Oct 24, 2018 | News, News/PR
Hurricane Michael caused devastation through the heart of Georgia’s agriculture industries with years of work destroyed in a matter of seconds. Loss estimates total up to nearly $3 billion, according to the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service and...
Feb 27, 2017 | News, News/PR
With support from his former state Senate colleagues, West Virginia Agriculture Commissioner Kent Leonhardt is pushing a bill that would transfer the Forestry division from the Commerce Department to the agency he oversees — a move that could restore forester jobs...
Sep 13, 2013 | News, News/PR
A Florida Forest Service report required by 2012 legislation found that the state’s forests overall are sustainable but there are some counties where some types of trees are being harvested faster than they are being grown. The report was required by HB 7117, a...