How can you harvest poplar trees like an ag crop?

GreenWood Resources recently harvested the Jefferson, OR and Hayden, ID AHB demonstration sites for a second time. The operation utilized a New Holland FR 9080 forage harvester that was fitted with a 130 FB coppice header. The work was carried out in collaboration with The State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry with support from the U. S. Department of Energy.

This webinar presents the 1st and 2nd cycle harvests including results of time-and-motion studies, operating parameters of the New Holland 9080, details on field loading of the biomass, challenges encountered and opportunities for improving operating efficiencies, and harvesting costs.

Presented by: Rich Shuren [[email protected]] (1), Tim Volk [[email protected]] (2), Brian Stanton (1), Rick Stonex (1), and Jesus Espinoza (1)

(1) GreenWood Resources
(2) The State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry