe of York Timbers,…
Farming is in Ewald Klingenberg’s blood. His family is part of the fifth generation of German settlers who originally came to the southernmost part of the picturesque Mpumalanga Province as missionaries and later began farming…
Maximise productivity, reduce downtime, and cut smarter with every shift using the STIHL MS 382 petrol chainsaw while gaining consistent returns through power, efficiency, and durability. You’re a reader scanning the financial news, eyeing diversified…
Introducing John Deere’s new 2144G forestry swing machine – built for the woods. Efficient. Agile. Productive. The John Deere 2144G Swing Machine is changing the way forestry professionals tackle timber harvesting. Purpose-built with insights from…
Steep slopes are one of the new frontiers of mechanised harvesting systems as forestry companies and contractors seek to find the safest, most productive and cost-effective means of harvesting timber. Steep-slope harvesting machines require exceptional…
By Chris Chapman The 23rd Forestry South Africa AGM provided fascinating insights into how the public and private sectors are chipping away at the structural reforms and investments required to spark an exciting phase of…
By Chris Chapman Winch-assisted steep slope harvesting has come to South Africa for the first time, with two Ponsse Cobra wheeled harvesters doing the business in the KZN Midlands and Melmoth in Zululand. The harvesters…
By Joy Crane The 2025 Precision Forestry Symposium focused on the application of innovative technologies, open-source and specialised software, and artificial intelligence (AI) to plan, manage and monitor operations from nursery to logyard. The Department…
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Southern Africa has registered a process to develop a new Forest Stewardship Standard (FSS) for natural forests in South Africa by year end. Currently, there is no FSS specifically designed…
By Chris Chapman Forest scientists from all corners of the country gathered in Pietermaritzburg recently, showcasing the breadth and depth of research currently on the go in the forestry sector. It has been seven long…
A recent wattle field day organised by NCT Forestry provided an ideal opportunity for local tree farmers to pick up some pointers from the wattle “experts” who have been working with wattle for decades. The…
