New dates for the 2021 Mid-South Forestry Equipment Show will be September 17-18, according to John Auel, Show Manager. Founded in 1984, the biennial event was canceled this year due to concerns about COVID-19. Pre-registration will open June 6, 2021....
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey awarded $10 million of the state’s Coronavirus Relief Fund for a program to assist Alabama timber owners impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The industry’s impact on Alabama is over $23 billion and 40,000 jobs, across 23 million acres of...
Drax Biomass is donating $30,000 to help families and businesses in northeastern Louisiana and southwestern Mississippi who have been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis as well as the April 12 tornadoes that touched down in the Monroe area. $20,000 is dedicated...
The North Carolina Agromedicine Institute, the Carolina Loggers Association (CLA), and the North Carolina Forestry Association (NCFA) are working together to create a series of social media posts to help keep loggers safe. Dr. Robin Tutor Marcom, director of NC...
John Deere, in collaboration with the United Auto Workers (UAW), the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and the Illinois Manufacturers’ Assn., announced it is producing protective face shields at John Deere Seeding Group in Moline, Ill. Deere employees will...
