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TEAM Safe Trucking Effort Moves Forward
TEAM Safe Trucking, a volunteer alliance committed to elevating the safety, performance, and professional level of the forest industry’s transportation sector, is moving forward with its ambitious program. The group consists of key integral facets of the forest...
ForesTree Equipment Trader, JM Wood Auction Announce Partnership
ForesTree Equipment Trader (FET), the premier online platform for buying and selling quality pre-owned forestry equipment and more, is now partnering with JM Wood Auction Co., the South’s leader in pre-owned forestry equipment auctions and appraisals. JM Wood is...
From Sawmills To Compliance Management, Alabama’s McVantage Products Thrives
From beginnings in a sawmill in the woods of Colbert County, McVantage Products has become a diverse international company that has more than wood in its portfolio. McVantage grew from C.L. McKinney's first sawmill after he returned home from the Korean War in 1953....
West Virginia Division Of Forestry Move Could Restore Jobs
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...
South Carolina’s Dempsey Wood Products Invests $7 Million In Sawmill
Dempsey Wood Products, a maker and provider of pine and domestic hardwood lumber and wood chips, has announced it will invest $7 million in its Orangeburg plant, which should create 28 jobs over the next five years. The $7 million will be invested in new dry kilns, a...
Drought, Beetles Wreaking Havoc On Georgia Forests
The year 2016 has proven to be one that none of us can remember having such extremes. We have gone from hurricane damage near the coast to severe fire damage in north Georgia, and across the majority of the state we have seen extreme drought. This drought has caused...
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