A new study of Mallee plantations in Western Australia has highlighted key factors in optimising harvest for supply of biomass. These types of plantations could be a considerable source of b…

A new report by the Forestry Research Institute of Sweden (Skogforsk) has been released summarising their research on efficient forest fuel supply chains.  Skogforsk has devoted much rese…

For decades True Shape 3D laser scanners have been used for scaling logs in sawmills around Europe, and this application has finally found a home on North American soil. FPInnovations is work…

New Zealand-based Scion have developed a new bioadhesive which they are now making commercially available.  After seven years of learning to mix and match assorted ingredients from forest…

Computers and tablets have not succeeded in creating the paperless office we expected. Businesses still like to print, a lot. So Epson, the printer manufacturer, has stepped up its game to he…

To enable better forest management decisions it is important that the sample data used in calculations is as accurate as possible. A new Swedish study combines the local pivotal method (LPM)…

Australian climate change policy to date has largely overlooked the potential role of forestry in mitigating climate change. When determining the climate impacts of any industry sector, i…

The project manager of Western Australia’s first eco-village, partly built with hemp, believes the finished product will add weight to the growing push for it to be widely used in the c…