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Loggers Nationwide Support Jobs in the Woods Act

Loggers Nationwide Support Jobs in the Woods Act Representatives from both the Associated Oregon Loggers (AOL) and Professional Logging Contractors Northeast (PLCN) are among the many industry groups supporting the Jobs in the Woods Act that has been introduced in...

Timber Harvesting  Logger Survey: Insurance Voted Biggest Challenge

Timber Harvesting Logger Survey: Insurance Voted Biggest Challenge Asked to rate a dozen different business and industry issues as having the biggest impact on their businesses, almost three-quarters of U.S. loggers (so far)—72%—say insurance issues have the biggest...

Minnesota TPA Now Offering Member Medical Health Benefit

Minnesota TPA Now Offering Member Medical Health Benefit The Minnesota Timber Producers Assn. (TPA) is partnering with CapCare and Amalgamated Local 426 Member Benefit Program to give TPA members the opportunity to offer healthcare benefits to their employees....

Weyerhaeuser Tops Forisk Timberlands List

Weyerhaeuser Tops Forisk Timberlands List Forisk released its 2025 edition of the North American Timberland Owner & Manager List, with Weyerhaeuser leading the way as an owner of 10,439 million acres, followed by J.D. Irving at 3.205 million and The Nature...

Tigercat 6040 Carbonizer Creates Organic Carbon

Tigercat 6040 Carbonizer Creates Organic Carbon Tigercat’s 6040 carbonizer is an environmentally friendly wood debris reduction and conversion system. The machine inputs unprocessed clean wood debris in a continual feeding process amounting to 15-20 tons per hour, and...

Acadian Acquires Maine’s Brochu Logging Assets

Acadian Acquires Maine’s Brochu Logging Assets In February, Acadian Timber Corp. signed an agreement to purchase assets of A & A Brochu, LLC for a total price of U.S. $4.8 million. The assets include harvesting, trucking and road building equipment, as well...

Ag Secretary Announces Reforms To Boost Domestic Timber Production

Ag Secretary Announces Reforms To Boost Domestic Timber Production U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins issued a Secretarial Memo on April 4 to establish an “Emergency Situation Determination” on 112,646,000 acres of National Forestry System (NFS) land. This...

State Foresters Assn. Release Key Priorities

State Foresters Assn. Release Key Priorities The National Assn. of State Foresters has outlined its main priorities to promote working lands for communities and address the unique needs of each state. State forestry agencies manage over two-thirds of the U.S.’s...

Komatsu America Corp. Announces Transition
: Rod Bull Named CEO

Komatsu America Corp. Announces Transition
: Rod Bull Named CEO Komatsu America Corp. has announced that Rod Schrader will step down as Chairman and CEO on March 31, and will fully retire effective June 30, 2025. Rod Bull will become CEO of Komatsu North America Corp....

New From Waratah: Forestry Grapple Line

New From Waratah: Forestry Grapple Line Waratah Forestry Equipment has introduced its new line of forestry grapples, designed to deliver performance and reliability across a wide range of forestry and non-forestry applications. The 15 new grapple models are engineered...
New From Bandit: HM6420 Hammermill Grinder

New From Bandit: HM6420 Hammermill Grinder

Jan 30, 2024 |

This highly productive 40 in. capacity grinder is designed and manufactured to be an alternative solution for those grinding applications that may contain contaminants. A Caterpillar C32, 1,200 HP engine provides ample torque and horsepower for optimal machine performance and productivity. The heart of the HM6420 is a 50 in. x 66 in. wide hammermill. The heavy-duty mill features a 1.75 in. drum skin custom formed from rolled plate. The mill is supported by a 7 in. main shaft constructed of alloy steel that has been ultrasonic tested…

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Air Burners Collaborates To Introduce BioCharger

Air Burners Collaborates To Introduce BioCharger

Jan 25, 2024 |

Air Burners, a manufacturer of air curtain burner systems, has collaborated with Rolls-Royce and Volvo Construction Equipment to develop and test the BioCharger—a portable machine that turns biomass waste into energy. The BioCharger combines three innovative steps to provide off-grid power from vegetative waste management. First, it eliminates vegetative waste using air curtain technology to minimize the harmful particulate matter entering the atmosphere…

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