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Southern Research Station: Bio-Prospecting In Beetles
Funding from the U.S. Forest Service certainly served its purpose of enhancing undergraduate research at Delta State University (DSU) in Cleveland, Mississippi. Almost three years ago, Tanya McKinney and Ellen Green, associate professors of biology at DSU, started...
Demand For Wood Pellets Could Fuel S.C. Manufacturing
The wood pellet industry in South Carolina is starting to pick up steam with one plant ramping up production and another about to be built. When both facilities are operating, South Carolina will have the capacity to produce about 700,000 tons of pellets annually....
Husqvarna Hosts First Ever ALC-FRA Summit
Leadership from both the American Loggers Council (ALC) and the Forest Resources Association (FRA) met on December 4th, 2012 at a summit hosted by Husqvarna at Husqvarna headquarters located in Charlotte, North Carolina to discuss the many issues that are impacting...
MSU: Timber Value Jumps, Still Drops To No. 3
An 8 percent increase in a billion-dollar industry is significant, but timber still fell from its long-held second place spot on Mississippi’s agricultural commodity list. James Henderson, assistant forestry professor with Mississippi State University’s Extension...
Timber Company Bringing 350 New Jobs To Eastern Carolina
Eastern Carolina is getting 350 new jobs thanks to an Austrian timber manufacturer. Klausner Lumber Two, a privately-owned softwood timber manufacturer, will build a state-of-the art sawmill in Halifax County. Governor Beverly Perdue says the company plans to create...
Real Christmas Trees More Sustainable Than Fakes, Forestry Professor Says
An artificial Christmas tree would have to be used for 20 years before its carbon footprint matches that of a farmed tree, according to a forestry professor at the University of B.C. Steve Mitchell said most artificial trees are kept only six years before fashions...
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