The Northern Logger

“O, Christmas Tree

O, Christmas Tree

How lovely are thy branches”

A small group of researchers and industry leaders are exploring the viability of hybrid larch in the Northeast by searching out long forgotten stands.

In this mini episode of the Northern Logger, we talk with David Jarzab about his journey from a career in the military to Paul Smith’s to the exciting beginnings of his business. Enjoy!

Music credit:

Bensound.com

As Northern Logger Podcast listenership is growing, we are opening up slots for interested advertisers. If you would like the logging industry to hear about your business, organization or even health PSA, please contact The Northern Logger Editor, [email protected].

This month we explore folklore that is more fact than lore by looking into the mysterious phenomena of the Jumping Frenchman of Maine. Your editor, Eileen Townsend, also brings you interviews from some of the youngest members of the industry and their thoughts on the future and safety.

Music credit:

Chainsaw Calligraphy by 16 Bit

French American Folk Music (MIWI) French-Canadian fiddle tunes from Library of Congress Lomax Collection

A Note to Interested Advertisers:

As Northern Logger Podcast listenership is growing, we are opening up slots for interested advertisers. If you would like the logging industry to hear about your business, organization or even health PSA, please contact The Northern Logger Editor, [email protected].

As anyone who works in this industry knows, workers’ compensation rates vary widely from state to state. While Maine and New York have high participation in workplace payouts, states like Vermont are struggling to keep insurance rates low due to the scale of the industry and low participation rates.

Experts in the forestry and insurance industry weigh-in on the successes and short comings of workers' comp in Maine, New York, and Vermont in this month's episode.

A Note to Interested Advertisers:

As Northern Logger Podcast listenership is growing, we are opening up slots for interested advertisers. If you would like the logging industry to hear about your business, organization or even health PSA, please contact The Northern Logger Editor, [email protected].

This month we address a few different aspects of the lumber and log export business. We hear from a handful of Northeast wood product exporters. We learn how they broke into international trade, as well as about their successes and challenges.

As the phrase "trade war with China" haunts national headlines, it's hard not to think how this might affect the logging and timber industry. Several of our exporters also dive into the new inspection processes and tariffs that are having very real impacts on the industry.

The Logging Expo means two things, big iron and familiar faces. This month, Editor Eileen Townsend meanders through the Expo and speaks with many different parts of our industry. We hear again and again that the logging industry is a family.

Many logging experts say that this is an aging industry. While there’s some truth to that, there are still plenty of passionate young timber harvesters pursuing a career in the industry. Many have figured out how to start their own businesses, whether they be fully mechanized operations or chainsaw and skidder businesses.

It's hard to find a trucker or fleet owner that has a rose-colored view of new national E-Log requirements. We hear from both, as a USDOT official that reckons with this feedback.

Also, we hear a comparison between the United States and Canada's E-Log requirements. All this and MORE!

Music: Bensound.com // Prod: FREQ Flag Media

A new harvest notification requirement is likely to pass in New York state as a part of the 2018 Governor Budget Proposal. 

Along with the impending changes in New York, we address harvest notification in the region at large. Your community members speak on how their state handles notification and they answer such questions as: Is it nuisance or necessary? Do market industry statistics outweigh the paperwork? Does regulation benefit good actors or bad actors? All this and MORE. 

Music: Bensound.com // Pod: FREQ Flag Media