News Articles - March 2012

“A Comparison of Soil Compaction Associated with Four Ground-Based Harvesting Systems”

“The effects of whole-tree harvesting on three sites in upland Britain on the growth of Sitka spruce over ten years”

The four new models, all with hydrostatic drive, have been designed for earthmoving and grading applications.

New Log Harvester / Processor Safety Manual from AEM

New Research and Programme Co-ordinator for FESA (Forest Engineering Southern Africa)

John Deere announces strategic alliance with Topcon

The US Forest Service provides Excel and web-based tools for various forest engineering operations.

Logging mechanisation knowledge has taken a great step forward with the publishing of relevant and practical research papers in the latest issue of the Croatian Journal of Forest Engineering.

The new G741 MSD truck tyre has been designed for logging, mining and construction applications.

An article in the New Zealand Journal of Forestry discusses the current situation in New Zealand.

22-24 March 2012 - WoodEX for Africa - Johannesburg, South Africa.

29-31 March 2012 - AusTimber (and conference) - Mount Gambier, South Australia.

29-31 May 2012 - 5th World Bioenergy 2012 (exhibition and conference) - Jonkoping, Sweden.

29 May-2 June 2012 - CONEXPO - Moscow, Russia.

6-8 June 2012 - Forexpo 2012 - Mimizan, France.

13-16 June 2012 - KWF Expo 2012 - Bopfingen, Germany.

27-29 July 2012 - Lumberjack World Championships - Wisconsin, USA.

30 August-1 September 2012 - FinnMetko 2012 - Jämsänkoski, Finland.

20-22 September 2012 - Demo International - Saint-Raymond, Quebec.

5-8 June 2013 - ElmiaWood - Jonkoping, Sweden.