Mon April 11, 2022
Growing Line of Tigercat Grapples
Tigercat is steadily growing its line of grapple attachments in an effort to provide end-to-end Tigercat branded solutions that integrate seamlessly with Tigercat loggers, loaders and shovel loggers. The new butt-n-top and shovel clam grapples are built with durable boxed style jaws fabricated from high strength steel....
Mon April 11, 2022
Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources Awards $90,000 Urban Forestry Grants to Five Communities
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently awarded a total of $90,000 to five Wisconsin communities to support urban forestry projects. These funds were made available through a United States Forest Service grant....
Mon April 11, 2022
Monarch Tractor Names Luc de Gaspe Beaubien as Global Head of Sales
Monarch Tractor, maker of the fully electric, driver-optional smart tractor, introduced Luc de Gaspe Beaubien as the company's global head of sales. The appointment comes as the company prepares to deliver its tractors to customers in North America, followed by a global expansion....
Tue April 05, 2022
Industry Returns for 84th Oregon Logging Conference
The 84th Annual Oregon Logging Conference was held at the Lane Event Center and Fairgrounds in Eugene, Ore., from Feb. 24 to 26, 2022. The event brought industry professionals back together for an in-person gathering after a scaled-down version of the event was held in 2021 due to the pandemic....
Thu March 31, 2022
YouTube Influencer Joins Forces With NED, Hyundai
A popular YouTube personality, social media influencer and owner of a forestry mulching company in northwest South Carolina has recently joined with National Equipment Dealers (NED) and Hyundai Construction Equipment to market the latter's mid-size machines on the global video platform....
Thu March 31, 2022
Oregon Loggers Working to Find, Develop New Employees
Throughout three days of the Oregon Logging Conference (OLC), the effort to reach young people and find new employees from all walks of life was a focus of the show. Of course, everyone loves to prop the little kids in an operator's cab, but the OLC has refined its show's outreach to focus primarily on high-school aged students who are soon to be making decisions on work and career choices....
Thu March 24, 2022
FAE Upgrades PT-300 to Be More Productive, Efficient
FAE is upgrading the PT-300 tracked carrier with the debut of two technologies that increase productivity and improve uptime in any working condition: Sonic and Active Power Management. Combined with the 200/U/SONIC and 300/U/SONIC heads, FAE's Sonic technology enables the forestry mulcher to work at maximum capacity at all times....
Wed March 23, 2022
Waratah Forestry Equipment Introduces H225E Debarking Head
Waratah Forestry Equipment has introduced the H225E — a new generation of its H215E head purpose-built for single-pass eucalyptus debarking. Designed for use on large, wheeled harvesters and excavators, the H225E is a powerful, high-capacity debarking head that productively dominates in the harsh application, according to the manufacturer....
Wed March 23, 2022
Oregon Logging Conference Returns for 84th Edition
The 84th Annual Oregon Logging Conference was held at the Lane Event Center and Fairgrounds in Eugene, Ore., from Feb. 24 to 26, 2022. After celebrating the OLC in a scaled-down version in 2021, many positive comments were made this year about being able to gather in-person....
Tue March 22, 2022
Legislative Committee Advances Rep. Evans' Bill to Bolster Job Growth in Maine's Forestry Industry
The Legislature's Taxation Committee voted March 15 to advance a bill sponsored by Rep. Richard Evans, D-Dover-Foxcroft, aimed at strengthening job growth in Maine's forestry industry. As amended, LD 1919 creates an income tax credit for qualified timber harvesting businesses that employ new qualified employees hired in Maine that are covered by the Employment Security Law and paid an amount equal to or greater than the most recent annual per capita income in the county in which the employee is employed....