May/June 2020
COVER STORY – Wilbourne Rides Job Diversity To Success – 
CLARKSVILLE, Va. – Adam Wilbourne, 42, is no stranger to hard work. Growing up in the logging and farming community of Clarksville, Virginia, steps away from the beautiful Roanoke River, his father David owned and operated Triple W Logging and farmed tobacco. Triple W, now under the watchful eye of his brother, Dan, is where Adam first got his start. But, after working for the family through ups and downs over 16 years, Adam decided the market conditions were right for him to strike out on his own in 2012 – and it’s been full speed ahead for Wilbourne Land & Timber ever since.
Article by Jessica Johnson, Senior Associate Editor, Timber Harvesting
My Take: Economic Impact Of Fighting Coronavirus Will Hit Loggers Hard – But For How Long?
Feeling all “critical and essential” yet? After congratulating themselves for maybe half a day after being deemed such an important part of the economy as much of the larger economy shut down this spring, loggers and the representative associations have continued the hard work of surviving the coronavirus economy and its pitfalls and perils. The logging industry has two priorities, in order: first, staying healthy while protecting employees and families; and second, surviving financially during the lean months ahead. Article by Dan Shell, Managing Editor, Timber Harvesting Read more
NewsLines
Timber Industry Fights Virus’ Economic Impact; Sun Bio Pulls Out Of Pulp Mill Project; Haulers Welcome Weigh Station Bypass; Northwest Deal Brings Parties To The Table; U.S. Endowment Picks Madden As President; Montana Project Uses State-Fed Co-Op Law; USFS Volumes Projected To Rise; China Passes Log Export Law, Deadline; Mills React To COVID-19
Adapting To Viral Times
Across the country, loggers are coping with the generational coronavirus pandemic crisis that’s overloading public health systems and having a huge impact on the nation’s economy as governments across the nation implement policies to reduce public and social interaction in an effort to slow the spread of the disease. While logging in normal times is as “socially distant” as any occupation, loggers aren’t immune to viral impacts. Timber Harvesting reports how loggers around the country are adapting. Patrick Dunning, Associate Editor, and Dan Shell, Managing Editor, Timber Harvesting contributed to this report
Ponsse Celebrates 50-Year Journey
Looking back on 50 years in operation, from humble beginnings to international company, Ponsse is celebrating this year as one of the world’s top manufacturers of cut-to-length forest machines and its role in developing and promoting CTL logging. Article submitted by Ponsse
Wood Bioenergy Expo Report
Wood bioenergy in the form of industrial pellets or boiler fuel and other products are big market concerns for many loggers, and this special report covers some of the Wood Bioenergy Conference & Expo held March 10-11 at the Omni Hotel at CNN Center in Atlanta. Rich Donnell, Editor-in-Chief, and Dan Shell, Managing Editor, Timber Harvesting, contributed to this report
EquipmentWorld
Loggers-Truckers App Streamlines Log Loads; Husqvarna Appoints President of NA Division; Deere Begins Production of PPE; Demo International 2020 Is Postponed Until 2021; New Dates Are Set For 2020; Loggers Expo; Expo Richmond Will Be Held October 9-10
InnovationWay
Komatsu 8WD Harvester; Tigercat Grapple Skidder; John Deere Felling Head; Morbark Reveals Two New Grinders; Tigercat Launches LogOn
SelectCuts
As We (ALC) See It: Forestry Meets Essential Pandemic Needs; Martin Was Focused On Forestry
