Aug 23, 2013 | News, News/PR
Southern Loggin’ Times will turn 500 (as in issues) next May and the editors have come up with what we believe is an appropriate way to mark the special occasion. The SLT 500 40/40 Plan has two components: A. Since there is so much concern about current logging...
Aug 21, 2013 | News, News/PR
International Forest Products Limited (Interfor) has announced that less than six months after acquiring the Swainsboro, GA, sawmill, it has completed a new $2.8-million state-of-the-art Dual Path Kiln. “When Interfor acquired the Swainsboro mill, we said we would...
Aug 19, 2013 | News, News/PR
In the searing August heat in North Carolina, big yellow logging machines pile up the harvest from 153 acres of sweet gum, red oak and maple trees. A roaring log loader grabs the trunks to slice off 16-foot logs and stack them for one of the sawmills that provide a...
Aug 16, 2013 | News, News/PR
A group of Texas A&M researchers are working on a project that could help the Texas A&M Forest Service better predict fire dangers in different regions across the state. Wayne Hamilton, senior lecturer in the ecosystem science and management department and a...
Aug 14, 2013 | News, News/PR
Canfor Corp. has closed a deal to buy Alabama-based Scotch & Gulf Lumber for $80 million plus working capital. The acquisition will take place over a three-year period, with Canfor acquiring a 25 percent interest in the lumber producer during the first phase....
Aug 12, 2013 | News, News/PR
Despite a soggy summer, water supply remains a critical issue in the Sunshine State. University of Florida researchers now say that reducing plant material, or biomass, in forests could significantly increase water supplied to streams, lakes and aquifers. Researchers...
