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Rural Schools Receive USDA Funding
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 as payments to more than 700...
KEEN Safety Boot
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 that they develop and the resources that they rely...
Loggers Included In New USDA Initiative
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 Vilsack in late March. Vilsack’s statement introduced a...
Weyerhaeuser Buys 69,000 Acres
Weyerhaeuser is purchasing 69,200 acres of high-quality Alabama timberlands from Soterra, a subsidiary of Greif, Inc., for $149 million. The acquisition comprises highly productive timberlands in southwest Alabama, 100 miles north of Mobile….
Equipment Linc Hosts Demo
On Saturday, February 20, 2021 Equipment Linc, Inc. hosted its live demo/open house in Grove Hill, Ala. The dealer is opening its second location near the demo site in Grove Hill in March, and this event served to introduce Equipment Linc to…
USDA Working To Build Logger Relief Program
Officials with the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) are working to develop a program to disburse $200 million in Loggers Relief funds as part of the federal COVID Relief Act signed in December, and some logging associations are doing surveys to…
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