http://www.skogforsk.se/ Latest news from Skogforsk.se http://www.skogforsk.se//templates/sf_NewsPage.aspx?id=29161&epslanguage=sv Are you interested in evaluating different silviculture regimes that includes timber production as well as biodiversity aspects? Then Skogforsk may be the right place for you. Jan-Olov Weslien 2010-03-02T10:53:39+01:00 http://www.skogforsk.se//templates/sf_NewsPage.aspx?id=28961&epslanguage=sv Nearly 90 percent of forest owners in Sweden are totally or partly in favour of extracting logging residue. These are the findings of a questionnaire survey with which some 2000 respondents answered questions on logging-residue harvesting. Klas Norin 2010-02-05T13:01:13+01:00 http://www.skogforsk.se//templates/sf_NewsPage.aspx?id=28960&epslanguage=sv Genetically improved spruce seed in Sweden is in short supply. One of the chief reasons for this are insect pests. A new set of tools is needed to deal with the problem. Newly discovered pheromones might be the answer. Olle Rosenberg 2010-02-05T12:56:58+01:00 http://www.skogforsk.se//templates/sf_NewsPage.aspx?id=28899&epslanguage=sv Skogforsk has developed a simple analysis tool for contractors who would like to improve the accuracy of their finacial calculations. The name of the tools is REFLEX, and it runs in Excel. Anna Furness-Lindén 2010-02-03T13:59:35+01:00 http://www.skogforsk.se//templates/sf_NewsPage.aspx?id=28898&epslanguage=sv In cooperation with SCA Skog, Skogforsk has studied the influence that understorey growth has on final felling adapted for harvesting of tops and branches. Lars Eliasson 2010-02-03T13:56:18+01:00 http://www.skogforsk.se//templates/sf_NewsPage.aspx?id=28435&epslanguage=sv Substantial advantages could be gained if the base machine in sawlog and pulpwood logging could also be used simultaneously to bundle the energy wood — according to the findings of a systems analysis. Isabelle Bergkvist 2010-01-14T10:18:00+01:00 http://www.skogforsk.se//templates/sf_NewsPage.aspx?id=28357&epslanguage=sv Resultat 13 and 14 are now released. "Railway terminals boost efficiency of energy-wood haulage" is the title of No. 13 and No. 14 is called "Multitree handling with feed rollers makes for efficient logging in small dimension stands". Anna Franck 2010-01-12T15:53:28+01:00 http://www.skogforsk.se//templates/sf_NewsPage.aspx?id=28340&epslanguage=sv New issue of ShortCUTS released In this issue: Forest fuel: New and renewed approaches Multitree handling in energy thinning A dual energy-wood and roundwood harvester etc.   Read more and download 2010-01-12T14:48:41+01:00 http://www.skogforsk.se//templates/sf_NewsPage.aspx?id=27979&epslanguage=sv Stump treatment effected a reduction in root rot in trees 12–14 years after thinning on abandoned farmland. Magnus Thor 2009-12-16T16:00:15+01:00 http://www.skogforsk.se//templates/sf_NewsPage.aspx?id=27925&epslanguage=sv A new unit for excavator-based site preparation, the MBA 16/800, has been jointly developed by Skogforsk and the company BSM AB, Sweden. The unit is primarily intended for inverting, but can also be used for mounding and patch scarification. Lars-Göran Sundblad 2009-12-10T13:06:22+01:00 http://www.skogforsk.se//templates/sf_NewsPage.aspx?id=27921&epslanguage=sv Production reports on individual logs based on the StanForD standard now make it possible to specify the harvested forest in terms of both product output and the stand itself. Johan Möller 2009-12-10T10:37:08+01:00 http://www.skogforsk.se//templates/sf_NewsPage.aspx?id=27920&epslanguage=sv Skogforsk has more than 1500 long-term field trials scattered all over the country. This resource base enables to work to continue on the development of forestry with a view to increased growth, and a redutcion in negative impacts on the environment. Johan Möller 2009-12-10T10:30:57+01:00 http://www.skogforsk.se//templates/sf_NewsPage.aspx?id=27276&epslanguage=sv The new Skogforsk website is here. This site is built on an entire user focus. The main aim is to make it easier for you to find what you are looking for. At the same time we took the opportunity to give the site a proper face-lift. 2009-09-17T10:59:34+02:00 http://www.skogforsk.se//templates/sf_NewsPage.aspx?id=27273&epslanguage=sv read about A growing green potential, "Smart-route" finder, Rising costs and timber prices, Handhelds and PDAs in silviculture and New decision support for forest fuel logistics. 2009-09-17T10:02:52+02:00 http://www.skogforsk.se//templates/sf_NewsPage.aspx?id=27272&epslanguage=sv We are making a better website. Before we can introduce the new site we need to reconstruct the structure. This will be done between the 8th and the 18th of September. During that period you can't ... 2009-09-17T10:01:27+02:00 http://www.skogforsk.se//templates/sf_NewsPage.aspx?id=26852&epslanguage=sv Logging and thinning costs in regeneration felling increased in 2008. On average, forestry costs rose by 14% nationwide. Timber prices also rose, though not as high as in 2007. Torbjörn Brunberg 2009-08-28T15:20:00+02:00 http://www.skogforsk.se//templates/sf_NewsPage.aspx?id=26847&epslanguage=sv The calibrated-route finder is a method for identifying the best route from forest to mill for roundwood haulage rigs. This will be an essential tool to be used for determining remuneration due to the haulier, but can also be used for route planning. Bertil Lidén 2009-08-27T14:26:26+02:00 http://www.skogforsk.se//templates/sf_NewsPage.aspx?id=26831&epslanguage=sv In 2008, two questionnaire surveys were conducted to establish the fuel consumption on roundwood haulage rigs in Sweden. On average, the 411 vehicles in the survey consumed 5.8 litres of diesel per 10 km. More info in Resultat No. 5, 2009. Torbjörn Brunberg 2009-08-26T08:33:52+02:00 http://www.skogforsk.se//templates/sf_NewsPage.aspx?id=26580&epslanguage=sv A Handheld PC or PDA equipped with GPS, and suitable for use in the field, can be a valuable tool for silviculture contractors. Skogforsk has tested a number of models, and offers some tips that are worth considering before bu Mikael Andersson 2009-06-15T15:20:24+02:00 http://www.skogforsk.se//templates/sf_NewsPage.aspx?id=26306&epslanguage=sv Download the first issue of our new series of publications. ShortCUTS is a quarterly report that will offer you a broad overview of the latest research news from Skogforsk, and perhaps even more important, facilitating contact with our researchers. Anna Franck 2009-04-23T14:14:25+02:00 http://www.skogforsk.se//templates/sf_NewsPage.aspx?id=26109&epslanguage=sv A study has shown that if sound scarification is carried out, together with treatment of pine weevil, small container seedlings can be used as an alternative to large bare-root seedlings and plug plants. Sten Nordlund 2009-03-27T10:21:15+01:00 http://www.skogforsk.se//templates/sf_NewsPage.aspx?id=25876&epslanguage=sv Planting create opportunities for profitable and sustainable future forests. In this new film you will be shown the best technique and methods for effective and successful planting. It is translated in six different languages. Karin Johansson 2009-02-27T11:09:14+01:00 http://www.skogforsk.se//templates/sf_NewsPage.aspx?id=25770&epslanguage=sv Ability to recognise and detect cultural heritage sites and proper planning to ensure their preservation is a prerequisite for success in the work to control damage on these sites. A new Kulturarv module on Kunskap Direkt will be helpful in this work. Anna Franck 2009-02-17T09:30:22+01:00 http://www.skogforsk.se//templates/sf_NewsPage.aspx?id=25768&epslanguage=sv The incidence of root rot is often a crucial factor in economic assessments of standing spruce stands. The PC-program Nogrota calculates the number of sample trees that should be examined in a specific situation. Lars-Göran Sundblad 2009-02-17T09:08:54+01:00 http://www.skogforsk.se//templates/sf_NewsPage.aspx?id=25741&epslanguage=sv Skogforsk is conducting tests on a new roundwood haulage rig. The vehicle is 30 m in length, which means that the rig can carry an additional stack of timber. This gives savings in costs, reduces CO2 emissions, and improves road safety. Claes Löfroth 2009-02-12T11:15:20+01:00 http://www.skogforsk.se//templates/sf_NewsPage.aspx?id=25327&epslanguage=sv Results from 2006 can now be downloaded without any cost. Anna Franck 2009-01-08T14:31:58+01:00 http://www.skogforsk.se//templates/sf_NewsPage.aspx?id=25210&epslanguage=sv Have a visit at our web shop. We have just released four new issues of Resultat (No. 10-13). Anna Franck 2008-12-17T17:16:43+01:00 http://www.skogforsk.se//templates/sf_NewsPage.aspx?id=24599&epslanguage=sv Timber prices rose during the year. There were also increases in final-felling and thinning costs. These were the main findings of the annual questionnaire survey of 2007 conducted jointly by Skogforsk and the Swedish Forest Agency. Torbjörn Brunberg 2008-09-03T10:57:16+02:00 http://www.skogforsk.se//templates/sf_NewsPage.aspx?id=24538&epslanguage=sv The first trials with a continuously advancing, inverting-turf scarifier were carried out in 2007. The results are promising, but a lot of development work still remains to be done. Lars-Göran Sundblad 2008-07-03T08:41:04+02:00 http://www.skogforsk.se//templates/sf_NewsPage.aspx?id=24535&epslanguage=sv Scots pine has a genetic variation in resistance to pine blister rust. This knowledge can be put to good use in forestry through selective harvesting of cones from more-resistant trees in seed orchards, and long-term breeding. Torgny Persson 2008-07-02T09:36:31+02:00 http://www.skogforsk.se//templates/sf_NewsPage.aspx?id=24423&epslanguage=sv Skogforsk has monitored growth in five Scotspine stands that were infected by Gremmeniella in central Sweden in the summer of 2000. Ulf Sikström 2008-06-03T13:20:08+02:00 http://www.skogforsk.se//templates/sf_NewsPage.aspx?id=24416&epslanguage=sv Skogforsk has released a new Redogörelse. This report includes an account of the influence of different thinning strategies in Scotspine thinning trials located in the north of Sweden. The outcome shows that low thinning achieves the highest total value. Folke Pettersson 2008-06-02T15:55:34+02:00 http://www.skogforsk.se//templates/sf_NewsPage.aspx?id=24407&epslanguage=sv This report contains a summary of the current knowledge about the ways in which various forestry operations influence soils and waters in the Swedish forest landscape. Eva Ring 2008-05-29T08:17:36+02:00 http://www.skogforsk.se//templates/sf_NewsPage.aspx?id=24397&epslanguage=sv An evaluation by Skogforsk indicates that there will be a shortage of Norway spruce seeds from seed orchards in the coming decades, especially in the northernmost and southernmost parts of Sweden. But there are ways to reduce the predicted shortages. Curt Almqvist 2008-05-26T09:41:37+02:00 http://www.skogforsk.se//templates/sf_NewsPage.aspx?id=22768&epslanguage=sv In the latest issue you can read about the rising productivity, a sudden breakthrough for multitree-handling, that stumps can yield 5-10 TWh, economic trends in Swedish forestry 1996-2006, etc. Anna Franck 2008-03-25T12:31:09+01:00 http://www.skogforsk.se//templates/sf_NewsPage.aspx?id=22759&epslanguage=sv A head-up display, HUD, projects information from the harvester’s computer straight onto the windscreen. A study in the Skogforsk machine simulator showed that this technology can reduce mental pressure on the operator and boost productivity. Björn Löfgren 2008-03-25T09:42:38+01:00 http://www.skogforsk.se//templates/sf_NewsPage.aspx?id=22731&epslanguage=sv Skogforsk has evaluated the harwarder system in final felling. The results show that the harwarder, in small-diameter stands close to the truck road, can operate at a substantially lower cost than today's harvester-forwarder systems. Isabelle Bergkvist 2008-03-18T14:36:08+01:00 http://www.skogforsk.se//templates/sf_NewsPage.aspx?id=22535&epslanguage=sv An analysis of survey data from the National Forest Inventory of Sweden shows that young forests contain large amounts of deciduous trees. Time series data also show that the amounts of dead wood and old trees left at clear-cutting have increased. Olof Widenfalk 2008-02-06T10:35:34+01:00 http://www.skogforsk.se//templates/sf_NewsPage.aspx?id=22011&epslanguage=sv The stump cutter is a new technique for getting stumps out of the ground. Rather than using brute force, a rotary cutter is used to remove the wood-rich stump core and to lift it out of the ground. Henrik von Hofsten 2008-01-17T16:02:28+01:00 http://www.skogforsk.se//templates/sf_NewsPage.aspx?id=22009&epslanguage=sv Sitka spruce and Douglas fir are two introduced conifer species that could complement or replace Norway spruce in the southern Swedish forests, according to a study made by Skogforsk. Bo Karlsson 2008-01-17T15:44:09+01:00