Timber Harvesting’s January/February issue spotlights Oregon’s Bighorn Logging Corp., a multifaceted company that occasionally encounters some head-turning big trees along the way. Using chain saws, wedges, axes and considerable skill, this alert felling crew goes…
Timber Harvesting’s December issue spotlights Maine’s Richard, Bruce, and Robert Linkletter, who added a new Tigercat 635D six-wheel skidder to their company Linkletter & Sons, Inc., last winter. The addition has proven to be a…
Timber Harvesting’s September/October issue spotlights Wisconsin’s Max Ericson Logging as Timber Harvesting’s 2011 Logging Business of the Year, as the business’s sole proprietor, Max Ericson, has exhibited leadership, integrity and tireless advocacy over his 40-year…
Timber Harvesting’s July/August issue spotlights Bighorn Logging, a 31-year-old Oregon coast logging company that founded Biomass Harvesting LLC, a 3-year-old separate biomass production concern that has endured some minor setbacks, but ultimately has settled into…
The May/June 2011 issue of Timber Harvesting features the 2011 logging business survey results—the most comprehensive ever conducted in the industry, with more than 800 loggers responding to the 45 questions. This issue also spotlights…
In the March/April issue of Timber Harvesting, Paul J. Mitchell Logging, recently honored as the Forest Resources Assn.’s National Outstanding Logger, is profiled, detailing the company’s shift from a small outfit to a chip entity…
The first Timber Harvesting issue of 2011 spotlights Metzler Forest Products of Reedsville, Pa., which has expanded beyond the woods to now include harvesting, contract chipping, land clearing, mulch manufacturing, road building, retail landscaping sales…
Timber Harvesting last issue of 2010 highlights entrepreneur David Mercer, doing business as Cross Check Services, goes lightly in the tourist-frequented forests along the California-Nevada state line. Editor-In-Chief DK Knight discusses Georgia’s biomass future ,…
Timber Harvesting’s September/October issue features Jack Buell Trucking as Timber Harvesting’s 2010 Logging Business of the Year. Also highlighted is entrepreneur Tom Cogar, who is keeping his West Virginia business strong despite sinking timber markets….
Timber Harvesting’s July/August issue spotlights Minnesota’s Nik Rajala, who, doing business as Pohl Creek Logging, in the last year benched cut-to-length and converted to a full tree system, only to return to CTL all within…
Timber Harvesting’s May/June issue spotlights Washington’s Ed Bryant, owner of ENB Logging & Construction who had to shut down briefly in 2009 but has resumed operations this year and is working through challenges. Also featured…
Timber Harvesting’s March/April issue highlights North Carolina’s Tim-Con Wood Products, which has entered an evolving transition phase due to drastically changing markets. Also spotlighted is Cunningham Logging, which endured weather and market snags in 2009…
Timber Harvesting’s January/February issue spotlights Michigan Logger Jim Carey’s experience with biomass, which has been up and down since 2006. Also highlighted is the Depuis family, whose decision to add a sawmill to compliment the…
Timber Harvesting’s November/December issue recognizes Billy Rice, Jr., owner of Rice Timber Co. in Homerville, Ga., for thinking outside-the-box and installing new methods into his operation. The Black Hills salvage effort is also spotlighted, as…
Timber Harvesting’s September/October issue spotlights the 2009 Timber Harvesting Logging Business of the Year—Castleberry Logging, Inc., of Castleberry, Ala. Also highlighted is Irish Logging in Peru, Me., where a six-wheel skidder has helped to make…
Timber Harvesting’s July/August issue spotlights the owners of Babineau Logging in West Enfield, Me., Kurt and David Babineau, who modified their cut-to-length approach to better deal with operating restraints and conditions. Also highlighted are Wisconsin’s…
Timber Harvesting’s May/June issue spotlights R&R King Logging, an Oregon company that operates six tower sides and recently relocated two tower crews to Alaska. The issue also takes a look at the features and benefits…
Timber Harvesting’s March/April issue features Bruno Couture’s cut-to-length system in his Cortland, NY operation, Couture Timber Harvesting. The issue highlights loggers going against the grain by signing maintenance contracts in order to boost uptime. Also…
Timber Harvesting’s January/February issue spotlights Bangor, Me.-based Prentiss & Carlisle, which has evolved into one of the nation’s premier forest resource management organizations and uses an unusual machine in its equipment inventory. A standout Northeastern…
Timber Harvesting’s November/December issue spotlights Texas timberman Brad Hassig, who, favoring a Cone Head 585 chipper, started his first wood biomass recovery crew earlier this year to make boiler fuel, and he hopes to add…
Timber Harvesting’s September/October issue spotlights Maplesville, Ala.’s Parnell Inc. as the 2008 Timber Harvesting Logging Business of the Year. Read their impressive story of growth and performance. Also featured are NY’s Catskill Forest Products, NC’s…
Timber Harvesting’s July/August issue spotlights Wisconsin’s Northern Clearing Inc., which relies on a wide, deep equipment arsenal worth tens of millions of dollars as it clears rights-of-way for utilities in multiple states. The issue provides…
Timber Harvesting’s May/June issue spotlights young Arkansas logger Kevin Jester, who has adjusted to mill cutbacks/closures, sweeping changes in forestland ownership and ballooning operating costs to keep his trucks rolling. A positive attitude and a…
Timber Harvesting’s March/April issue spotlights Montana’s Tough-Go Logging, which is making a go of forest stewardship work in small timber on national forest lands. The company, owned by James and Jennie Stupack, has been successful…
Timber Harvesting’s January/February issue spotlights L.E. Taylor & Sons, a seasoned logging and whole tree chipping business, where a CBI horizontal grinder and related gear have given the company an operating edge. The family company…
Timber Harvesting’s November/December issue spotlights Mississippi’s Bobby Barrett, who came into logging late but quickly developed a reputation for doing the job conscientiously and professionally. Also featured are Mich.’s Nelson family, who has been on…
Timber Harvesting’s September/October issue spotlights the 2007 Timber Harvesting Logging Business of the Year—Oregon’s Emerald Valley Thinning, which is headed by veteran Tracy Smouse and is known for its cable logging expertise and ability to…
Timber Harvesting’s July/August issue spotlights Arkansas’s Richard Campbell, who hones efficiency and hikes productivity with a Keto processing head and Daewoo carrier. Campbell’s company has raised efficiency so much that they are able to finish…
Timber Harvesting’s May/June issue spotlights the biomass market, which is rapidly emerging as the search for alternative fuels accelerates and could proliferate with the arrival of commercial CE a few years down the road. Also…
Timber Harvesting’s March/April issue spotlights Idaho’s Mike Reynolds, who has upgraded his cut-to-length equipment arsenal with a new generation of machines, which are key to the less invasive extraction of multiple log sorts on an…
Timber Harvesting’s January/February issue contains the 2007 Equipment Directory, featuring products, manufacturers, and dealers. Also spotlighted are Idaho’s Lawson Logging, which is a top CTL contractor, and the young South Dakota logger Dan Sandford, who…
Timber Harvesting’s November/December issue takes a look at logging’s trucking segment, which, never easy to manage, finds itself under the microscope as loggers, log truckers and consuming mills look to take transportation to the next…
Timber Harvesting’s September/October issue spotlights Minn.’s Dick Walsh Forest Products, named Timber Harvesting’s 2006 Logging Business of the Year for being a leader in and out of the woods. Also featured are NY’s Jeff Phillips,…
Timber Harvesting’s July/August issue spotlights southern CTL, as commitments from Plum Creek Timber Co., along with various benefits inherent to the system, have drawn several companies into the cut-to-length fold in southeastern Arkansas. Also featured…
Timber Harvesting’s May/June issue continues to focus on the recent study conducted by TH, with findings suggesting that a storm of soaring costs and industry uncertainties continues to leave many loggers reeling in its wake….
Timber Harvesting’s March/April issue spotlights the recent survey posted on the web sites of Timber Harvesting and Southern Loggin’ Times. The survey explored logging labor, and results yielded similar results to labor studies done by…
Timber Harvesting’s January/February issue spotlights the highly demanded quality services of Newport Equipment Enterprises, a diversified northeast Washington business that operates four logging sides, a road building unit, a gravel rock entity and a snow…
Timber Harvesting’s November/December issue spotlights South Carolina logger Chip O’Neal, whose switch to a cut-to-length system has proven to be profitable, as landowners are lining up for his gentler harvesting service. Also featured are the…
Timber Harvesting’s September/October issue spotlights Maine’s Hanington Bros., Inc., the 2005 Timber Harvesting Logging Business of the Year. Along with this award, President Bush has also publicly recognized the company, which is headed by standout…
Timber Harvesting’s July/August issue spotlights Oregon’s Tim Wozich, an early convert to cable thinning who has honed the performance of his company, Commercial Thinning Systems, by squeezing efficiency at the landing, particularly the processor. Also…
Timber Harvesting’s May/June issue explores the idea of multiple shifts, as shifts that go into the night are finding favor with a few U.S. loggers, while many others are skeptical of long-term benefits and ramifications….
Timber Harvesting’s March/April issue spotlights Alabama’s Mid-Star Timber Harvesting Inc., which has been selected as the 2005 National Outstanding Logger by the Forest Resources Assn. Also featured is Independence Lumber Co., a Virginia firm that…
Timber Harvesting’s January/February issue contains the 2005 Equipment Directory, a handy reference to scores of forestry products, manufacturers and dealers. Featured in the issue are Allen Bros. Forest Management Inc., who run a lean, efficient…
Timber Harvesting’s November/December issue spotlights Oregon’s Roseberry Timber, which has actively pursued niche harvests for 15 years in preparation for a new public forest culture. At times used in fighting fires, Timbco feller-bunchers are a…
Timber Harvesting’s September/October issue spotlights Timber Harvesting’s 2004 Logging Business of the Year—South Carolina’s Low Country Forest Products, a progressive, professional and highly principled organization led by veteran Joe Young, who relies on a skilled…
Timber Harvesting’s July/August issue spotlights a forestland transition analysis; in the last decade, more than 11 million acres of U.S. forestland have changed hands as industrial owners shed or develop acreage to pay down debt…
Timber Harvesting’s May/June issue spotlights Louisiana’s Perforex Forest Services, which is being watched by both loggers and wood procurement organizations as it ramps up to its objective of operating 24/7. Perforex chose a hybrid CTL…
Timber Harvesting’s March/April issue spotlights Florida’s Loncala, Inc., an 84-year-old company that continues to do well with its forest, farming and mining activities. Loncala’s award-winning logging crew, a group of veterans, is known for its…
Timber Harvesting’s January/February issue includes a Comprehensive Forestry Equipment Directory, featuring products, services, supplies, manufacturers, dealers and a sweeping spec guide. Also spotlighted are Oregon’s Holce Logging, which has always done what it needs to…
Timber Harvesting’s November/December issue spotlights the visionary Steve Richardson, who has turned forest landscape changes into opportunities in Arkansas while helping lead the industry to higher ground. Also featured are Oregon’s Whitaker Logging, which keeps…
Timber Harvesting’s September/October issue spotlights veteran Dave Holder, president of Wheeler Logging Inc., which has received the 2003 Timber Harvesting Logging Business of the Year award. Also featured are Pennsylvania’s Erick Merryman, an ever-enthusiastic logger…
Timber Harvesting’s July/August issue marks the 50th anniversary of Timber Harvesting, launched in 1953 as Pulpwood Production, and its contents are largely commemorative of this milestone. The special issue offers 24 pages about the history…
Timber Harvesting’s May/June issue spotlights harvester-processor heads, which seem to be appealing to more and more loggers from coast to coast. The issue provides a product focus for readers to take a look at what…
Timber Harvesting’s March/April issue spotlights Maine’s Robin A. Crawford & Son Woods Co., which has managed to keep moving forward, despite market challenges, by running leaner and watching costs. Also featured are New Hampshire’s WeLog…
Timber Harvesting’s January/February issue includes a comprehensive Forestry Equipment Directory that features a new Logging Machine Spec Guide at its core. An article highlights how loggers and industry observers are looking for more of the…