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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...

Vermont Announces Business Loan Program

Sep 4, 2024 |

Vermont Announces Business Loan ProgramA new loan program from the Vermont Economic Development Authority (VEDA) is now available to support businesses in the state’s forest economy. Three million...

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Weyerhaeuser Continues THRIVE Program

Aug 13, 2024 |

Weyerhaeuser Continues THRIVE Program Weyerhaeuser has announced a commitment to invest $1 million in Raymond, Wash., through the company's THRIVE program, which was launched in 2023 to provide...

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New From Olofsfors: EX Tracks

New From Olofsfors: EX Tracks

Nov 17, 2023 |

EX Tracks from Olofsfors are designed for the toughest and steepest conditions where traction is the primary requirement. The cross member is shaped in such a way that it provides extreme traction in deep snow, steep slopes and rocky terrain…

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New From Komatsu: Eight-Wheeled 951XC Harvesters

New From Komatsu: Eight-Wheeled 951XC Harvesters

Sep 13, 2023 |

The new Komatsu 951XC, is an eight-wheeled harvester that combines tried and tested innovations with new solutions, and the third addition to Komatsu’s eight-wheeled harvester range. The Komatsu 951XC is optimized for use with the Komatsu C164—a harvester head specially designed for logging large trees. Thanks to the eight-wheel design, the 951XC delivers…

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A New Approach To Fire Suppression

A New Approach To Fire Suppression

Sep 13, 2023 |

The North American timber industry is more aware of the effects of wildfires than ever before. The intense fires around the continent this spring and summer have resulted in forced downtime and restricted activity. Though climate change has driven up the number of wildfires in Northern America, it is not the only cause…

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