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New From Oregon: SpeedMax XL Anti-Vibe Harvester Bar

New From Oregon: SpeedMax XL Anti-Vibe Harvester Bar Oregon’s new SpeedMax XL Anti-Vibe is the bar that answers the needs and addresses the pain points of timber harvesters. From reduced vibration to efficiency and improved quality of cut, the new bar is a cut above....

USDA Rescinds FS ‘Roadless Rule’

USDA Rescinds FS Roadless Rule Officials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced the U.S. Forest Service is rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule that restricted roadbuilding and timber harvesting on administratively designated roadless areas....

Northeast Logger Group Hires Certification Coordinator

Northeast Logger Group Hires Certification Coordinator The Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast (PLC) has hired Maggie Rideout of Augusta, Me. as its new Certification Coordinator, working with loggers and landowners through the Master Logger...

F&W Forestry Expands Operations In Maine

F&W Forestry Expands Operations In Maine F&W Forestry Services, Inc., one of the nation’s oldest and largest forest management and consulting firms operating 19 offices across the country, is expanding its footprint in Maine through the acquisition of Two...

New From Tigercat: 1055D Forwarder

New From Tigercat: 1055D Forwarder During the 2025 FOREXPO in mid-June, Tigercat rolled out the newest forwarder in its lineup, the 1055D, 15-tonne machine designed to be highly configurable to meet the many differing local requirements that make up the global...

LIGNA Hosts Forwarder Competition 

LIGNA Hosts Forwarder Competition  The 15th Lower Saxony (State) Forwarder Championship was held on May 29 during the LIGNA show at the Exposition Grounds in Hannover, Germany. Ponsse and John Deere forwarders took center stage. The first round, “Tower...

Michigan Association of Timberman Supports Fuel Co-Op, On Site for Station Opening

Michigan Association of Timberman Supports Fuel Co-Op, On Site for Station Opening Michigan Assn. of Timbermen (MAT) Executive Director Justin Knepper joined the leadership team at the ribbon cutting for the Great Northern Cooperative (GNC) in Breitung Township for...

Ponsse Celebrates ’55/30’ Anniversary In Rhinelander

Ponsse Celebrates ’55/30’ Anniversary In Rhinelander Celebrating dual anniversaries—55 years in business and 30 years in North America—Ponsse invited many friends and customers to its North American headquarters in Rhinelander, Wis. for a day of festivities and...

Funding Announced For Trump’s Forest Plan 

Funding Announced For Trump’s Forest Plan Putting their money where their mouth is, the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) announced in late May a $200 million investment to implement the Forest Service National Active Management Strategy to increase timber...

Great Lakes Logging & Heavy Expo Announces 2025 Details

Great Lakes Logging & Heavy Equipment Expo Announces 2025 Details The 79th Annual Great Lakes Logging & Heavy Equipment Expo will roll into Escanaba, Mich. September 4-6, 2025. The Great Lakes Logging & Heavy Equipment Expo is the largest cut-to-length...
New From Tigercat: 6040 Carbonizer

New From Tigercat: 6040 Carbonizer

Tigercat Industries has announced the official release of its 6040 carbonizer—which replaces the 6050 carbonator that Tigercat marketed for a brief time after acquiring the product through the purchase of ROI in 2019. The mobile onsite wood conversion system is once again available after a comprehensive, ground-up redesign.

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Novo BioPower Gets Some Breathing Room

Novo BioPower Gets Some Breathing Room

Novo BioPower Gets Some Breathing Room Novo BioPower CEO Brad Worsley says the Salt River Project and Arizona Public Service have signed contracts through 2033 to buy electricity generated by...

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2024 Logger Survey: Working Tough Ground

2024 Logger Survey: Working Tough Ground

Loggers across the U.S. responded to Timber Harvesting’s recent 2024 Logger Survey, which showed that contractors in all parts of the country are having a tough time grappling with rising costs and dropping demand in some areas. For example, for the first time ever across 20-plus years of logger surveys, the number of loggers who rate their company’s financial health “poor” (9%) to “very poor” (21%) outnumber those who say “good” (21%) to “very good” (7%)—30% to 28% overall in favor of the negatives.

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ALC, FS Sign MOU Noting Mutual Benefits

ALC, FS Sign MOU Noting Mutual Benefits

ALC, FS Sign MOU Noting Mutual Benefits  The American Loggers Council recently entered into a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with USDA Forest Service (FS) that formalizes future...

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