Made in Alabama - Tue September 13, 2022
Pair of Wood-Based Manufacturers to Invest Large in Dothan, Ala.
Houston County, Ala., officials announced that infrastructure improvements will allow two growing businesses to make new capital investments totaling a combined $92 million in Dothan as part of projects that will create at least 70 jobs and provide a boost to the region's forestry industry....
Magdalena Osumi, Japan Times - Thu July 07, 2022
VIDEO: Japan's Forestry Industry Tests Robots to Address Labor Shortage
The yellow, four-legged robot walks up a grass slope, then marches through a forest full of twigs. It even mounts a stump and then climbs down unassisted. It's part of a trial run by Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI) and SoftBank Corp., using robots produced by Boston Dynamics....
University of Wisconsin—Stevens Point - Tue July 05, 2022
State Grant Helps UW-Stevens Point, Partners Meet Forestry Workforce Needs
Addressing a need for skilled workers in the forestry industry, the Wisconsin Forestry Center at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will receive a state grant of up to $8 million. This Workforce Innovation Grant will support education and create a pipeline to forestry careers for the next generation....
Barko Hydraulics - Thu June 09, 2022
Barko Brings Real-Time Operational Intel to Forestry Equipment: Barko Insight
Barko Hydraulics, a leading developer, manufacturer and distributor of innovative heavy equipment solutions for the forestry, vegetation management and material handling industries, has introduced Barko Insight, a remote platform designed to monitor the performance of heavy machinery....
Stihl - Thu June 02, 2022
Stihl to Provide $120,000 Worth of Grants to America's State Parks
Stihl Inc. announced the expansion of the Hearts of STIHL program, an initiative to care for the environment through the preservation of the nation's state parks. Inspired by the staff of America's State Parks, the mission of Hearts of STIHL is to help those people and programs that are caring for the national treasures that are America's state parks, and preserve them for the enjoyment of all Americans, current and future....
Ponsse - Thu June 02, 2022
Ponsse Manufactures 18,000th Forest Machine
The 18,000th Ponsse forest machine was completed at Ponsse's factory in Vieremä. After its handover, the Ponsse Elk will be operated by VMC Bois in France. "The highly demanding harvesting industry calls for solid professional skills, determination and close cooperation....
Michele Nelson, Payson Roundup - Thu April 21, 2022
Money Available to Reduce Fuels in Forest
A major federal infrastructure bill combined with the megafires that have consumed whole communities in California and Colorado in the last couple of years have knocked loose millions in federal grants for thinning projects to protect forested communities....
American Loggers Council - Thu April 21, 2022
Pewag Completes Acquisition of Forestry Specialist Wallingford's, BABAC
Pewag Group, a global company in traction chain devices and industrial chain solutions (founded 1479), has completed the acquisition of Wallingford's Inc. and BABAC Inc. , a U.S.-based provider of forestry traction devices, forestry supplies and snow chains....
Forest Machine Magazine - Thu April 21, 2022
Redesigning the Future of Fashion, Packaging Through Forest-Based Materials
Fashion and packaging have one thing in common: both rely heavily on plastics. Oil and gas companies look to plastics as a key area of growth. Global plastic production doubled since 2000, to reach an astonishing 460 million metric tonnes — per year....
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - 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....
