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Wilson Drake Played Key Part In Franklin

Wilson Drake Played Key Part In Franklin Roger Wilson Drake, Jr., who as executive vice president of marketing was one of the longtime family leaders of Franklin Equipment Co. in Franklin, Va., and who was instrumental in the company’s continuing product and marketing...

Einari Vidgrén Foundation Announces Annual Awards

Einari Vidgrén Foundation Announces Annual Awards The Einari Vidgrén Foundation recognized distinguished forestry professionals for the 21st time at its annual award ceremony held on June 2 at the Ponsse factory in Vieremä, Finland. A total of EUR 189,530 was awarded....

White Liquor Tank Explosion Kills 11 At Longview Packaging Plant

White Liquor Tank Explosion Kills 11 At Longview Packaging Plant Governor Bob Ferguson ordered flags to be at half-staff for a week in early June in honor of the 11 killed in the chemical tank explosion on the morning of May 26 at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging plant...

Maxam Promotes Ed Petros To Forestry & Port Segment Manager

Maxam Promotes Ed Petros To Forestry & Port Segment Manager Maxam Tire North America has promoted Ed Petros to Forestry and Port Segment Manager, reinforcing the company’s commitment to strengthening its leadership and expertise within two of its most important...

RFS Biomass Amendment Fails In House

RFS Biomass Amendment Fails In House Despite the best efforts of the Forest Coalition that includes the American Loggers Council, an amendment to the EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) that would have modified the definition of renewable biomass while clarifying...

New From Tigercat: LG4053, LG5057 Grapples

New From Tigercat: LG4053, LG5057 Grapples The Tigercat LG4053 and LG5057 grapples are now offered on Tigercat 234C and 250E series track and subframe mounted loaders. Both grapples are now available with an optional Tigercat grapple saw, with a bar length of 45 in....

International Paper To Acquire North Pacific Paper

International Paper To Acquire North Pacific Paper International Paper (IP) has entered into an agreement to acquire North Pacific Paper Co. (NORPAC), a portfolio company of One Rock Capital Partners, for $360 million. NORPAC is a U.S.-based paper manufacturer...

USDA Finalizes National Environmental Policy Act Reform 

Forest Service Headquarters Moving To Salt Lake City

Forest Service Headquarters Moving To Salt Lake City The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Forest Service (FS) has announced it will move its headquarters to Salt Lake City, Ut., and begin a sweeping restructuring of the agency to move leadership closer to the...

Road Runner Repair Celebrates 10 Years With Ponsse

Road Runner Repair Celebrates 10 Years With Ponsse Road Runner Repair began in 2011 when Aaron Vizer, after 13 years as a field service technician, started his own business. What began with a single service truck quickly grew into a full operation. Recognizing the...

PotlatchDeltic, Rayonier To Merge 

Oct 15, 2025 |

PotlatchDeltic, Rayonier To Merge Rayonier, bringing its timberland real estate investment trust (REIT) to the table, and PotlatchDeltic, with its REIT and multiple wood products mills, have entered...

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GLTPA Supports New Biorefinery Project 

Sep 30, 2025 |

GLTPA Supports New Biorefinery Project The Great Lakes Timber Professionals Assn. (GLTPA) has voiced strong support for the Wisconsin Forestry Revitalization Bill, introduced by a trio of State...

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New From Komatsu: 951XC-1 Harvester

New From Komatsu: 951XC-1 Harvester

Sep 10, 2025 |

New From Komatsu: 951XC-1 Harvester Komatsu is launching a new model of its largest harvester, the 951XC-1, with eight driven wheels to drive traction, maneuverability and stability in steep, soft...

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TrackWeight Means No More Guessing Loading Trucks

TrackWeight Means No More Guessing Loading Trucks

Jun 16, 2022 |

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…

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New From John Deere: 900 MH-Series Tracked Harvester With Intelligent Boom Control

New From John Deere: 900 MH-Series Tracked Harvester With Intelligent Boom Control

May 9, 2022 |

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…

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Samsara Camera Connector

Samsara Camera Connector

Mar 9, 2022 |

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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