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John Deere Forestry Oy has made changes to its dealer network in Central Europe. The changes took effect on November 1, 2015. In Germany Kotschenreuther Forst- & Landtechnik GmbH & Co. KG discontinued sales of John Deere forest machines; sales are now made through Nuhn GmbH & Co. KG with support from a geographically comprehensive[…]

Tigercat has recently released the D-series 822 track feller buncher to the North American market. The new D-series 822 takes the carrier to the next level with a number of improvements aimed at service access, operator ergonomics and hydraulic efficiency. The new 822D features the Tigercat FPT C87 tier 4f engine running at 232 kW[…]

For the third consecutive month, export volumes of Southern Pine lumber have revealed an upward trend. During September, USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service recently reported SP exports to be just under 52 million board feet (MMbf). This volume represents a boost of 16% above the same month last year, contributing to a year-to-date increase of eight[…]

Timber REITs Weyerhaeuser (NYSE:  WY) and Plum Creek (NYSE: PCL) said Nov. 8 that they have agreed to merge, creating a combined company with a current market value of $23 billion. The new company will retain the Weyerhaeuser name and ticker symbol.  It will be the largest private owner of timberland in the United States,[…]

PrimeTech offers a wide range of professional mulchers and tracked carriers/prime movers, designed for the most heavy-duty, demanding jobs all around the world: land clearing/mulching, land conversion/subsoiling, road construction/stabilizing -rock crushing -asphalt grinding and mine clearance/demining. Mulchers, Tracked Carriers/Prime Movers PT Series The mulchers, tracked carriers/prime movers of the PT series are perfect for use[…]