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European Logging Show Elmia Wood Moves To Biennial Event 

European Logging Show Elmia Wood Moves To Biennial Event  Starting in 2025, Elmia Wood will host its trade fair every two years instead of every four. This change is made possible through a new land agreement at Bratteborgs gård, that extends until 2029, with a...

New From Tigercat: 120 Winch Assist

New From Tigercat: 120 Winch Assist The new Tigercat 120 cable assist, the second model in Tigercat’s cable systems product line, leverages the company’s deep experience in steep slope harvesting systems to create cable systems that complement the ground based...

New From Tigercat: 6500 Chipper

New From Tigercat: 6500 Chipper Tigercat has officially launched 6500 chipper after more than a year of successful field operations involving multiple retail units. The 6500 is a heavy-duty down-swing drum chipper designed for high production and maximum flexibility....

Colorado Biomass Power Plant Set For Auction

Colorado Biomass Power Plant Set For Auction Eagle Valley Clean Energy in Gypsum, Colo. filed for bankruptcy in spring 2024, after the facility closed abruptly in November. Officials report an Illinois real state company has the leading bid to acquire the facility and...

New From Tigercat: 250E Knuckleboom 

New From Tigercat: 250E Knuckleboom  Tigercat has replaced the 250D loader with the new and improved 250E model for tasks such as delimbing, slashing, merchandising and loading trucks. Among other improvements, the latest 250 series iteration has an improved...

Oregon Dept. of Forestry Seeks Operating Loan

Oregon Dept. of Forestry Seeks Operating Loan State forestry officials are seeking changes to the way the state funds firefighting efforts after the agency had to ask the Oregon State Treasury for a $60 million loan to tide the agency over until it can get more money...

Yosemite Seeks New Colorado Feedstock Study

Yosemite Seeks New Colorado Feedstock Study Officials with Yosemite Clean Energy recently announced a $300,000 grant from the USDA Forest Service Wood Innovation Fund that will support a feedstock analysis and a pre-engineering study to develop a wood waste...

New From Waratah: 624HX Harvester Head

New From Waratah: 624HX Harvester Head Waratah Forestry Equipment has launched an all-new HX line with its 624HX harvester heads. Building on generations of Waratah HTH attachments, the new extra-large harvester and loader-processor heads have been redesigned for...

John Deere Rolls Out TimberMatic Maps Auto Pickup Feature For Skidders 

John Deere Rolls Out TimberMatic Maps Auto Pickup Feature For Skidders Industry-exclusive Auto Pickup within John Deere TimberMatic Maps makes it easier for skidder operators to collect production information while enhancing the ability to monitor job progress....

American Loggers Council Gathers In California

American Loggers Council Gathers In California    The American Loggers Council marked its 30th anniversary with its 2024 annual meeting on October 1-4 in Sonora/Jamestown, Calif. The theme of the meeting was “The American Logger: A Legacy of...
Rotochopper Adds Chad Angeli To Newly Created Executive Role

Rotochopper Adds Chad Angeli To Newly Created Executive Role

Chad Angeli has been announced as the newest member to the Rotochopper executive team in the newly created role of Vice President of Customer Experience. In this role, Angeli will lead the sales, marketing, and customer service functions, strengthening the Rotochopper brand and aligning customer touchpoints. As a strategic partner to the CEO, he will develop and implement strategies that lead to continued growth, market development, and profitability…

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University of Idaho Launches New Degree Program

University of Idaho Launches New Degree Program

The University of Idaho is working with Idaho loggers to help develop forest industry employees by offering a new two-year degree program: an associates degree in Forest Operations and Technology. According to Idaho Forest Products Commission Director Jennifer Okerlund, offering the degree responds to forest industry officials in the state and provides a direct route to employment for those who are interested in the industry. “This is not a foresters…

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Grote Industries Welcomes Fourth Generation Family Leadership

Grote Industries Welcomes Fourth Generation Family Leadership

As Grote Industries enters its 121st year of operation, fourth-generation family members, Dominic, John and Mike Grote acquired 100% control of Grote Industries, Inc. Along with this expansion in their ownership, the vision for Grote has also progressed. The company is now poised to focus on creating and leading safety-related innovation, helping to make the world safer and smarter through connected visibility…

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SW Washington Logger Convicted of Benefit Theft

SW Washington Logger Convicted of Benefit Theft

A southwest Washington logger must serve 60 days home detention and repay more than $163,000 after he admitted stealing workers’ comp benefits from the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I), which administers the state workers’ comp system, from January 2018 to January 2020. James Thomasson claimed injuries from working in the woods led to disabilities that affected his ability to work, and a medical provider said he was eligible for lost wages payments…

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Tigercat Founder Ken MacDonald Takes On Role Of President

Tigercat Founder Ken MacDonald Takes On Role Of President

On August 2, Grant Somerville stepped away from his role as president of Tigercat Industries—related to his original intention to serve as president for a five-year term when he took on the role in 2017. Tigercat founder, Ken MacDonald has assumed the role of president; Somerville will continue with a company as a director offering advice and support to various initiatives focused on development of new products and improvement of existing products…

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