AUSTimber 2012 draws in harvesting crowdsThursday 5 Apr 2012 The AUSTimber 2012 Expo promised to be bigger and better than the inaugural event of 2008. It was. This time it was located on a single location in the forest, only 15kms from Mt Gambier and was able to feature both softwood and hardwood harvesting, as well as residue management, biofuel production, establishment techniques and silvicultural practices.The real emphasis of the Expo though was on the in-forest demonstrations where active demonstrations of machinery were going all day over the Friday and Saturday of last week. The pine plantations, planted in 1975 and 1985 were being felled as part of the expo and the hardwood plantations, established in 2001, showcased both cut to length pulp wood production as well as tree-length felling and skidding for in-field chipping. Organisers immediately after the event think they got around 5000 people through the gates over the two days. Attached is a slide show of some of the Expo action seen at the show. |
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