Canfor Corp. has announced it will invest approximately $160 million to build a new, state-of-the-art sawmill near DeRidder, La. The facility will have an annual production capacity of 250MMBF on a two-shift basis and will…
Southeastern Wood Producers Assn. (SWPA) has named Laura Bosworth as its new Executive Director. As of April 12, Bosworth fills the position held for many years by her predecessor, Tommy Carroll, who is retiring in…
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities in May announced the official launch of TimberHauling.com, a national buyers’ group that provides savings on products and services to nearly 10,000 independent small trucking and hauling businesses. The TimberHauling.com…
Husqvarna, in partnership with noted manufacturer Sugihara/Diatop Co. Ltd., has announced the launch of the new Husqvarna X-Tough Light bars. Made for everyday professional forestry and tree care work, the new Husqvarna X-Tough Light bars…
Think you’re tough? If you’re here, you’re right. Because everyone in this business has to be — and the equipment is no exception. Firestone Forestry tires handle rough terrain, tight areas and impossibly heavy loads…
Drax Group will begin constructing the first of three new “satellite” pellet plants in Arkansas, the company has announced. The three plants are together expected to produce around 120,000 metric tons of sustainable biomass pellets…
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards joined Strategic Biofuels LLC CEO Paul Schubert in an announcement that the company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Louisiana Green Fuels, plans to develop a renewable diesel plant near the Caldwell Parish…
Enviva, the world’s leading producer of industrial wood pellets, reports the possible development of a wood pellet plant in Bond, Miss., about 50 miles north of Gulfport. Enviva states it “recently advanced a site it…
In South Carolina, the SCDOT Blanket Encroachment Permit is now in effect for temporary logging road entrances. The department requires an encroachment permit any time travel or work is done on or across a state…
USDA Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen announced the issuance of more than $193 million to support public schools, roads and other municipal services through the agency’s Secure Rural Schools program. The funding will be delivered…
The number of tools and tasks required to navigate the work day can be many. Today’s contractors and skilled trades professionals face a variety of challenges that demand versatility and ingenuity, both in the skills…
Loggers and log haulers are included in a new $6 billion effort to reach a broader set of agricultural producers than COVID-19 relief programs implemented last year, said U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) Sec. Tom…
