With a record 3500 folks in attendance, the crowd in Selma-Smithfield, NC for the 2015 Mid-Atlantic Logging & Biomass Expo, held September 18-19, was upbeat about market conditions and new equipment rollouts. “I did not hear anything but positive comments. The weather was beautiful; the attendance was outstanding, and we had higher vendor participation than ever; it was a huge success!” Expo Coordinator Jack Swanner said. From the compact layout design, with limited walking hazards and easy access to highways, many milling about echoed Swanner’s positive review. Landowners Mary Earp Worley and Nancy Crews Earp are currently in discussions about having the show again in the same general area in 2017. The show brought out the usual suspects of Caterpillar, John Deere and Tigercat showing live harvesting equipment, with many static booths displaying trailers, parts and other services, like chain saws and insurance options, even Smoky the Bear made an appearance at the NC Forest Service Booth.

Event: “2015 Mid-Atlantic Logging & Biomass Expo”

Dates: September 18-19
Location: Selma/Smithfield, North Carolina
Photos By: Jessica Johnson
SLT Issue: October 2015

Check out other featured articles in the October 2015 issue of Southern Loggin’ Times magazine.
Southern Loggin’ Times magazine’s October 2015 issue features Florence, South Carolina’s Anderson Logging, Branford, Florida’s T.W. Byrd and Sons Logging, and Leesville, South Carolina’s South Carolina Pole and Piling, Inc. A special article provides a look into the cork harvesting business in Portugal, and another details Morbark’s recent Demo Days. Also highlighted is the recent Mid-Atlantic Logging & Biomass Expo, held September 18-19 near Selma/Smithfield, North Carolina. Other articles cover the latest industry news, new products and equipment, and logging business tips.