Forestry news.
May 24
One week to go – Elmia Wood 2022
I’ve written a lot about Elmia Wood, partly because I used to work for that show. Of…
May 23
A remote-controlled scarifier is being developed
The Forestry Research Institute of Sweden, “Skogforsk”, has received funding to deve…
May 20
New log loaders from FTG Cranes/Mowi
Last year the Swedish log loader manufacturer FTG Cranes launched updated versions o…
May 18
Stora Enso divests its packaging operations in Russia
Recently we wrote about Stora Enso’s sale of its forestry business in Russia. Then, …
May 16
The Emissions Trading System makes the industry not want to be fossil-free
A paradox has occurred where the Swedish forest industry can gain from the EU ETS, E…
May 13
100 years in the forestry business!
In 1922 a small smithy was started by Mr. Hjalmar Ljungberg in north Sweden. Today t…
May 11
The bark-beetle – an update of the situation
The bark-beetles (Ips typographus) have had good times in the last few years. Especi…
May 9
Small but tasty – my first forestry show in two years
“Skogs & Traktor”, Forestry and Tractor, was the name of this small show in sout…
May 5
Finally – the forestry fair season is here!
Here in Sweden anyway. There have been forestry shows in Europe this year, like Fors…
May 4
2021 – a good year for Husqvarna and Stihl
Husqvarna/Husky and Stihl, the two giants in chainsaws. How has the bark-beetle cala…