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A harvesting job can be priced, planned and machine-ready – then held up by one basic question: are you actually allowed to fell the timber? That is where the felling…

Rechberg fire brigade in upper Austria relies on their Unimog U 327 for water supply and forest firefighting operations. The voluntary fire brigade in Rechberg, Upper Austria, often works in…

A timber load can be legal at the forest gate and a problem ten miles later. That is usually where the cost starts – roadside prohibitions, axle overloads, insecure timber,…

If you are watching the forestry jobs market from the cab, the yard or the office, one thing is clear – employers are not all looking for the same person.…

Acquiring used forestry equipment can present significant challenges. I have personally experienced the difficulties associated with being inexperienced and misinformed, which led to the purchase of equipment that was neither…

Not all rainforest is tropical. In Scotland we have a temperate rainforest along our west coast, a habitat which is globally rare and especially precious. Not all rainforest is tropical.…

Forestry can be a very good investment, but only for buyers who understand that trees do not work to quarterly targets. In this trade, value is built over years through…

It has been a turbulent period for forestry in the UK but investment in recruitment and training is still a priority If you are asking whether forestry is in demand…

Coillte and NPWS Expand Use of Drone Technology to Support Faster Fire Detection and Emergency Response as Forest Fire Season Begins. As Ireland enters the forest fire risk danger period,…

Canada developed its forest industry primarily to cater to the needs of a single customer. As a result, British Columbia is now facing the consequences of this singular focus. Canada-British…