Forest Service Over-Counted Projects to Reduce Wildfire
The U.S. Forest Service for years has over-counted areas that it treated to reduce the risk of wildfire, according to an analysis by NBC...
Vilsack Directs Forest Service to Take Bold Action for Forests
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack directed the U.S. Forest Service to take bold actions to restore forests, improve resilience, and address the climate crisis. He...
Environmentalists Sue To Halt Trump-Era Rule
Six environmental groups sued officials of the Biden administration, saying a Trump-era rule change that allowed logging of old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest...
Lignomat Offers New Kiln Control Platform
Value, support, quality, and connection. These are the building blocks of Lignomat’s 40-plus years of success.
The connection through technology aspect is prominent with Lignomat’s...
Pantron Photo Eyes Benefit Mill Processes
Pantron Automation, Inc. is the North American distributor of high-powered
infrared photoelectric systems manufactured by German manufacturer Pantron
Instruments, GmbH.
These powerful photoelectric sensors (photo eyes) are...
High Fuel Prices Squeeze Out Loggers, Says Council
Skyrocketing, record-breaking diesel fuel prices are forcing some logging and trucking operations to shut down. More shutdowns will follow, predicted the American Loggers Council.
Fuel...
Fecon Adds Distributor
Ohio-based Fecon has appointed Linder Industrial Machinery as a new stocking distributor serving Florida, South Carolina, and North Carolina.
Linder will offer the full lineup...
Republicans Seek Ban on Russian Timber, Boost U.S. Logging
House Republicans proposed legislation to ban imports of wood products from Russia and Belarus during the war with Ukraine. The bill also would ramp...
Lumber Prices Flirt with Crucial Level
Lumber futures are struggling to reclaim a crucial support level as the housing market gets more restrictive for first-time homebuyers because of surging mortgage...
Pewag Acquires Wallingford’s/BBAC
Pewag group, a leading global company that manufactures traction chain devices and industrial chains, has completed its acquisition of Wallingford’s/BABAC Inc., a leading U.S.-based...