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Mulcher head for excavators from Seppi M

03 May 2024
Seppi M has designed an all new ‘E20 direct’ for excavators weighing from 12 to 21 tons. This mulcher head for excavators promises increased efficiency, reduced maintenance costs, and improved performance for forestry and earthmoving professionals. Source: Timberbiz ‘E20 direct’ repre
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North Carolina’s high school industry accredited forestry course

03 May 2024
The North Carolina Forestry Association (NCFA) has teamed up with the North Carolina Future Farmers of America Association (NC FFA) to create North Carolina’s first-ever high school forestry course with an industry-aligned credential: AN53 Natural Resources II-Forestry. Both organizat
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Voodin’s wooden turbine blades

03 May 2024
German wind turbine blade maker Voodin Blade Technology has announced the first-ever real installation of its wood-based blades on a wind turbine in Breuna, Germany. Source: Interesting Engineering These 63-foot (19.3-metre) long blades are made from laminated veneer lumber (LVL). Thi
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Bob Tate remembered for service to forestry

03 May 2024
Long-serving PNG forest industry leader, Bob Tate recently died in Port Moresby, aged 70, after suffering a short illness. A memorial mass was celebrated at the Koki United Church Port Moresby on 28 March 2024. Source: Friday Offcuts Born in Sydney, Bob Tate was well known across PNG,
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Vic govt ignores calls for bushfire expert on native forest panel

03 May 2024
The state government has defended its panel that will investigate the future of Victoria’s native forest estate but did not comment on its lack of bushfire expertise. Source: Philip Hopkins, Latrobe Valley Express The membership of the panel had been strongly criticised for its lack o
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PFT grant recipients to support farmers grow more trees

03 May 2024
Nearly 250 hectares of trees will be planted, and the carbon outcomes researched as part of a new grant program supporting Tasmanian farmers. Private Forests Tasmania is excited to announce the recipients of a $450,000 co-investment to support farmers on private land in Tasmania to pl
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Tenders open for Forestry Workforce Training program

03 May 2024
The Albanese Government has taken a key step in delivering an important $10 million election commitment in Forestry Workforce Training this week with the opening of tenders for the program’s delivery, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA), Diana
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Sophisticated AI cameras’ impressive results in fire detection

03 May 2024
A total of 33 fire events were averted this fire season in the Green Triangle due to the sophisticated work of Australia’s largest network of smoke detection cameras with plans progressing to expand the infrastructure to cover more blackspot areas for future seasons. Source: Timberbiz
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Opinion: Marcus Bastiaan – VicForests hung themselves and the industry out to dry

03 May 2024
For a decade, the Victorian government-owned forestry controller VicForests has been a tinderbox of incompetence looking for a match. Gifted a near monopoly on Victoria’s forestry, it is my view that the organisation has failed to manage our timber industry. Too many forestry contract
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Friday analysis: AI’s smarts keeps us and our forests safe

03 May 2024
To say that the money spent on the Green Triangle’s network of smoke detection cameras was well spent is an understatement. That at least 33 fire events were averted in the most recent fire season is nothing short of amazing. The system also positively identified 24 planned fuel
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