Can AI teach forwarders to self-load?
Can AI teach a forwarder to load? Through simulation and field tests, autonomous forwarder cranes are trained to choose efficient and safe grips in timber piles. Photo; Skogsforsk Can AI…
Fuel Price Crisis And What Does It Mean For Forestry
White diesel has just crossed the £2 per litre threshold, while red diesel prices have soared to astonishing levels. Petrol is not far behind, with reports indicating a serious risk…
Ireland’s Wood and Paper Exports Top €1 Billion
Ireland exported almost €1.1 billion worth of wood and paper products last year, as new figures underline the scale of the forestry and wood-processing sector. Ireland’s Wood and Paper Exports-The…
How to Calibrate a Harvester Head Properly
A harvester head can cut cleanly, feed well, and still cost the job money. A few millimetres of diameter error or a short length setting repeated across a shift soon…
Forestry Automation Trends
A harvester head can already measure, cut and sort more consistently than any man working with a tape and paint mark. The next step in forestry automation trends is not…
Can Forestry Workers Be Self-Employed in the UK?
A harvester operator can invoice by the tonne, the day or the cubic metre and still be found to be a worker or employee if the working arrangement says otherwise.…
Timber Market Outlook for UK Forestry
The timber market outlook will be decided less by headline optimism and more by what is happening at the roadside, on the weighbridge and in the mill yard. Timber market…
Scots Pine Supports European Electricity Grids
Europe’s rapid electrification is boosting demand for a traditional forestry product: Scots Pine wooden utility poles. Scots Pine- As Europe expands its electricity grids to integrate renewable energy, withstand rising…
The World of Forestry: How Big Is It?
Forestry often faces negative attention, with logging being an easy scapegoat. However, it’s worth considering how significant the forestry industry is globally. The World of Forestry-According to the latest global…
UK Timber Imports Remain Subdued
UK timber and panel product imports remained below last year’s levels during the first half of 2026, with weaker softwood and plywood volumes weighing on the market, according to the…