Dec 12, 2014 | News, News/PR
Georgia-Pacific plans an investment of approximately $6 million to expand production capacity of laminated veneer lumber at its engineered lumber operations in Thorsby, Alabama. In a move that positions the facility for long-term success, improvements include...
Dec 10, 2014 | News, News/PR
The sale of a local, state owned forest will not continue as planned. North Carolina State University (NCSU) and the university’s board of trustees for their endowment fund announced in a release Friday the $150 million purchase agreement for the 79,000-acre Hofmann...
Dec 8, 2014 | News, News/PR
Cogongrass is ranked as the seventh worst invasive plant species worldwide and is both a significant economic and ecological threat to much of Alabama and the Southeast. A new study reports significant progress in the fight against cogongrass. The report is published...
Dec 5, 2014 | News, News/PR
John Deere, Tigercat and Barko, in cooperation with their respective local dealers, Stribling Equipment, MidSouth Forestry Equipment and Crouse Truck Parts & Equipment, are the first major companies to book exhibit space with InWoodsExpo 2015. The live forestry...
Dec 1, 2014 | News, News/PR
The Thanksgiving turkey’s not even been purchased before a host of evergreen trees start heading down from the hills, to be trucked across the Southeast and up the East Coast. Rodney Buchanan’s crew has been cutting and baling fragrant Fraser firs since...
Nov 24, 2014 | News, News/PR
After a timber company makes its plywood or paper, there’s leftover sawdust and wood shavings. These leftovers are called woody biomass and in Georgia, they’re becoming a big source of renewable energy. A Pew study ranked Georgia third in the country for converting...
