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posted April 25, 2008
Events Schedule Now Available
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posted April 23, 2008
Woody Biomass Workshop
Woody biomass continues to receive significant national
attention as a source of renewable energy. There are numerous
conferences and seminars about renewable energy and woody
biomass utilization. However, very few of the presentations
provide actual case studies or a look at the technology
first-hand. The Mid-South Forestry Equipment Show provides
an excellent opportunity to demonstrate how woody biomass
can be utilized.
The Woody Biomass: Fueling the Future
workshop will address several aspects of utilizing woody
biomass for the production of renewable energy. Read More
posted
february 12, 2008
MID-SOUTH
'08 Poised for strong showing
Set for June 6-7 near Starkville,
Miss., the Mid-South Forestry Equipment Show is poised
to repeat its strong performance of 2006, when more than
6,000 from 20 states and two Canadian provinces attended
the event. Already, most major logging equipment manufacturers
have booked space in the live exhibit area, and with the
show drawing near, interest is expected to broaden and
intensify, according to Charles Burkhardt, show manager.
Burkhardt says static and live
exhibit areas will be more closely linked this year and
designed so that all exhibitors will benefit from greater
exposure to visitor traffic. "In
order to get to the live demo area, all visitors must walk
through the stationary pavilion and down the middle of
static exhibits, all of which face a common foot traffic
lane. The only way visitors can exit the live demo area
is to go back through static and pavilion exhibits. This
arrangement provides all exhibits with the same exposure
to foot traffic." In addition
to two-acre live harvest sites, one-acre no-harvest sites
have been made available for the first time. These are attractive
to makers of attachments, tires, trailers, etc., he says.
Equipment companies and brands
enlisted include GCR Truck Centers, Rotobec,
Waters International Trucks, Barko, Franklin, Komatsu
Forest (Valmet), Tigercat, Bandit, Stribling Equipment,
John Deere, Caterpillar, Prentice, Vermeer MidSouth,
Hancock Cleaning Systems, BPG, Waring Oil Co. and Capital
Risk Insurance.
Contests, continuing education
sessions for loggers, and children's activities
will again be popular components of the event. Prentice
will stage its Log Loader Championship. In addition,
the show sponsors a skidder competition and "guess
the load weight" challenge. Always a big hit, children's
activities include a miniature skidder drive and moon walk.
A children's coloring contest will again help promote
the show, and the industry. Watch for details in March
and April issues of Southern Loggin' Times.
Admission at the gate is $15 per
adult, but spouses and children under 18 are admitted
free. Pre-registration is $10 per adult.
The show is sponsored by Mid-South
Forestry Equipment Show, Inc., a not-for-profit organization
affiliated with Mississippi State University, Mississippi
Loggers Assn. and Mississippi Forestry Assn. |
