American Loggers Council - Wed June 12, 2024
Bipartisan Legislation to Support Loggers Harmed by Natural Disasters Introduced
Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) and Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced the bicameral, bipartisan Loggers Economic Assistance and Relief Act, which would establish a new U.S. Department of Agriculture program to support loggers who have lost income due to natural disasters....
American Loggers Council - Mon June 10, 2024
American Loggers Council Signs Historic Memorandum of Understanding With USDA Forest Service
The American Loggers Council, the largest national timber industry association in the United States, has entered into an historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with USDA Forest Service. This MOU formalizes future collaboration and recognizes common areas of mutual benefit....
American Loggers Council - Thu June 06, 2024
USFS Temporary Bridge Funding Program Guidance for Loggers
USFS's Temporary Bridge Funding Program is an $8 million multi-year (through 2026) funding program designed to provide access to temporary bridges and/or bridge mats to loggers, forest products manufacturers, and other qualified users through state and tribal agencies (unless designated otherwise by the state agency)....
American Loggers Council - Mon April 01, 2024
Safer Routes for Logging Trucks in Mississippi
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (MS) secured a provision in the Transportation — HUD Appropriations Bill, signed into law March 9, to allow unprocessed agricultural commodities, including raw or unfinished forest products (e.g....
PacWest - Wed March 06, 2024
PacWest Machinery Makes Inaugural Showing at 86th OLC
PacWest Machinery participated in the recent Oregon Logging Conference held Feb. 22 to 24 at the Lane County Events Center in Eugene, Ore. A Pacific Northwest-based dealer representing Volvo and other heavy equipment lines, PacWest offers equipment and services for loggers, timber processors, biomass contractors and fixed mill operators in the region....
CEG - Tue March 05, 2024
Oregon Logging Conference 2024 Sees Record Number of Industry Attendees
Under warm and sunny skies, the 86th Annual Oregon Logging Conference (OLC) attracted record numbers of industry professionals, families, friends and members of the public. The entire Lane Events Center and Fairgrounds in Eugene was packed to the brim with more than 10 acres of millions of dollars of equipment in the outside area and more than 150,000 sq....
Timber Harvesting & Forest Operations - Tue February 27, 2024
Equipment Innovator Paul Bell Dies at 66
Logging equipment innovator Paul Bell of Bell Equipment died Dec. 27, 2023. He was 66. Taking the southern U.S. pine plantation and natural stand conversion applications by storm in the late ‘80s with his odd-looking three wheel feller-buncher, Bell redesigned a machine originally meant for sugar cane plantation harvesting and turned it into a highly productive and flexible timber cutting system....
DC Equipment - Mon February 26, 2024
Steep-Slope Winch Assist Event Scheduled From East Coast Demand
Timber harvesting on steep terrain has long presented challenges in terms of safety, efficiency and environmental impact. While traditional methods like motor-manual felling and skylining have dominated the industry, advancements in technology are progressing quickly in steep-slope logging operations....
Weyerhaeuser - Mon January 29, 2024
Weyerhaeuser Completes Sale of Initial Carbon Credit Offering
Weyerhaeuser Company 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 ACR for the first year of the company's Kibby Skinner Improved Forest Management (IFM) Project in Maine....
Timber Harvesting & Forest Operations - Wed January 24, 2024
MAT Planning New Michigan Forest Show
The Michigan Association 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....
