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Beck Group, Forest2Market Announce Sawmill TQ Service For Southern Sawmills
The Beck Group (Beck) and Forest2Market, Inc. recently announced a partnership to launch Sawmill TQ (Top Quartile), a new service for gathering and delivering Southern Yellow Pine sawmill benchmark data to industry members. The partnership combines Beck’s sawmill...
Mississippi Forestry Commission Sends Team To Fight Oklahoma Wildfires
A team of five brave men with the Mississippi Forestry Commission is headed to Oklahoma to help battle a fire that's consumed over 570 square miles of land. "It would be, you know, Rankin County on fire. Not just 100 acres on fire, but the whole county," said...
Newly Introduced Farm Bill Holds Promise For Nation’s Forests
The National Association of State Foresters applauds the House Agriculture Committee for its work to develop and introduce a robust 2018 Farm Bill with Forestry Title provisions that would help ensure the long-term health and sustainability of all America's forests...
Southern Forestry Heritage Museum Honors “Father Of Southern Forestry”
If you know anything about forestry, chances are you've heard of Henry Hardtner, the man considered the premier pioneer of reforestation. “He’s the father of southern forestry," said Jim Barnett, historian and volunteer at Southern Forestry Heritage Museum (SFHM)....
Alabama’s Westervelt Company Plans New Sawmill
A 130-year-old Tuscaloosa company is preparing to build a new lumber mill in south Alabama, which is expected to create more than 100 jobs and produce 250 million board feet of lumber annually. The Westervelt Co. said in a news release the new facility is still in the...
Forest Resources Association: Technology Is Coming To A Log Landing Near You
“Do you want to see video of my first drone crash?” I was asked as loggers and foresters filed out of the room, headed home. Last week’s FRA Forest Forum, a monthly dinner held near Bangor, Maine, brought speakers on mapping and drones, and we learned how these...
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