Acquisition Merges Nortrax, Schmidt

Acquisition Merges Nortrax, Schmidt

ACQUISITION MERGES NORTRAX, SCHMIDT Fernandez Holdings, Inc., which owns a diverse portfolio of businesses, including 57 John Deere Ag and Turf dealerships in the Northeast and South Central U.S., has acquired 14 John Deere Construction and Forestry stores—nine...

Michigan Loggers Offer PATHH Webinar

Michigan’s Dept. of Natural Resources (MDNR) and the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) are co-hosting a webinar about USDA’s Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program (PATHH) on Sept. 16, 2021, at 9 a.m. EDT. Participants can join the meeting by going...
John Deere, Hitachi End Joint Venture

John Deere, Hitachi End Joint Venture

John Deere, Hitachi End Joint Venture John Deere announced it has agreed with Hitachi Construction Machinery to end the Deere-Hitachi joint venture manufacturing and marketing agreements. John Deere and Hitachi will enter into new license and supply agreements, which...

Water Logs, Unmarked Trees Denote Timber Crime Cases

Water Logs, Unmarked Trees Denote Timber Crime Cases Issues with unlicensed salvage in South Carolina and harvesting unmarked timber in Michigan highlight two recent timber crime cases. In South Carolina, two men are charged with violating the state’s Underwater...

Logging Crew Helps Save Historic WWII Site

Quickwork by crew members with Wood River Timber in Klamath Falls, Ore. helped save the Mitchell Monument in the Fremont-Winema National Forest in south central Oregon as the Bootleg fire blazed through the region on its way to burning more than 400,000 acres. The...
Acquisition Merges Nortrax, Schmidt

Roseburg Sells Piece Of Oregon Timberland

Roseburg Sells Piece Of Oregon Timberland Roseburg Forest Products is selling 59,564 acres of timberland located in the South Umpqua region of Oregon to Chinook Forest Partners, a timberland investment management group, for an undisclosed amount.  Roseburg Senior Vice...