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Wallingford’s, HSP Gripen Of Sweden Announce Partnership
Wallingford’s Inc. is pleased to announce a new partnership with HSP Gripen of Sweden, one of the largest global manufacturers of forestry, construction, and terminal grapples. Wallingford’s Inc., with headquarters in Oakland, Me. has distribution facilities in New Hampshire, Oregon, Quebec, and Alberta. Founded in 1975, Wallingford’s is the largest wholesale distributor of logging supplies in North America. In December 2021 Wallingford’s, Inc. became a member of the pewag Group, a leading global company in traction devices and industrial chain solutions—founded in 1479 and headquartered in Austria…
2024 Oregon Logging Conference Preview
Drawing loggers from around the Pacific Northwest and some much farther, the 86th Oregon Logging Conference (OLC) February 22-24 provides key resources for logging contractors including sessions covering the latest in regulatory issues and business management topics along with the big draw: Hundreds of exhibits and displays highlighting the latest in…
Weyerhaeuser Completes Carbon Credit Sale
Weyerhaeuser announced an agreement for the sale of nearly 32,000 forest carbon credits at $29 per credit. This agreement marks Weyerhaeuser’s first transaction in the voluntary carbon market and represents the sale of all credits issued by American Carbon Registry for the first year of the company’s Kibby Skinner Improved Forest Management (IFM) project in Maine…
Bandit Names Craig Davis CEO/President
Craig Davis is the new CEO and President of Bandit Industries, as announced by former CEO Jerry Morey. Davis joined Bandit in 2018 as sales director and has also been a part of the Bandit management board, overseeing marketing and parts management…
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…
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…
TrackWeight Means No More Guessing Loading Trucks
The new generation BRT5 Series 3 scale from TrackWeight is the result of more than 20 years of research aimed at always optimizing truck loads more efficiently. It is more precise than previous generations, is easier to install, features a more sophisticated and compact design, is made of ultra-tough components, and components are under a three-year limited warranty…
New From John Deere: 900 MH-Series Tracked Harvester With Intelligent Boom Control
John Deere has released its latest operator assistance control feature, Intelligent Boom Control (IBC), for the 900 MH-series tracked harvester. The development of this model is a result of global collaboration between the John Deere wheeled cut-to-length (CTL) and full-tree forestry teams, aiming to implement IBC’s field proven technology into MH-series of tracked harvesters…
Samsara Camera Connector
Samsara, a pioneer of the Connected Operations Cloud, announces Camera Connector, a new product that connects side, rear and interior vehicle camera feeds to Samsara’s Connected Operations Cloud. By bringing cloud connectivity to third-party cameras for the first time, Camera Connector allows organizations to leverage existing…
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