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Those who grow alone, die alone: why transformation is strategic for the MTO Group

Those who grow alone, die alone: why transformation is strategic for the MTO Group

At a time where other businesses are drawing down shutters and withdrawing where they can, the MTO Group is moving in a different direction. It ...
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New release from Skillstrain Wildland and Swift Water coming 2018

New release from Skillstrain Wildland and Swift Water coming 2018

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Sunshine Seedling Services – Midlands Biogas and Fertiliser

Sunshine Seedlings Services, together with Renen Energy solutions, have formed Midlands Biogas and Fertiliser. The project begun in early 2017, and the aim of the ...
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Book your tickets for the AGFO-rum

Book your tickets for the AGFO-rum

A collection of industry-related talks by those who are considered top in their field of profession. This year visitors can look forward to talks such ...
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Commercial timber plantations under threat from illegal settlers

Commercial timber plantations under threat from illegal settlers

CHIMANIMANI – this semi-tropical region of Zimbabwe – which has large tracts of beautiful, evergreen landscapes – has some of the country’s biggest commercial timber ...
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Daniel Silke - how to survive junk

Daniel Silke – how to survive junk

Businesses will survive junk status, and will even continue to thrive, if they carry on innovating and providing outstanding services and products. However, they will ...
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‘Forestry's' Procedural Mesh System Offers Unique VR Crafting & Destruction

‘Forestry’s’ Procedural Mesh System Offers Unique VR Crafting & Destruction

https://youtu.be/r91AVEooeco Procedural mesh destruction and construction underpins Decoder VR’s first title, Forestry, which just launched on Steam. Built for Vive, Rift and PSVR, the game’s fully ...
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19th Commonwealth forestry meet concludes

19th Commonwealth forestry meet concludes

Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education Director-General Dr SC Gairola has described the 19th Commonwealth Conference that concluded today as a great learning experience ...
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Good times for SA forestry

Good times for SA forestry

The local forestry industry has increased its roundwood production despite an almost 20% decrease in total forestry plantation area since 1998. In 2015, SA’s total ...
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New Assessment of Global Forest Resources: Cause for Optimism

New Assessment of Global Forest Resources: Cause for Optimism

By Phil Riebel If we are to manage our forests wisely for the benefit of current and future generations, we need to understand the situation ...
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The ins and outs of forestry explained on new website

The United Nations International Day of Forests on 21 March 2017 was marked by Forestry South Africa with the launch of an information and illustration-rich website, â€˜Forestry Explained’. ...
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Commercial forests are full of untapped energy

Commercial forests are full of untapped energy

The theme of the 2017 United Nations International Day of Forests is Forests and Energy. The International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) is proud ...
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Update of the 7th Forest Science Symposium

Planning for the ICFR/IUFRO 7th Forest Science Symposium, which will take place from 18-20 July 2017 in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, is well in hand and detailed information can be found ...
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Mr Gordhan praises CEO Initiative

Mr Gordhan praises CEO Initiative

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has praised the business leaders of the CEO Initiative as “innovators” who have demonstrated that it is possible for business, labour ...
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Planting restrictions cause timber shortage

Planting restrictions cause timber shortage

The government’s stringent restrictions on the issuing of forestry and planting permits has led to a timber shortage. About 70% of the sawn timber in ...
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Forestry South Africa

Impact of baboons in timber plantations

KEY ISSUES Baboons cause substantial losses for citrus, banana, maize, vegetable, macadamia, avocado, grape and timber farmers. The forestry industry works with other farming groups, ...
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Forestry South Africa

New Minimum Wages for Farm & Forestry Workers W.E.F. 1 March 2017

Details of the new minimum wages for farm and forestry workers which will become effective from 1 March 2017. Given the current formula used to ...
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IUFRO Biocontrol meeting

IUFRO Congress Newsletter 2017

Download the latest newsletter for the IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress at iufro2017.com/newsletter In this newsletter we present Call for Abstracts: aftermath and revisions Current Congress Schedule First ...
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ICFR’s Annual Research Meeting 2017

The Annual Research Meeting which will be held on 7 & 8 March 2017 in the John Fischer Auditorium at Cedara Agricultural College outside Pietermaritzburg, please find below the ...
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New Staff at the ICFR

Two new staff members have recently joined the ICFR team. Benice Sivparsad started at the ICFR on 1 September 2016, as a Senior Research Scientist ...
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Seed bombing takes on a whole new dimension

Seed bombing takes on a whole new dimension

If we’re lucky, seed bombing could jump to a whole new level of awesomeness. A fleet of unused and decommissioned C-130 Hercules cargo planes, originally ...
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Update on Developments Surrounding Adoption of a National Minimum Wage

Update on Developments Surrounding Adoption of a National Minimum Wage

Please find attached for your information an interesting article that appeared in yesterday’s Business Day concerning the above.  In brief, it appears as if the ...
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Ground-breaking timber economy workshop

Ground-breaking timber economy workshop

KNYSNA NEWS – The Knysna tourism entity, Knysna & Partners held, what has been lauded as a “ground-breaking” timber economy workshop at the Knysna Hollow ...
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12th Veldfire Management Symposium 2018 - Registration Reminder

12th Veldfire Management Symposium 2018 – Registration Reminder

The School of Natural Resource Management of the Nelson Mandela University (NMU) invites you to the 12th Fire Management Symposium: “From commitments to action: Ecosystems based ...
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