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Timber Expo 2012 – key messages for specifiers

TRADA Technology Ltd , independent timber research, consultancy, testing and information provider for the construction industry in the UK, will take ‘a longer-term view to ensure that timber maintains and grows its market position’, said Chief Executive Andrew Abbott. And Timber Expo 2012, he stressed, is an ‘important platform for TRADA, its members and indeed for the timber industry as a whole to deliver key messages to specifiers and clients’.... [more]

Dickies will present new machinery and offre good deals at the Doe Show

Dickies – the internationally renowned workwear brand will be exhibiting at the 52nd Doe Show on 7th to 9th of February at the HQ of Ernest Doe in Ulting, Maldon in Essex. Billed as ‘the UK’s largest agricultural, construction and groundcare dealer show’ this year’s event will feature new machinery, working demonstrations and plenty of good bargains in the shop-soiled and used equipment sections. Ernest Doe supplies machinery from garden mower... [more]

Multi-Pump allows precise tracking of every fluid for each individual vehicle and equipment unit in the fleet

OEM Data Delivery's Multi-Pump allows management to precisely track and document the usage of every fluid, including fuel, engine oil, transmission fluid, and hydraulic fluid, for each individual vehicle and equipment unit in the fleet. Multi-Pump is a wireless, paperless, "hands-free" technology that IDs each vehicle, its location, and the fluids dispensed to it. It has a GPS antenna, and a radio antenna. GPS coordinates are stamped into t... [more]

CH Products' new AG Series Handle allows the user to interface with the machine more effectively for longer periods of time

Prior to designing the AG Series handle, CH Products partnered with a “Human Factors” engineering firm to develop a handle that’s intuitive and easy to use. Similar in concept to a television remote control, the ergonomic design acts as an extension of the operator, allowing the user to interface with the machine more effectively for longer periods of time. CH Products new AG Series Handle provides an innovative approach for machine control of... [more]

Block Stem prevents tractor and construction equipment theft

Block Stem is a new low-cost agricultural and plant security system to prevent tractor and construction equipment theft. It has recently received full Thatcham accreditation, and approval is also being sought from the NFU Mutual to qualify the system for discounts on insurance premiums. It is suitable for tractors, construction plant such as JCBs and even mini-diggers, or any other self-propelled machine with an exposed power steering ram. Imp... [more]

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Ag officials will revamp migrant worker policy
The Associated Press The Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry has agreed to help migrant workers with limited English language skills understand rights and protections. The deal is part of a larger agreement reached in December with the Environmental Protection Agency that arose after some workers said they could not communicate about repeated ...

Dobson welcomes DARD ‘climb-down’
A UUP MLA has welcomed the removal of a considerable number of ‘unworkable and impractical’ elements of DARD’s Forestry Bye-laws.

Where the jobs are: job gains, losses by province and sector
New job numbers released by Statistics Canada show that the biggest job gains between January 2011 and 2012 were in natural resources while the biggest drop in employment was in the finance, insurance, ...

Feds: Alabama Forestry Commission should repay $14.4 million
MONTGOMERY — The U.S. Department of Agriculture ’s Office of Inspector General in an interim report said Alabama’s Forestry Commission should repay $14.4 million because the money from three grants was improperly spent on general operations.

Houser appointed to USDA committee
James Houser, a consulting forester and president of the Jacksonville ISD board, has been appointed to U.S. agriculture department’s Forest Resource Coordinating Committee, which provides advice on private forestry and USDA's programs that assist landowners in managing their forests.

Arkansas Forestry Commission to conduct controlled burn
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The Arkansas Forestry Commission, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service and the Nature Conservancy will conduct a controlled burn on about 400 acres in Pinnacle Mountain State Park.

Forestry Commission may have to repay $14.4M
By Dana BeyerleMontgomery Bureau ChiefMONTGOMERY | The Alabama Forestry Commission should repay $14.4 million in federal grants because the money was improperly spent on general operations, according to an interim report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture ’s Office of Inspector General.State Forester Linda Casey said Friday that the issue stems from the commission’s former grant accounting ...

Nominations accepted for state agriculture hall of fame
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Nominations are being accepted for the West Virginia Agriculture and Forestry Hall of Fame.The deadline for nominations is Jan. 20, and honorees will be enshrined July 21 at Jacksons Mill.The West Virginia Department of Agriculture say...

Lion Man's mother still the approved operator of Zion park
The mother of Lion Man Craig Busch is still the approved operator of Northland's troubled Zion Wildlife Gardens, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry confirmed today.The receivers for the park confirmed this week that the wildlife...

Bulgarian Eco Activists with New Rally against Forestry Act
Bulgarian environmentalist staged once again Saturday a protest rally against looming amendments to the Forestry Act. The coalition of NGOs, known as "For Keeping Nature in Bulgaria," staged a march through downtown Sofia to the building of the Parliament. Over one hundred demonstrators reiterated demands to the Members of the Parliament to not pass the amendments which give big investors rights ...