Friday, June 18, 2010

Northeastern Forest Products Equipment Expo




On May 7-8, 2010 the Champlain Valley Exposition Center in Essex Junction, VT hosted 5,500 attendees for the 2010 Northeastern Forest Products Equipment Expo.




  • Highlights of the Expo included:
    Seminars on BCAP




  • Banquet sponsored by Farm Credit for 6th consecutive year, held at Doubletree Hotel South Burlington, VT.




  • After dinner entertainment: Slide show from wildlife photographer Gary Lee




  • NELA Award Winners from Vermont:
    “Outstanding Service to the Forest Industry” George Buzzell
    “Outstanding Contributions to Forest Industry Education” Norman Hudson




This event is a joint collaboration between Farm Credit of Maine, Farm Credit East, and Yankee.





The winner of the Stihl MS 362 chainsaw door prize this year was Jerzey Heald of Lewis, NY (shown here with her parents Tom and Opal Heald, and Heather Curler from the Middlebury office).