Nov 5, 2014 | News, News/PR
Chalk up another honor for Texas logger Tommy Burch, who recently was inducted into the Texas Forestry Hall Of Fame (TFHF)—the first logger in the state to be so honored. The TFHF honors both living and deceased persons for their “substantial and lasting contributions...
Nov 3, 2014 | News, News/PR
As part of the continued rapid implementation of the 2014 Farm Bill, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced proposed new actions to include new forest products in the BioPreferred program. The proposal also includes other traditional biobased products and...
Oct 29, 2014 | News, News/PR
The Gainesville Renewable Energy Center announced Tuesday it is the first power plant in the country to receive the Forest Stewardship Council’s chain-of-custody certification, affirming that its procedures for buying waste wood fuels conform to the FSC’s standard....
Oct 27, 2014 | News, News/PR
Europe’s increasing emphasis on renewable energy lies behind the announcements this summer that two companies plan to build wood pellet plants in Arkansas, one in Pine Bluff and one in Monticello. Demand for the pellets, which energy-producing companies in Europe use...
Oct 8, 2014 | News, News/PR
Opponents of N.C. State University’s planned sale of the 79,000-acre Hofmann Forest in Onslow and Jones counties still don’t have any indication when the state Court of Appeals will rule on whether the school will have to complete an environmental assessment on the...
Oct 6, 2014 | News, News/PR
Texas A&M Forest Service has completed a new study of the economic contribution provided by Texas forestry and wood-based industries in the state. The report shows that the total economic contributions of the Texas forest sector include $30.3 billion in industry...
