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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 Hampshire Carbon Credit Impact Report

New Hampshire Carbon Credit Impact Report A report on the impact of carbon credit programs in New Hampshire is due later this year, part of legislation the state passed in 2024 to gauge the effect of putting timberlands in the state in carbon credit programs instead...

A Look At The 2025 Oregon Logging Conference 

A Look At The 2025 Oregon Logging Conference  Loggers from across the Pacific Northwest enjoyed a several day break from wintry weather with dry skies at the 2025 Oregon Logging Conference. According to 2025 Oregon Logging Conference President Jayme Dumford, “The show...

Idaho Group Helps Workers

Idaho Group Helps Workers Officials with Associated Logging Contractors-Idaho are moving ahead with a program to establish a worker development and recruitment program and working with related forest businesses and groups to build interest among youngsters to choose a...

President Trump Signs Order To Expedite Timber, Lumber Output

President Trump Signs Order To Expedite Timber, Lumber Output On March 1, President Donald Trump signed a far-reaching executive order directing agency heads to develop ways to increase the output of timber from federal lands while promoting increased lumber...

Maine Biofuels Plant Permitting In Process

Maine Biofuels Plant Permitting In Process Officials with the Castlerock Biofuels plant in Millinocket, Maine say permitting is in process and much of the engineering complete for the “biocrude” manufacturing plant that will produce 20 million gallons of institutional...

BC Government Refocuses On Timber Sales

BC Government Refocuses On Timber Sales The British Columbia, Canada government has launched a review of BC Timber Sales (BCTS) to ensure BC’s forestry sector is continually evolving to overcome challenges and create a guideline for a stronger, more resilient future....

2025 Oregon Logging Conference Show Educational Preview

2025 Oregon Logging Conference Show Educational Preview Chris Evans, president of Portland, Ore.-based Timberlab, is leading off the 2025 Oregon Logging Conference as the keynote speaker on February 20. Evans is emphasizing this year’s OLC theme “Timber Builds Dreams”...

Stimson, IDL Agreement Protects Idaho Forest

Stimson, IDL Agreement Protects Idaho Forest A group including Stimson Lumber Co., the Idaho Dept. of Lands (IDL), and non-profit Trust for Public Land recently announced an easement agreement that will protect 10,846 acres of working forests in Bonner and Boundary...
MAT Planning New Michigan Forest Show

MAT Planning New Michigan Forest Show

The Michigan Assn. of Timbermen Board of Directors recently approved the launch of the organization’s first major summer event, featuring industry exhibits, logging equipment, milling innovations, emerging technology, entertainment, food and fun for the whole family. The Michigan Forest Products Show will debut in 2024 on August 9-10 in Gaylord, Mich. at The Ellison Place…

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Study Shows Site, Rotation Affects Carbon Sequestration Rate

Study Shows Site, Rotation Affects Carbon Sequestration Rate

Forest modeling research at Oregon State University’s College of Forestry shows a tract’s productivity is the top factor determining the rotation time that allows for the most above-ground carbon sequestration. Using OSU’s 11,000 acre McDonald-Dunn Research Forest as a study area, researchers inventoried more than 300 tracts known from past activities that varied widely in productivity levels. The data was run through modeling software that predicts changes in vegetation due to natural disturbances or management activities…

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SPI Names Robert Hoover Vice President Of Resources

SPI Names Robert Hoover Vice President Of Resources

Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) has named Robert Hoover Vice President of Resources, effective Jan. 1, 2024. He will work with SPI’s team of professionals who sustainably manage the company’s 2.4 million acres of timberlands and provide a steady log supply for the company’s sawmills. Hoover is assuming this role following the retirement of Dan Tomascheski at the end of the year…

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Truck Pre-Trip Inspection Video Available

Truck Pre-Trip Inspection Video Available

A note in the Timber Bulletin from the Minnesota Timber Producers Assn. (MTPA) reports that the Minnesota Trucking Assn., in conjunction with the Minnesota State Patrol’s Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Div., has produced a video demonstrating the proper procedures for a pre-trip inspection…

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Survey: Vermont Logger Damages

Survey: Vermont Logger Damages

A survey on the damages wrought by summer 2023 wet weather and flooding shows the Vermont’s loggers took a big hit in business damages. Wet summer weather affected many Vermonters who work on the land, and loggers were no exception, say state officials…

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Ponsse Manufactures Its 20,000th Machine

Ponsse Manufactures Its 20,000th Machine

The 20,000th Ponsse forest machine has been completed at Ponsse’s factory in Vieremä, Finland—a Ponsse Bear harvester with Ponsse H8 harvester head for Norwegian customer, Lågen Skogsdrift AS. “It’s great to see that machine number 20,000 is coming to Norway and to a customer with whom we have had a…

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New From Maxam: Next Gen App

New From Maxam: Next Gen App

In continual efforts to improve customer experience, the next generation of the optimized Maxam Tire app has been developed to provide the industry with a revolutionary experience no matter where you are in the world. Designed to be an easily accessible hub of…

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New From Waratah: HTH623C Loader Processor

New From Waratah: HTH623C Loader Processor

Waratah Forestry Equipment offers a new model configuration of the HTH623C harvester head. The HTH623C loader processor (LP) features a wide delimb opening for increased productivity while its short tilt frame improves reach for higher deck piles, making it more…

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