Forest Producer Articles & Analysis
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Since the start of this year we have completed many new and interesting installations. We produce forest forwarder sets and skid-steer loaders in various colour designs, with various adapters, and always according to our customers’ ...
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today applauded the work of the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance formed by the American Farm Bureau Federation, Environmental Defense Fund, FMI – The Food Industry Association, National Alliance of Forest Owners, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, ...
The bill will help break down barriers for farmers and foresters interested in participating in carbon markets so they can be rewarded for climate-smart practices. ...
It is not necessary to cut down forests to produce more food. Promoting more positive interactions between agriculture and forestry can stop deforestation, build sustainable agricultural systems and improve food security. ...
Climate change is threatening cork production in the forests of Spain and Portugal, making it more difficult to produce traditional wine bottle stoppers and putting an ancient and valuable industry at risk. ...
Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced that the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) had resumed incentives for farmers and foresters producing biomass for renewable energy and biobased products. ...
"We have examined the preconditions both for processes in which cellulose-based ethanol and methanol made by gasification of raw materials from the forest are produced as starting materials from the production of chemicals and plastics. ...
“It is this demand that motivates the forest producers, and is what gives them incentive to implement sustainable forest ...
Valtra’s Unlimited Studio has created a pink tractor that is all about “passion”, which is this year’s theme among the Young Farmers of Finland, an organisation of MTK (Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners). The theme is reflected in both the interior and exterior styling of this customised tractor, which has been ...
“Finland is by no means the biggest agricultural producer in Europe, but we are considered neutral in many issues. Our deputy chairmen are from Germany and Great Britain. ...
Declining harvests of caterpillar fungus, also known as yarsagumba in the Himalayas, could lead to a relapse in efforts to conserve forests and biodiversity in the mountain region, according to two recent studies. A paper in Ecosystem Services this month (05 February) suggests that shrinking yarsagumba supplies could lead to local villagers returning to the gathering of ...
We need to maintain forests for the future, and a key element of that is ensuring that forest products are sustainably produced. If we increase the demand for sustainable forest products, producers are encouraged to improve their management practices to meet that demand.” José Luciano Penido, ...
The Forest Cover Analyzer and Suitability Mapper aim to support government efforts to reduce deforestation in Indonesia. ...
Forest plantations can reduce pressures on the earth’s remaining forests as long as they do not replace old-growth forest. As of 2010, the world had 652 million acres in planted forests, more than one third as much land as is planted in grain. Tree plantations produce mostly wood for paper mills or for ...
This year, 2011, has been declared the International Year of Forests, and while a few bright spots exist, forests today face a host of challenges. ...
“In addressing climate change, business has an important role to play in spreading the practice of sustainable forest management to produce fiber for wood and timber products and bio-energy, and deliver crucial ecosystem services like water and carbon ,” said James Griffiths, Managing Director at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, TFD’s other ...