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Maintaining productivity in the logging industry
Across the U.S., the logging industry population has declined for the last two decades. USDA Forest Service scientist Mathew Smidt contributed to a study investigating changes in employment and profitability in the logging industry. Mingtao He, a graduate student at Auburn University, led the study.
Latest Publications
- Terra-mechanical and statistical analyses of four-wheel grapple skidder performance data
Smidt, Mathew F.; Thompson, Jason; McDonald, Tim; Ma, Yuting. - Working hours, sleep, and fatigue in the agriculture, forestry, and fishing sector: A scoping review
Elliott, K. C.; Lincoln, Jennifer M.; Flynn, Michael A.; Levin, Jeffrey L.; Smidt, Mathew; Dzugan, Jerry; Ramos, Athena K. - What drives the change in employment in the US logging industry? A directed acyclic graph approach
He, Mingtao; Li, Wenying; Smidt, Mathew; Zhang, Yaoqi. - Effect of Leptographium terebrantis on foliage, new root dynamics, and stemwood growth in a loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) plantation
Mensah, John K.; Sayer, Mary Anne S.; Nadel, Ryan L.; Duwadi, Shrijana; Fan, Zhaofei; Carter, Emily A.; Eckhardt, Lori G. - Speed and whole body vibration in a sample of grapple skidders from the US South
Smidt, Mathew; Lynch, Stephanie; Schall, Mark; Sesek, Richard.