The only constant is change: recent logger survey results from Minnesota and Wisconsin

Scott Bowe; Charlie Blinn; Julie Ballweg; Robert Smail

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The only constant is change: recent logger survey results from Minnesota and Wisconsin

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Scott Bowe, Charlie Blinn, Julie Ballweg, Robert Smail

Year:

2023

Type:

Magazines or Trade Publications

Station:

Forest Products Laboratory

Source:

Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association magazine

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Abstract

Is our logger population aging? What trends are we seeing in logging equipment? What business environment are loggers experiencing? What impact did the pandemic have on loggers? These are some of the questions we asked in the 2022 Loggers Survey. The results that we discuss come from loggers in Minnesota and Wisconsin. We asked our questions based on what they experienced during the previous year – 2021.

Keywords

logging, harvesting systems, supply chain

Citation

Bowe, Scott; Blinn, Charlie; Ballweg, Julie; Smail, Robert. 2023. The only constant is change: recent logger survey results from Minnesota and Wisconsin. Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association magazine. March. pp. 17-22.